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Is the US government lying about being behind Russia and China in hypersonic technology?

January 29, 2019

Hypersonic platforms, or aircraft and weapons that can travel at speeds in excess of Mach 5, have become a significant concern for the American defense apparatus over the past year View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Technology
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Fighter pilots do a whole lot more than just fly: Here’s the non-flying side of being a military pilot

January 29, 2019

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 ›

C.W. Lemoine No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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China claims their hypersonic missiles could take out US carriers… and they’re probably right

January 28, 2019

In the latest bit of tit-for-tat aggression between China and the United States pertaining to China’s contested claims of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, Chinese government-owned outlets released View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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Fighter Sweep welcomes F-35 pilot Justin Lee and his fantastic new podcast, ‘The Professionals Playbook’

January 28, 2019

Editor’s note: Justin Lee is an active duty U.S. Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighter pilot. Lee has earned four Air Medals over the span of more than 400 hours View More ›

Justin Lee No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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Was there ever a real life version of the X-Files? The answer is yes – and it was run by the Air Force

January 25, 2019

As a kid, I grew up watching Agent Fox Mulder work tirelessly from a basement office full of files – but not the sort of files most of us work View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Space
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Former Air Force pilot instructor explains why there’s just no replacing the A-10 ‘Warthog’

January 24, 2019

This man is a U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) member, talking about the Close Air Support (CAS) assets currently available to our ground forces fighting radical islamists View More ›

Chris Korger No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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China likes the F-35 so much they’re probably going to put copies of it on their carriers

January 23, 2019

China’s Navy has undergone a period of rapid expansion in recent years. With more than twenty new vessels launched in the past 24 months, the People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) seems View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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It turns out the Pentagon’s secret UFO program was more like the ‘X-Files’ than we thought

January 23, 2019

It’s been over a year now since the New York Times released a story that forced the Department of Defense (DoD) to acknowledge a secret program within the DoD that View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, News
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Here are 9 of the most haunting aviation mysteries to get you through your Monday

January 22, 2019

Ever since flying machines began taking to the skies there have been instances of an airship or aircraft disappearing, sometimes with little or no trace, making it very difficult for View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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The most credible Amelia Earhart disappearance theory is still based on very little evidence

January 20, 2019

Back in 2017, a new show debuting on the History Channel drew international headlines with claims that a never before seen photograph could finally unravel the near-century old mystery of View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Expert Analysis, History
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