Fighter pilots spend countless hours in their training memorizing checklists, learning aircraft systems, and repeating emergency procedures in nightmarish simulator rides. Since flying high-performance jets is inherently dangerous, they must be safety View More ›
Read an excerpt from Paco Chierici’s new novel ‘Lions of the Sky’ – on sale April 12
Paco Chierici is an accomplished military aviator, commercial pilot, and writer that has previously served as the Editor here at Fighter Sweep. Now, his action packed debut novel, “Lions of View More ›
US mainland missile defense system successfully intercepts intercontinental ballistic missile in test
The United States’ Ground-based Midcourse Defense System has had its ups and downs over the years, but finally just showed it has what it takes to defend the country from View More ›
Theory posits that Roswell crash was a Soviet hoax meant to make Americans panic
In July of 1947, something fell from the sky and crash landed in Mack Brazel’s ranch, just northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. According to the official story, it was an View More ›
What makes for a good wingman? Here are 5 rules to follow
What does it mean to be a good wingman? Fighter jets rarely fly by themselves. Most of the time, if not all of the time, they fly in a section View More ›
Helicopter Assault: Putting SOF on Target
Somewhere in the vicinity of Baghdad, 4 Navy HH-60Hs lift out of a FOB, their cabins packed full of SOF assaulters. As the birds lift, the engines whine, struggling to View More ›
War with China could mean ‘hot loading’ ordnance on F-35Bs in the field without returning to a carrier
Diplomatic tensions between the United States and China have risen throughout the the ongoing presidential trade dispute, but in the nearby South China Sea, American and Chinese forces have long View More ›
How do you fight China? Stealth aircraft and submarines would dominate the first days of a Sino-American war
The role of military strategists in America’s defense apparatus isn’t to establish policy that leads to war, nor is it to inform the politics that surround one. Strategists are tasked View More ›
What kind of new tech will it take to move from ‘5th’ to ‘6th’ generation fighters?
The generational monikers bestowed on fighter jets aren’t quite as definitive as the people arguing in the comments below most articles tend to think. The corporations that design and build View More ›
UFO? Missile test? Russia reopens investigation into one of the most nefarious Soviet-era mysteries: The Dyatlov Pass
The internet has no shortage of mysteries for those inclined to chase them. Many fit neatly within genres with dedicated fan bases: true crime, Bigfoot, unexplained lights in the sky. View More ›
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