Military Aviation Archives - Page 169 of 192

So You Want To Fly the Osprey?

January 18, 2016

[Editor’s Note: The Boeing V-22 Osprey, a modern marvel of aerospace engineering, had a pretty rough start in its life. It’s a very expensive aircraft, and was also responsible for View More ›

What Would a No-Fly Zone Over Syria Look Like?

January 12, 2016

[Editor’s Note: As you’re well aware, the situation in Syria is one we have been watching very closely. From the first Russian air strikes, to the shoot-down of a Russian View More ›

Blues And The Hornet: The Perfect Marriage!

January 10, 2016

[Staff Note: It’s really hard to imagine a more perfect marriage of man and machine than a Blue Angels pilot and the Hornet. This story, provided to us by FighterSweep View More ›

F-35s At Lockheed-Martin Armed Forces Bowl!

January 7, 2016

Happy Thursday, FighterSweep fans. With College Football’s Bowl season winding down, we continue our two-part series taking a look at the precision and awe-inspiring spectacle of game-day flyovers! In the Dallas-Ft Worth area, we are fortunate to View More ›

Air Force Aviator Leaks Dramatic UFO HUD Video

January 6, 2016

Classified military footage of the Phoenix Lights UFO phenomenon has recently been leaked by a former U.S Air Force aviator. The footage reportedly captures never-before-seen cockpit footage of Lockheed-Martin F-16 and Fairchild View More ›

160th SOAR: Death Waits In The Dark

January 4, 2016

It’s rare you get to see the Nightstalkers of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment in action, mainly because their missions and the bulk of their training are, appropriately enough, View More ›

Birth Of A Super Hornet: First Australian F/A-18F

January 3, 2016

Happy Sunday, FighterSweep Fans! Like many of you, I built a lot of model airplanes as a kid, and while I may have left that hobby behind decades ago, the interest in View More ›

Rose Parade B-2 Flyover

January 2, 2016

So how many of you took in “America’s New Year Celebration” yesterday? The Rose Parade was a family tradition when I was a kid, and it was always exciting to View More ›

F-22 Raptor: The Most Beautiful Fighter On Earth

December 30, 2015

Throughout the history of airplanes designed specifically to hunt and kill other airplanes, there have been some truly awe-inspiring designs. I can’t speak for the rest of you, but since the first View More ›

SPECTRE RISING – Preview

December 28, 2015

Happy Monday to you all, FighterSweep Fans! We wanted to start our work week off on a bit of a different note, so here we go with a little experiment. View More ›