The SHB. It’s a Navy thing. More, it’s a CV thing, ‘CV’ being the code for carrier, the kind of carrier that has cross-deck pendants and planes with hooks. The View More ›
The Ultimate Carrier Break: Nasty SHB
August 2, 2019
A Toast to Moose: A Husband, Father, Fighter Pilot…and Friend
August 1, 2019
Fighter pilots spend countless hours in their training memorizing checklists, learning aircraft systems, and repeating emergency procedures in nightmarish simulator rides. Since flying high-performance jets is inherently dangerous, they must be safety View More ›
Whistling Death: How The Corsair Got Its Nickname
July 31, 2019
Whistling Death. It just sounds badass, doesn’t it? The Corsair, as the F4U built by Vought, or its identical twin the FG-1 (made by Goodyear), is one of the most View More ›
Dogfight! F-16V Viper versus J-39E Gripen: Who Wins?
July 26, 2019
So you think you know the answer on who wins between the F-16V and the J-39E? Well let’s see if you agree with our resident expert, former F-16 pilot, and View More ›
Watch: See what it’s like to be on the receiving end of an A-10 Warthog strafing run
July 25, 2019
The 30 mm General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger rotary canon first entered into service in 1977. The 619 pound monster Gatling gun measured just shy of 2 feet wide and 20 View More ›
Ask A Fighter Pilot: Hornet vs Super Hornet!
July 24, 2019
“Something I’d like to see in the future is an article talking about the performance of the Hornet versus the Super Hornet. I often times see people comment that the View More ›
Hornet vs Viper Part One
July 23, 2019
Which is better: the F/A-18 or the F-16? In this series, I’m going to give my perspective from an operator’s point of view and take a look at the basic differences in piloting America’s lightweight strike fighters.
How scary is the Russian S-400 SAM?
July 22, 2019
Simply stated, of all the surface-to-air threats being faced by coalition airpower over Syria, the Russian S-400 SAM, known as the “Triumf” at home and better known to NATO as View More ›
Read an excerpt from Paco Chierici’s new novel ‘Lions of the Sky’ – on sale April 12
April 10, 2019
Paco Chierici is an accomplished military aviator, commercial pilot, and writer that has previously served as the Editor here at Fighter Sweep. Now, his action packed debut novel, “Lions of View More ›
New Black Hawk Down war movie offers a fresh perspective on the battle
April 4, 2019
A new documentary/war movie about Operation Gothic Serpent, also known as the Black Hawk Down incident, offers a fresh perspective on the battle that cost 19 Americans their lives. Retired View More ›