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Bombs “Loaned” By US In Fight Against Daesh

Under normal circumstances, a loaned item is one which is used…and then returned. I’m not exactly sure how you loan a piece of expendable ordnance; but hey…if our coalition partners View More ›

Operation Odyssey Dawn: Five Years Later

Five years ago, a phone rang in the 28th Bomb Wing vice commander’s office, and that exchange led to Ellsworth AFB making history–and on a grand scale. The end result View More ›

Swing-Role: Unlocking Typhoon’s Capabilities (2)

FighterSweep Fans, as we mentioned yesterday, the Eurofighter Typhoon is a far cry from what it was in its early days. In this second part, we’re going to explore a View More ›

Reserve Pilot Leads Pegasus Charge To Delivery

As we reported previously, the Air Force has expressed great concern over whether or not Boeing Defense will be able to deliver the KC-46A Pegasus on time. Boeing, on the View More ›

South China Sea: New Weapons, New Real Estate

FighterSweep Fans, we’ve been following this one closely and have shared several some interesting data with you: DF-21 carrier killer missiles, J-11 fighters deployed to artificial islands, and radar which View More ›

Swing-Role: Unlocking Typhoon’s Capabilities (1)

FighterSweep Fans, there have been many technological advances for the Eurofighter Typhoon in the past few years, many of which directly relate to further development of this magnificent aircraft’s swing-role capability. We’ll View More ›

USAF: A-10 Divestiture Begins In 2018

Apparently there was some confusion over when the A-10 divestiture would actually start, given SECDEF Carter’s declaration the aircraft would be in service until 2022. That is a true statement View More ›

Pilots Continue To Leave USAF At Alarming Rate

This is a topic we’ve touched on quite a bit in the past few months. The Air Force continues to hemorrhage talent from its community of pilots, but here’s a View More ›

A Veteran With A Nose For Art!

Happy Saturday, FighterSweep Fans! This is a pretty cool story that was shared with us and we wanted to pass it on to you. Traditional “nose art” was banned by View More ›

Brandon Webb: Navy SEAL Author Flying BFM!

Happy Friday, FighterSweep Fans! Here’s great video clip of our CEO and owner, Navy SEAL Brandon Webb, flying some Basic Fighter Maneuvers in the SOFREP Yak against a retired Navy View More ›

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