Beyond the “show up and go up” myth of military flying, the second biggest myth is that all pilots do is fly and go home to their hot supermodel wives View More ›
The Non-Flying Side of being a Military Pilot
August 19, 2019
What Close Air Support is…and isn’t! (Part One)
August 16, 2019
“Dogfighting makes movies. Close Air Support wins wars.” With the drama surrounding the potential retirement of the Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II and the Lockheed-Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s viability as View More ›
A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot – Part I
August 6, 2019
By Nate S. Jaros I am often asked what it is like to be a fighter pilot. Sure, we boast about how fast we fly, how to shoot missiles, drop View More ›
Here’s what we know about the SR-72, Lockheed’s Mach 6 Blackbird successor
August 5, 2019
The SR-71 Blackbird has had an almost immeasurable effect on the world we live in today. Its record as the fastest aircraft ever to take to the skies speaks to View More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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