Fighter Sweep

Pilots Continue To Leave USAF At Alarming Rate

March 26, 2016

This is a topic we’ve touched on quite a bit in the past few months. The Air Force continues to hemorrhage talent from its community of pilots, but here’s a View More ›

A Veteran With A Nose For Art!

March 26, 2016

Happy Saturday, FighterSweep Fans! This is a pretty cool story that was shared with us and we wanted to pass it on to you. Traditional “nose art” was banned by View More ›

Burner Friday: Warhawks F-16CJ at Red Flag!

March 25, 2016

A Good Friday to one and all, FighterSweep Fans! We cannot send you into the weekend without an appropriate dose of Mach Diamonds and reheat, and we have a beauty View More ›

Brandon Webb: Navy SEAL Author Flying BFM!

March 25, 2016

Happy Friday, FighterSweep Fans! Here’s great video clip of our CEO and owner, Navy SEAL Brandon Webb, flying some Basic Fighter Maneuvers in the SOFREP Yak against a retired Navy View More ›

OIR: F-16s Fly The Most, B-1s Drop The Most

March 25, 2016

Here is the latest breakdown of which airframes are flying the most sorties over Iraq and Syria during Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). Not surprisingly, the Viper is sitting at the View More ›

The Drone That Stalked Usama Bin Laden

March 25, 2016

As time passes, we learn more in hindsight about the massive team effort which led to the demise of who used to be our nation’s number one enemy, Usama bin View More ›

Warthog: Dutiful, Dependable, and Devastating

March 24, 2016

Good evening, FighterSweep Fans! You won’t find a lot of new information in this piece over at Scout Warrior, but the truth is we–much like yourselves–don’t tire of reading about View More ›

Pentagon: Boeing Likely To Miss KC-46 Deadline

March 24, 2016

Not good news coming out of the Pentagon this week, FighterSweep Fans. According to the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), it is unlikely Boeing will be able to deliver all View More ›

Japan: Open To Western Fighter Designs

March 24, 2016

Editor’s Note: Since its unveiling, Japan’s ATD-X aircraft has undertaken an ambitious test program. As you can see in the video, they’re at the point of doing high-speed texts–with both View More ›

Snowbirds: An Afternoon Aloft In The Tutor!

March 24, 2016

It’s airshow season, FighterSweep Fans! That being said, from time to time you can expect to see videos from our friends on the various demo teams–both foreign and here at View More ›