Expert Analysis Archives - Page 11 of 20

Can The F-35 Dogfight?

October 13, 2016

Former F-16 pilot Nate “Buster” Jaros asks if the stealth and advanced technologies of the F-35 overshadow the need for nimble fighters. What he says might surprise you. Everyone knows View More ›

Angle of Attack: How to Lose a BFM Engagement

October 8, 2016

Former F-16 pilot Nate “Buster” Jaros shows us how Angle of Attack (AOA) is extremely important in basic fighter manuevers and how optimizing it can help kill the enemy. Angle of View More ›

Analysis: Chengdu J-20, The Chinese Raptor?

September 24, 2016

Nate “Buster” Jaros says China will have a fifth generation fighter, and its development of the J-20 (amongst other fifth gen platforms) is significant. If you haven’t been paying much attention to View More ›

The Fighter Squadron Bar

September 16, 2016

The fighter squadron bar is a place of fun and jest, of solace and reflection, and also a place to soothe the daily reminders of how real the job can View More ›

USAF Pilot Retention: Throwing Money at Problems

September 14, 2016

Former F-16 pilot Nate “Buster” Jaros takes us through his thoughts on USAF pilot retention issues and where leadership has missed the mark. A few years ago, my father (a View More ›

Remembering 9/11 on the USS Enterprise

September 11, 2016

On the 15th Anniversary of 9/11, a former Naval Aviator gives us his story while on board the USS ENTERPRISE in the Middle East. By CDR William “Libby” Lind Lots View More ›

Russian SU-27 Intercepted U.S. Patrol Aircraft; Fighter Escorts Needed

September 7, 2016

A Russian SU-27 Flanker intercepted a US Navy P-8 Poseidon plane in the Black Sea. Reports are the SU-27 was as close as 10 feet to the US Navy patrol View More ›

Is Naval Aviation Culture Dead?

August 30, 2016

This opinion piece by former SECNAV John Lehman originally appeared in the Naval Proceedings Magazine in September 2011. By John Lehman The swaggering-flyer mystique forged over the past century has been View More ›

Why Sloppy Accounting Is Destroying the US Fighter Inventory

August 28, 2016

Editor’s Note: We recently saw a story that portrayed the DoD’s cost per flight hour of military aircraft. So we asked our resident FighterSweep financial expert and former F/A-18 pilot Brett View More ›

A Night Mission Over Iraq In the F-16

August 26, 2016

Ride along with F-16 pilot Nate “Buster”Jaros, as he takes us and his wingman for a night mission over Iraq to help an Army convoy in trouble. It was a View More ›