Hello Fighter Sweep community, I’d like to introduce our newest, and youngest contributor. Peter Wall is only fifteen and lives in England. He is training in civilian gliders and is View More ›
Dr. Roscoe C. Brown Jr., who flew with the legendary Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, has died at the age of 94. Brown flew 68 combat missions and earned View More ›
Happy 4th of July FighterSweep fans! We hope you enjoy your holiday and get to catch some awesome flyovers. The US Navy Blue Angels returned to action this week at the View More ›
If the general public was to perform a Google search for “USAF Pilot Training”, almost all of the search results would be from the four main pilot training bases; Laughlin, View More ›
FighterSweep fans, check out this awesome time lapse video of flight deck operations on the USS John C Stennis. As you are chowing down on hot dogs and barbecue this View More ›
Video courtesy Royal Air Force via YouTube Today marks the 100th anniversary of one of the bloodiest World War I battles. The Battle of the Somme was fought in northern View More ›
Editor’s note: In our inaugural “6 Questions” interview, FighterSweep.com was lucky enough to sit down with former F-14 Tomcat pilot and current NASA Astronaut CDR Reid “Tonto” Wiseman, USN, for View More ›
A recent article in Aviation Week and Space Technology highlights a growing concern that the cannibalistic effects of sequestration and the high tempo of combat operations of the last decade View More ›
The Islamic State’s oil network revenues from fields in Iraq and Syrian have been cut in half due to ongoing airstrikes. Over the course of the last two years, approximately View More ›
The biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise starts tomorrow. The exercise helps to build partnerships in a maritime environment. 26 nations will participate in the exercise, including China, from View More ›