The 100 FS, the flying component of the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187 FW, flies the Block 30 F-16C+ Fighting Falcon. From April to November of this year, they deployed View More ›
The Last of the Dogfighters! A little eye candy and laughs from the badass adversary pilots of VFC-13.
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My buddy Wingnut is not only an intrepid and steely-eyed fighter pilot who has already garnered some well deserved ink here on FighterSweep, but he also happens to be a pretty damn View More ›
I began October of 2009 as I had many other months of the preceding few years…beginning a 60 day rotation in Afghanistan, flying the MH-47G for special operations forces across View More ›
For you fans of the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, here’s a fantastic look at what makes the Hawg such a unique and highly sought-after asset in theater. A good View More ›
Rhino. Double Ugly. The Phantom. It’s the aircraft proving an old adage: “Even a brick will fly if you put a powerful enough engine on it!” During the ’60s, ’70s, View More ›
Earlier this year, the U.S. Air Force began to finalize its plans to retire its premiere close air support (CAS) aircraft, the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. According to their master View More ›
The Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor. It is the most feared combat aircraft ever designed by man. A product of Boeing and Lockheed-Martin, powered by immensely powerful Pratt & Whitney engines, it View More ›
This amazing moment was captured by Jonathan Derden during the evening performance of the 2008 NAS Oceana Airshow. It features a Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor flown by then-Major Paul “Max” Moga, View More ›