Fighter Sweep

The Fiends: Oldie But Goodie

December 16, 2014

Produced by “Jigga” Watts, this video shows much of what is awesome about the 36 FS “Fiends,” stationed at Osan AB in the Republic of Korea. This is one of the View More ›

USAFE’s Capability on the Chopping Block?

December 14, 2014

It appears the ‘Grim Reapers’ of the 493d Fighter Squadron will have a little more breathing room if the Senate passes the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, which has just recently View More ›

Latest F-35 Problem: Hot Fuel? (Update)

December 14, 2014

The Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II has faced many challenges thus far in it’s development and initial production, placing significant delays along the road to reaching Initial Operational Capability. In an article View More ›

From The Cockpit: “Shoot ‘Em If You Got ‘Em!”

December 13, 2014

This fantastic video by the “Royal Maces” of VFA-27, based at NAF Atsugi, Japan, is just a teaser for their full-length cruise video. The video features some absolutely spectacular imagery View More ›

Burner Friday: Canadian CF-18 Hornet

December 12, 2014

If you’ve never shot photographs at NAF El Centro before, you’ve certainly missed out on one of the most exhilarating experiences of any aviation photographer’s career. It’s not that you’re View More ›

Orion: Space Program Renews Its Vigor

December 11, 2014

When I was a child, I always wanted to go into space. In fact, if I recall correctly, most of my friends and I, at one point or another, wanted View More ›

Five Test and Development A350-900s in Flight

December 10, 2014

Five test and development A350-900s took to the skies for a formation flight in September 2014, in Toulouse, France. The event brought together all of the aircraft used for Airbus’ successful View More ›

Patch Check: Finding the Next Weapons Officer

December 8, 2014

Weapons Officers. Why are we here? To defeat or kill America’s enemies, spread tactical knowledge throughout the Joint Force, and create our own replacement. While the first two are straightforward View More ›

Video: Australian Hornet Ball

December 7, 2014

You all remember the Hornet Ball video we posted a while back, right? It is a video of captivating footage with Legacy and Super Hornets out on cruise, running low level View More ›

Burner Friday: Boeing F-15D Eagle of the 33d Fighter Wing

December 5, 2014

Hello Fighter Sweep Fans! It’s that day again and we hope you have enjoyed blue skies and tailwinds this week. On this edition of Burner Friday we’re giving more love View More ›