Editor’s Note: If anyone has an appreciation for how difficult it can be to develop a next-generation aircraft, it would be the folks at Lockheed-Martin’s Advanced Development Programs division, better View More ›
SkySniper: Autonomous Precision Strike!
Editor’s Note: Not only are the Israelis industrious, but they’re also pretty brilliant when it comes to developing advanced weapons technology. We talked a little about that in our various View More ›
Spawn Of Blackbird: Lockheed-Martin’s SR-72
One of our all-time favorite aircraft, the Lockheed-Martin SR-71 Blackbird, has spawned a successor to its place as the highest, fastest, most untouchable strategic reconnaissance platform that world has known View More ›
A Badass Blade Made From The Warthog’s Gun?!
Editor’s Note: A badass blade made from The Gun?! What sort of devilry is this?!? Surely it cannot be true?! Oh, but it is, FighterSweep Fans. This one is especially View More ›
Could Stealth Violate The Geneva Convention?
Editor’s Note: This is an interesting look at the progression of “stealth” or low-observable technology and its possible ramifications from a “legal” standpoint. For those without military background, the Geneva View More ›
SCO: Bringing “Skyborg” And Mini-Drones To Life!
Editor’s Note: There are a lot of great Americans doing fantastic work out there, and thankfully a number of them are doing that work in the black world in order View More ›
11 Game-Changing Aircraft Of The 21st Century!
Happy Wednesday, FighterSweep Fans! Our friends over at Business Insider came up with a list of eleven aircraft that are the most “game-changing” thus far in the 21st century. Many View More ›
AFRL: Hypersonic Missiles To Be Reality In 2020s
Editor’s Note: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has been developing new tech for the United States Air Force. Since the X-15 program concluded, not much has been (publicly) done View More ›
DARPA: Electronic Warfare Solutions Based On AI?
Editor’s Note: DARPA is addressing the issue of emerging radar technology with something they refer to as “cognitive electronic warfare.” Short version? Artificial Intelligence. It’s about recognizing the character traits View More ›
Can Chinese Radar Track The F-22 Raptor?
Editor’s Note: A lot of folks equate “stealth” with complete invisibility and that is simply not the case. Any aircraft with what we call LO or “Low-Observable” features can be View More ›