Fighter Sweep

Escadrille To Eaglejet: One Family’s Legacy…

April 28, 2016

During the recent FighterSweep trip to the Land of No Slack, “Stitch” was instrumental in arranging for a 142nd Fighter Wing jet to take part in our Oregon Air National View More ›

Air Force Considers B-21 Program Expansion

April 28, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, the Air Force is re-examining the number of new B-21 Long Range Strike Bombers (LRS-B) it will need to fulfill combatant commander requirements going into the next three View More ›

Ask A Fighter Pilot: Supersonic Flight!

April 28, 2016

Dear Fightersweep, What’s it like going supersonic? That has to be an awesome feeling. Thanks, Need4Speed You’re not the first person to ask this, Mr. Speed, Need4. This is probably View More ›

Timeline Set For F-35I “Adir” Arrival In Israel

April 27, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, Israel has set the timeline for the first two of its Joint Strike Fighters to arrive. The pair of Lockheed Martin F-35I “Adir” fighters are currently scheduled to View More ›

Raptors in the Mach Loop? Uh….YES!!!

April 27, 2016

Any aviation photojournalist’s dream would be to catch a Raptor down low in the mountains of Wales, running what we refer to as the Mach Loop. It is an absolutely View More ›

Goldfein Nominated As Next CSAF!

April 26, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, the speculation over who will receive the nod as the U.S. Air Force’s next Chief of Staff can now be laid to rest. General David Goldfein, a career View More ›

Indian Air Force Taking Part In Red Flag-Alaska

April 25, 2016

FighterSweep fans, it’s a pretty rare treat for the Indian Air Force to take part in stateside exercises. Because of budgetary considerations, their participation is limited to once every five View More ›

From The Cockpit: Back In The Saddle!

April 24, 2016

It’s pretty awesome when your stable of contributors includes not one, nor two, but four U.S. Navy F/A-18 pilots. Here we have one demonstrating what we call AHC, or Advanced View More ›

Amended ROE Expands Air War Against Daesh

April 24, 2016

We’ve talked about the ultra-restrictive ROE hampering Operation Inherent Resolve in the past, and how the allowable level of civilian casualties has been “zero.” Since the fall timeframe, the airstrikes View More ›

Russians Scrambled To Intercept Israelis At Border

April 23, 2016

According to news outlets in Israel, Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft scrambled to intercept fighters belonging to Israel’s Kheil HaAvir. While some report there was no real confrontation, others say the View More ›