Fighter Sweep

Burner Friday: 321 Squadron Tornado ECRs

May 13, 2016

Happy Friday, FighterSweep Fans! Hard to believe we’re halfway through May already, but I guess time flies when you’re having fun, right? We’ve had a lot going on as you’ve View More ›

Inside The Private Air Force Of Erik Prince

May 13, 2016

Erik Prince. For a lot of folks, the mere mention of his name is guaranteed to evoke a visceral reaction. A philanthropist, businessman, and former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, Prince View More ›

Top Gun: The Navy’s Best Recruiting Tool…EVER!

May 13, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, today marks a significant milestone in modern military aviation history. It’s not because someone did something exceptionally cool somewhere with an airplane. It is actually because a pretty View More ›

Oregon Air Guard Eagles In Finland!

May 12, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing has successfully arrived in Finland and has set up shop. The pilots from the Land of No Slack have conducted View More ›

UK Adding Poseidon to its Arsenal?

May 12, 2016

Word on the street is the Royal Navy could be adding nine brand-spanking-new P-8’s to its inventory in the very near future. This is most likely very exciting news for View More ›

Bulldogs, Draggins, Fiends: Osan Elephant Walk!

May 11, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, in the event you needed a bit more awesome in your week, look no further. We’ve discussed the concept and execution of the “Elephant Walk” in the past, View More ›

Pilots, Maintainers Weigh In On F-35 Program

May 11, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, we have good news coming out of the F-35 Joint Program Office. Despite what a lot of critics say, the pilots and maintainers of the JSF are actually View More ›

Crosshairs On Queep: Two-Star Targets USAF’s Bane

May 11, 2016

Oh, the queep. The ever-present, life-sucking, hope-smashing bane of (in this case) tactical aviation. We have discussed this scurge at great length, as it is one of the biggest factors View More ›

China Scrambles Jets To Challenge US Navy Ship

May 11, 2016

The U.S.S. William P. Lawrence, a US Navy guided missile destroyer, sailed within twelve nautical miles of Fiery Cross Reef in the hotly-contested Spratly Islands, and drew a less-than-neighborly response. View More ›

Truman Drops Record Amount Of Ordnance!

May 10, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, here’s a feel-good story coming out of Operation Inherent Resolve. Our brothers and sisters aboard the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) have been doing some outstanding work. In View More ›