Fighter Sweep

BREAKING: F-16 Down At Luke AFB

January 21, 2016

[Editor’s Note: We keep you posted as more information becomes available. In the mean time, our thoughts and prayers are with the 56th Fighter Wing as the investigation gets underway.] View More ›

From The Cockpit: SHOCK and Awesome!

January 20, 2016

Happy Wednesday, FighterSweep Fans! We wanted to share a story with you that is very close to our hearts. Almost a year ago, we were on hand at Luke Air View More ›

The F-104 Starfighter Performs A Touch And…Roll?

January 19, 2016

[Editor’s Note: There are some pretty good horror stories out there about the Lockheed-Martin F-104 Starfighter. Supremely powerful and fast, the jet was more like a missile than a fighter, View More ›

Will Taiwan Buy Refurbished Harrier Jump-Jets?

January 19, 2016

[Editor’s Note: Honestly, the idea that such a small country such as the Republic of China would invest the monumental cost in refurbishing these airplanes structurally and then upgrading their View More ›

Remembering Captain Michael “Spike” Speicher

January 18, 2016

[Editor’s Note: Lieutenant Commander Michael Scott Speicher was a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilot from VFA-81–the “Sunliners.” His aircraft was destroyed in flight on the first not of Operation Desert Storm, making him the first View More ›

So You Want To Fly the Osprey?

January 18, 2016

[Editor’s Note: The Boeing V-22 Osprey, a modern marvel of aerospace engineering, had a pretty rough start in its life. It’s a very expensive aircraft, and was also responsible for View More ›

Operation Desert Storm: 25 Years Later

January 17, 2016

[Editor’s Note: I was a sophomore in High School when Operation Desert Storm kicked off. I remember keeping track of the massive coalition buildup during Desert Shield, knowing each type View More ›

Finland To Buy Saab JAS-39 Gripen-E?

January 17, 2016

[Editor’s Note: Both the Swedes and the Finns have been playing cat-and-mouse with their Russian neighbors in the sky over the Baltic Sea, as well as in the airspace in View More ›

Multi-Intelligence UAVs For USASOAC?

January 16, 2016

[Editor’s Note: Having available unmanned aerial systems to gather critical reconnaissance is a mission-essential functionality for Special Operations Forces. Without this capability, countless operations could have ended in disaster instead View More ›

Burner Friday: Royal Norwegian AF F-16AM

January 15, 2016

The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) is one of the many European operators of the versatile F-16 as the mainstay of its fighter/strike fleet. Out of an original order of 74 F-16s View More ›