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OIR: F-16s Fly The Most, B-1s Drop The Most

Here is the latest breakdown of which airframes are flying the most sorties over Iraq and Syria during Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). Not surprisingly, the Viper is sitting at the View More ›

The Drone That Stalked Usama Bin Laden

As time passes, we learn more in hindsight about the massive team effort which led to the demise of who used to be our nation’s number one enemy, Usama bin View More ›

Warthog: Dutiful, Dependable, and Devastating

Good evening, FighterSweep Fans! You won’t find a lot of new information in this piece over at Scout Warrior, but the truth is we–much like yourselves–don’t tire of reading about View More ›

Pentagon: Boeing Likely To Miss KC-46 Deadline

Not good news coming out of the Pentagon this week, FighterSweep Fans. According to the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), it is unlikely Boeing will be able to deliver all View More ›

Japan: Open To Western Fighter Designs

Editor’s Note: Since its unveiling, Japan’s ATD-X aircraft has undertaken an ambitious test program. As you can see in the video, they’re at the point of doing high-speed texts–with both View More ›

Radar Software In F-35 “Not Stable Enough”

The F-22 Raptor has one million lines of code in its software. The F-35 has eight million lines of code. That alone brings with it a unique set of challenges. View More ›

US-Philippines Base Deal Angers China

The United States just inked a deal with the Philippines, one that clears the way for a new permanent American military presence at five different installations in the P.I. The View More ›

Ideas For Naming the B-21? How about these?

Happy Wednesday, FighterSweep Fans! Shortly after Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, announced the B-21 at this year’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, the service also announced it View More ›

Sea Harrier Retires From Indian Navy

The Sea Harrier is an aircraft rapidly vanishing from armed service the world over. The Indian Navy purchased thirty of them back in the early 1980s, but only 11 remain. View More ›

Egyptian Air Force Strikes Daesh In Sinai

Editor’s Note: More good news in the battle against Daesh, FighterSweep Fans. It’s nice to see other forces, in this case the Egyptian Air Force–Al-Qūwāt al-Gawwīyä al-Miṣrīyä, stepping up and View More ›

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