This amazing moment was captured by Jonathan Derden during the evening performance of the 2008 NAS Oceana Airshow. It features a Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor flown by then-Major Paul “Max” Moga, View More ›
Burner Friday: F-16CJ 79th Fighter Squadron
Jason Hyatt photographed this Lockheed-Martin F-16CJ from the 79th Fighter Squadron taking off from Eielson Air Force Base. Burner Friday!
Burner Friday: UAE Air Force Mirage 2000-9
A United Arab Emirates Air Force Mirage 2000-9 taking off in full afterburner from Nellis Air Force Base during a Red Flag exercise.
Burner Friday: JASDF F-15J
A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J from 306 Hikotai blazes away from Eielson AFB, Alaska during a Red Flag-Alaska 13-3 mission. —– Happy Friday, FighterSweep fans! Here’s today’s installment View More ›
A-10 Thunderbolt II Photo Gallery
Today we give you the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, named after its WWII-era ground attack predecessor, the P-47 Thunderbolt. The A-10 is the aircraft most requested by JTACs, the one whose View More ›
C-130 Hercules: THE Great American Airplane
Let me give you my completely biased opinion: the Lockeed-Martin C-130 Hercules is THE greatest American airplane ever built. It’s not pretty and it’s not glamorous. It’s a down and dirty, View More ›
Gallery: Grumman F-14A/A+/D Tomcat
Tomcat. Turkey. Bombcat. Peeping Tom. The Big Fighter. The first flight of the Grumman F-14 was 21 December 1970 and was made its first deployment aboard the USS Enterprise in September 1974. It saw View More ›
“We own the night…”
Great video of Captain Scott WORF Eshelman refueling his F-16C at night off the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker in a Green Flag-West exercise.
Photo Gallery: The McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) F-15C Eagle
The Eagle. Eagle Jet. The Mighty Mighty. World’s Greatest Air Superiority Fighter. Now, before all you fans of the Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor get offended, that statement is made strictly based View More ›