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Patch Check: The Weapons Officer’s Role

December 4, 2014

Now that we have defined what exactly the Patch is, we must now determine how the Weapons Office fits into a squadron. Simply put, you work for the commander (CC) View More ›

MiG-31 Foxhound Meets F-16AM

December 3, 2014

A close encounter between a MiG-31 Foxhound of the Russian Air Force (Военно-воздушные cилы России) and a Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16AM. Dangerous, or a simply a funny way to View More ›

Patch Check: Words of Advice for New Weapons Officers

December 2, 2014

A Weapons Officer is a leader of men. He is the leader of today’s and tomorrow’s Air Force, the tactical center of gravity within a squadron, the chief instructor pilot View More ›

UPDATE: Fatal F-16 Crash In Middle East

A United States Air Force pilot was killed when his Lockheed-Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at approximately 2300 EST last night. The aircraft experienced a problem shortly after takeoff and View More ›

Burner Friday: Boeing F-15D Eagle

November 28, 2014

A Boeing F-15D Eagle from the 390 FS pulls into the vertical during a “quick climb” departure. The F-15 is a twin engine, high performance, all weather air superiority fighter. View More ›

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 27, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at FighterSweep! We hope you’re having an amazing, blessed day with your friends and families. We are ever thankful for our brothers and sisters View More ›

See an F-16 Pilot’s First Combat Flight in Afghanistan

November 26, 2014

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 Video, Veterans Day Special

The Last of the Dogfighters! A little eye candy and laughs from the badass adversary pilots of VFC-13.

FighterSweep Teaser: The F-16C

November 2, 2014

At FighterSweep, we pride ourselves on bringing you the best aviation-related content, from real pilots and industry professionals alike. Our goal is to be your go-to source for aviation news, feature articles, and discussions.

Hornet Ball 2014

October 29, 2014

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 ›