Victory by Valor. It’s the motto of Air Combat Command’s 20th Fighter Wing, located at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina, and it’s especially fitting given the wing’s View More ›
Wild Weasel Tactics Conference
June 10, 2015
US Pilots: “Our Hands Are Tied.”
June 8, 2015
Against an enemy hell-bent on the destruction of the United States and her western allies, one might think the number of sorties flown by our guys and gals employing ordnance View More ›
Slapshot: A Tail Flash Is Born
June 5, 2015
All of us, at some point or other, have started a conversation with the question, “Wouldn’t it be cool if…-” Here at FighterSweep, we found ourselves in that exact scenario approximately View More ›
Hungarian Gripen Crash (UPDATE)
May 30, 2015
According to the Czech Republic’s Defense Minister, the crash of a Hungarian Air Force Saab JAS39D Gripen was not caused by a technical fault. Though no official cause has been View More ›
South Carolina ANG F-16s Deploy to Poland
May 29, 2015
Just before 4AM on May 28th, the skies over the Palmetto State were torn apart, thanks to the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 motor in charge of the moving the Block View More ›
Australia’s E-7A Wedgetail Reaches FOC
May 28, 2015
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has reached a major milestone in one of its critical military programs this month, declaring Full Operational Capability (FOC) on its fleet of six View More ›
From The Cockpit: Arsenal Of Democracy IFE
May 27, 2015
On the anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, a massive flyover of WWII-era trainers, fighters, heavy bombers, and more flew over Washington, D.C. to celebrate the men and women View More ›
Sell A-10s to Foreign Air Forces?
May 26, 2015
While most in the U.S. Air Force would love to keep the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II in the air as long as possible, at this point it seems the View More ›
Raptors Return Home From Combat
May 24, 2015
The 95th’s homecoming also marks the completion of the first official combat deployment for the Raptor. The world’s first fifth-generation fighter, the F-22 reached its initial operational capability (IOC) on 15 December 2005, so after nearly ten years of service, the Raptor fired its first shots in anger on the ensuing night of Operation Inherent Resolve.
First F-35A Lightning II Class Begins
May 23, 2015
A milestone was reached for the 61st Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base this past week. The first F-35A Lightning II class has begun, ushering in a new era View More ›
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