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DoD: Su-27 Barrel Rolls Over RC-135

We’ve all seen the particular moment in Top Gun where Maverick and Goose are inverted, “keeping up foreign relations” with the needle-nosed, black MiG-28s. Well, apparently a Russian Su-27 Flanker View More ›

Russian Su-24 Dangerously Close To US Warship

FighterSweep Fans, fifty or sixty feet is close. Thirty feet is REALLY close. Especially when you’re talking about clearance between a ship underway and a passing fighter which happens to View More ›

The Magic of Aviation

See the Magic of Aviation in still images, woven into a beautifully-edited short video! FighterSweep Fans, this is one of the more spectacular edits we’ve seen incorporating still photos into View More ›

Tyndall F-22 Raptors Return To Europe!

FighterSweep Fans, the Tyndall Raptor Nation is once again on the move! Jet’s from Mr. F. Bones‘ stable at the 95th Fighter Squadron have returned to Europe, taking up residence View More ›

First S-300PMU-2 “Favorit” Delivered To Iran

FighterSweep Fans, we have more fun news coming out of Southwest Asia, where the Iranian government has announced the delivery of the first S-300 long-range SAM sytem from Russia. This View More ›

Air Force: F-35A To Call Eielson AFB Home!

This comes as no big surprise, FighterSweep Fans, but Eielson Air Force Base outside of Fairbanks, Alaska, has been selected to receive the first OCONUS F-35A Lightning II squadron. The View More ›

B-52s Arrive In Qatar To Support Inherent Resolve

FighterSweep Fans, as we mentioned before, the mighty B-52H Stratofortress is on deck to start laying down “positive influence” on Daesh. To that effect, the first BUFFs arrived at Al View More ›

How To Nearly Die While Photographing Airplanes!

FighterSweep Fans, there’s absolutely no denying our passion for airplanes. We’re constantly looking for new and exciting things to share with you, and while flying and working around airplanes does View More ›

Is the US in danger of running out of bombs?

FighterSweep Fans, when your drop rate eclipses your replenishment rate, there’s a problem. That is exactly the issue our men and women downrange are experiencing in the ongoing Operation Inherent View More ›

LCDR Edward Lin Accused Of Espionage For China

FighterSweep Fans, if these allegations are true, this is not good news for us. Edward Lin, a U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander and Naval Flight Officer (NFO) aboard one of the View More ›

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