SOFREP, Author at Fighter Sweep

Beetle: The Sci-Fi Robot Of The US Air Force

Following WWII that ended in 1945, a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union called the Cold War began just two years after. While no View More ›

US F-22 Raptors Arrive In UAE After Wave Of Houthi Attacks

Amid all the recent Houthi militia attacks on key oil installations and bases located within Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the United States had announced that it would View More ›

The King Stallion: Meet the USMC’s First CH-53K Unit

After years of development from the CH-53 series of helicopters, the formidable Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion now meets its larger and heavier younger brother, the CH-53K King Stallion. The King View More ›

Air Force Ordered To Pay $230M Over Sutherland Springs Shooting

Last Monday, a federal court ordered the US Air Force (USAF) to pay more than $230 million to the victims’ families and survivors of the 2017 Sutherland Springs shooting. The View More ›

The A-12: SR-71 Blackbird’s Forgotten Elder

If you were presented with a photo of the Lockheed A-12, chances are you probably answered that it was an SR-71 Blackbird. Don’t feel bad about it. We don’t blame View More ›

Japanese F-15DJ Crashes, Highlights Its Fleet Of Aging Aircraft

Following reports of a Japanese F-15DJ Eagle fighter jet going missing on January 31, it was determined that the fighter jet had crashed into the Sea of Japan shortly after View More ›

The Air Force Wants to Fly Lower and Faster, and That’s a Good Thing

Hopefully, Air Force training ranges in Arizona will offer much better training to pilots soon. Environmental studies are in work near Davis-Monthan AFB to determine the impact of updating flight View More ›

Chinese Air Force sends 39 warplanes to Taiwan’s ADIZ

In the ongoing effort to intimidate the Taiwanese government, the Communist Chinese Air Force sent 39 warplanes, mostly fighter jets, to Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ). The largest air View More ›

F-35 logistics systems first phase of upgrades now completed

Following problems with the F-35 fighter evident with the recent F-35 crash in the South China Sea, the US Department of Defense, together with the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program View More ›

Only The Air Force Could Spend $300,000 Buying Coffee Cups Designed In The 1950s.

No, that’s not a joke on the headline. The US Air Force notoriously spent a whopping $1,200 (per cup) or a total of $300,000 from 2016 to 2018 to buy View More ›

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