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A Toast to Moose: A Husband, Father, Fighter Pilot…and Friend

August 1, 2019

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 ›

Scott Wolff 11 Comments Expert Analysis
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Read an excerpt from Paco Chierici’s new novel ‘Lions of the Sky’ – on sale April 12

April 10, 2019

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 ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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US mainland missile defense system successfully intercepts intercontinental ballistic missile in test

April 1, 2019

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 ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, News
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Theory posits that Roswell crash was a Soviet hoax meant to make Americans panic

March 30, 2019

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 ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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What makes for a good wingman? Here are 5 rules to follow

February 24, 2019

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 ›

Joe Ruzicka No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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Helicopter Assault: Putting SOF on Target

February 24, 2019

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 ›

Brian Bauer No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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War with China could mean ‘hot loading’ ordnance on F-35Bs in the field without returning to a carrier

February 20, 2019

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 ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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How do you fight China? Stealth aircraft and submarines would dominate the first days of a Sino-American war

February 18, 2019

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 ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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What kind of new tech will it take to move from ‘5th’ to ‘6th’ generation fighters?

February 17, 2019

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 ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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UFO? Missile test? Russia reopens investigation into one of the most nefarious Soviet-era mysteries: The Dyatlov Pass

February 14, 2019

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 ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, History
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