Fighter Sweep

From The Cockpit: 79 FS Journeys Home

July 26, 2015

A very Happy Sunday to you, FighterSweep Fans! We hope you’ve had a great weekend thus far. We’ve been enjoying some much-needed down time, as we’ve all been traveling and View More ›

A-10s Conduct Austere Runway Ops

July 25, 2015

Recently we took a look at a video of Russian Air Force Sukhoi SU-25s and MiG-29s operating off of a highway, demonstrating their ability to land operate from paved surfaces View More ›

Burner Friday: 65 AGRS F-15C Eagle

July 24, 2015

It’s our favorite day of the week again, FighterSweep Fans! To send you off into your weekend in grand fashion, we decided to treat your eyeballs with a little trip View More ›

From The Cockpit: Highway Operations

July 24, 2015

Imagine for a moment, if you will, you’re a fighter pilot in an air force whose home station has just fallen victim to an airstrike. You look out across the View More ›

From The Cockpit: F-15E Deployment

July 22, 2015

On 22 September of last year, the United States and her coalition partners in the Middle East began Operation Inherent Resolve, an air campaign designed specifically to target the Islamic View More ›

From The Cockpit: Frisian Flag

July 21, 2015

Our Air National Guard friends flying the World’s Greatest Air Superiority Fighter™ have found themselves very busy as of late, with both Louisiana’s 159th Fighter Wing and Florida’s 125th Fighter Wing deployed View More ›

From The Cockpit: Viper On The Boom

July 20, 2015

We have discussed what it’s like to take on gas from the tanker in an F-15D, so today we’re going to look at the same evolution from the F-16C. This View More ›

Mid-Air Collision Preliminary Report Released

July 18, 2015

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the mid-air collision between a Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon and a Cessna 150M nearly two weeks ago. Please keep in View More ›

Burner Friday: 19FS F-15D Eagle

July 17, 2015

Well FighterSweep fans, we’ve made it through another week, and now it’s time for our weekly review of reheat! Today we’re taking a look at the flying tennis court, the View More ›

Eurofighter Typhoon Gets Upgrade

July 16, 2015

One of NATO’s best tactical aircraft has gotten a large boost in performance, thanks to a new Aerodynamic Modification Kit (AMK) from Airbus Defense and Space. The modified Eurofighter Typhoon, View More ›