Seventy-five years ago today marked the beginning of the end for our friends in the United Kingdom. As precursor to a planned airborne and amphibious invasion of the British Isles–known View More ›
Ultra-long haul air travel has become standard in recent years. Extremely lengthy routes such as Los Angeles to Dubai, or Dallas to Sydney, or Atlanta to Johannesburg, and many more View More ›
Yesterday we broke news about an F-16 from Shaw Air Force Base and a Cessna 150 involved in a mid-air collision near Moncks Corner, South Carolina. This morning, we can View More ›
This morning, just north of Charleston, SC, the sky became incredibly small for a Block 50 Lockheed-Martin F-16CJ and Cessna 150. The two aircraft collided around 1100 local time and View More ›
The phasing-out process of the Navy EA-6B Prowlers has finally reached its sad conclusion. Like many of you, the team here at FighterSweep will definitely miss seeing the “Flying Drumstick” View More ›
A little over a week and a half ago, Lockheed-Martin’s F-35 Lightning II reached another milestone. With BAE Systems test pilot Pete Wilson at the controls, F-35B test vehicle BF-04 View More ›
From the annals of Baltic Air Policing–otherwise known as “Who intercepted the Russians today?!” files, the latest installment comes from Finland. This past Friday, a pair of Finnish Air Force View More ›
Air Combat Command has activated yet another Air National Guard unit for an overseas deployment as part of a rotational Theater Security Package (TSP). Vermont’s mission-ready 158th Fighter Wing, the View More ›
The next step was the exclusivity. Translation: the Bremont Wild Weasel 50th Anniversary Watch is available only to current and former Wild Weasel pilots and EWOs, or to the spouses or direct descendents thereof. If you don’t have a Weasel number, or aren’t married to or related to someone who has one, you cannot purchase this watch…period. The Society of Wild Weasels has the roster and each purchase will be vetted accordingly.
For myself, when I am ninety-two years old, I honestly hope I still have the mental acuity and kinesthetic awareness to be able to fly an airplane. I look to View More ›