Retired Marine Colonel Randy Bresnik cut his teeth as a test pilot for the F/A-18 Hornet program, before going on to serve combat tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. View More ›
How to win a dogfight: Understanding the importance of Angle of Attack
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 View More ›
Russia’s stealth fighter is basically dead in the water
When Russia first set to work on what would become the Sukhoi Su-57 (internally the T-50 at the time), it had a singular aim: utilizing 21st century stealth characteristics to View More ›
How do you become a US Navy fighter pilot?
Today we are going to look at the process of becoming a Naval Aviator, specifically a Strike Fighter Pilot in the F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet community! We will look at all View More ›
Getting to the bottom of the mystery surrounding the Bermuda Triangle
When I was a kid, blessed with my ignorance of geopolitics and the looming rise of terrorism, I was aware of only a few legitimate threats to my safety and View More ›
What’s it like to take a fighter supersonic?
A little while back, Fighter Sweep ask asked about what it’s really like to take a fighter up above the Mach barrier. We asked C.W. Lemoine, author and former F-16 View More ›
What’s it like to have your fighter struck by lightning? Here’s one pilot’s story
“Dude, we’re going flying,” my flight lead said with a chuckle as I showed him the satellite image on my phone while he worked on a lineup card for the View More ›
What’s it take to be an Air Force flight doctor? F-35 pilot Justin Lee talks with Dr. Clint Davidson in this edition of The Professionals Playbook
Dr. Clint Davidson served as a USAF Flight Doctor for the 80th Fighter Squadron, known as the HeadHunters. As an expert in aerospace medicine, he kept the pilots in peak View More ›
Remembering Dr. Strangelove’s premieres in 1964: A Film Comedy Classic
On this date in 1964, the fabulously satirical and hilarious “Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb” opened in theaters across the United States. View More ›
Why Navy pilots hate The KC-135
Depending on who you ask, the response to uttering the words “Iron Maiden” bring about very different emotions. Ask any fan of rock music and chances are the reaction is View More ›
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