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Breaking: Military contractor jet goes down during Hawaiian fighter exercises

December 12, 2018

A civilian contractor’s jet went down while participating in fighter exercises out of Oahu. A Mk-58 Hawker Hunter, operated by the Virginia-based Airborne Tactical Advantage Co., reportedly crashed shortly after View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Military Aviation, News
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Bad to the Bone: Here’s the scoop on Boeing’s plans to turn the B-1B into a supersonic gun ship

December 12, 2018

On May 8th of this year, Boeing was granted a patent that shows a number of potential cannon configurations for legendary supersonic bomber, the B-1B Lancer. The patent’s details range View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, Technology
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Watch: Aggressor A-4 runs for the hills as an F-22 hunts it down

December 12, 2018

No one would contend that the long dated A-4 Skyhawk is a reasonable match for America’s best air superiority fighter, the F-22 Raptor, but U.S. pilots need experience contending with View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, Video
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Watch the Royal Australian Air Force welcome their new F-35s with an awesome joint formation flyby

December 12, 2018

Australia received their first two F-35As earlier this week, and the Royal Australian Air Force chose to commemorate their entrance into the world of fifth-generation fighters with some style. In View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, Video
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Watch: WWII Fighter pilot takes to the skies once more in a vintage P-51 Mustang

December 12, 2018

America’s World War II aviators found themselves at the very forefront of warfighting technology, and as such, they also found themselves facing challenges never before encountered by anyone in combat. View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, World War II
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Marine Corps identifies 5 Marines lost aboard KC-130 that went down near Japan

December 12, 2018

Early Thursday morning, a Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet was attempting an aerial refueling from a KC-130 tanker aircraft when something went wrong. While the details regarding the incident remain sparse, View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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The Pic of the Day: Refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon

December 12, 2018

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker July 18, 2016, while taking part in exercise Red Flag 16-3 at Nellis Air Force View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Military Aviation, Photos
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‘Foo Fighters’ over WWII Europe and the birth of the American love affair with aliens

December 11, 2018

In the modern age of missiles we can fire at targets over the horizon, and a seemingly limitless suite of radar, infrared, and optics technologies designed specifically to keep our View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, World War II
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Watch the cockpit shake as the A-10 unleashes its 30mm cannon on a strafing run

December 11, 2018

The A-10 Thunderbolt II has earned a reputation among American war fighters as perhaps the best close air support aircraft ever to take to the skies. In service since 1977, View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Military Aviation, Video
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Marines call off search for lost KC-130 crew, declare all 5 dead

December 11, 2018

The U.S. Marine Corps has officially called off the search for the remaining five missing Marines that were aboard a KC-130 Refueler that collided with an F/A-18 Hornet last Thursday. View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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