We are excited to continue building our Ready Room of contributing writers. J. Kirkbride joins us from the Air Force side. He’s been a First Assignment Instructor Pilot (FAIP) for View More ›
Happy Father’s Day Fighter Sweep community. I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce the new Assistant Editor for Fighter Sweep. We are incredibly excited to add someone with “Smokin” View More ›
The pilots at the controls of the two F-16 jets that collided over Georgia this week are seasoned combat veterans — and so are the jets they were flying. The View More ›
BALTOPS. Anakonda. Saber Strike. Swift Response. Thousands of U.S. and allied service members are participating in exercises across Europe, from Poland to the Baltics, to improve interoperability and prepare for real-world View More ›
Two South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 fighter pilots ejected safely after an apparent midair collision in eastern Georgia, the Guard said. The collision happened about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday during View More ›
“The Air Force’s projected force structure in 2030 is not capable of fighting and winning against [an] array of potential adversary capabilities,” according to the newly released unclassified version of View More ›
Engine failure, fuel malfunction. Maybe even a bird strike. The official finding of what caused an F-16 to crash after performing for the Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony Thursday has View More ›
The F-22 Raptor, the most feared combat aircraft in the world, is also much-maligned and has certainly had its share of challenges to overcome. The final aircraft to roll off View More ›
A Happy Saturday to you all, FighterSweep Fans! Our good friends down in the Land of No Slack recently embarked on a trip which took them to Kuopio, Finland. They View More ›