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Lancair Belly-Lands On Freeway, 1 Killed

April 2, 2016

It’s hard to imagine how jarring it would be to be driving down the interstate, only to have your commute interrupted by an aircraft crash in your path. Today’s incident View More ›

Belgium: Airstrikes Against Daesh To Resume

April 1, 2016

Not surprisingly, the terrorist attacks in Brussels have angered the Belgians to the point where they have committed to re-mobilizing their fleet of Lockheed-Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcons as part of View More ›

Pentagon: F-35 Program Making Solid Progress

April 1, 2016

Happy Friday, FighterSweep Fans! Despite what the date on the calendar says, we can assure you, this is not an April Fools joke. Contrary to what many are saying, the View More ›

NAS Lemoore: Vehicle Crashes Into F/A-18, Kills 2

March 31, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, it’s hard to know what to say about this one. It leaves a lot of unanswered questions, the answers to which have very serious repercussions for the safety View More ›

Windfall For Russian Arms Manufacturers?

March 31, 2016

If Russia spent $500 million on its military operations in Syria, all indications are it’s about to get that back–in spades. Because the Kremlin has done a good job of View More ›

Bombs “Loaned” By US In Fight Against Daesh

March 31, 2016

Under normal circumstances, a loaned item is one which is used…and then returned. I’m not exactly sure how you loan a piece of expendable ordnance; but hey…if our coalition partners View More ›

EgyptAir Flight 181 Hijacked; All Aboard Safe

March 29, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, this one gets logged under the heading of, “You just cannot make this sh*t up.” Late last night, usually long after the point where I am unconcscious, an View More ›

South China Sea: New Weapons, New Real Estate

March 28, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, we’ve been following this one closely and have shared several some interesting data with you: DF-21 carrier killer missiles, J-11 fighters deployed to artificial islands, and radar which View More ›

Syria: Newest Sukhoi Fighters Experience Glitches

March 28, 2016

Any fighter design in the past forty years has experienced its share of problems. Anyone remember the days when the F-16 was referred to as the Lawn Dart? Or the View More ›

Columbus AFB: Very First F-35 Drop At UPT!

March 27, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, history has been made at Columbus Air Force Base, in Columbus, Mississippi. The installation is home to the 14th Flying Training Wing, one of Air Education and Training View More ›