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Marine Corps identifies 5 Marines lost aboard KC-130 that went down near Japan

December 12, 2018

Early Thursday morning, a Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet was attempting an aerial refueling from a KC-130 tanker aircraft when something went wrong. While the details regarding the incident remain sparse, View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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The Pic of the Day: Refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon

December 12, 2018

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker July 18, 2016, while taking part in exercise Red Flag 16-3 at Nellis Air Force View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Military Aviation, Photos
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‘Foo Fighters’ over WWII Europe and the birth of the American love affair with aliens

December 11, 2018

In the modern age of missiles we can fire at targets over the horizon, and a seemingly limitless suite of radar, infrared, and optics technologies designed specifically to keep our View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, World War II
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Watch the cockpit shake as the A-10 unleashes its 30mm cannon on a strafing run

December 11, 2018

The A-10 Thunderbolt II has earned a reputation among American war fighters as perhaps the best close air support aircraft ever to take to the skies. In service since 1977, View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Military Aviation, Video
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Marines call off search for lost KC-130 crew, declare all 5 dead

December 11, 2018

The U.S. Marine Corps has officially called off the search for the remaining five missing Marines that were aboard a KC-130 Refueler that collided with an F/A-18 Hornet last Thursday. View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Can Top Gun 2 repeat the original’s success as a recruitment tool?

December 11, 2018

The world was a different place in 1986. Mike Tyson won his first title that year, making him the youngest man ever to do so. A brand new Ford Mustang View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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The Pic of the Day: Columbian Air Force Super Tucano

December 11, 2018

Colombian air force Capt. Juan Monsalve prepares for take-off during Exercise Green Flag East at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 17, 2016. The Super Tucano is the Colombian air View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Military Aviation, Photos
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One released from hospital and one dead as search continues for 5 missing Marines after aircraft collision off Japanese coast

December 10, 2018

The one Marine that has been recovered alive after a mishap involving a Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet and KC-130 Refueler some 200 miles off the coast of Japan on Thursday View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Russia announces plans to mount hypersonic missiles on the Su-57 – here’s why it doesn’t matter

December 10, 2018

Fifth generation fighter platforms and hypersonic missiles are all the rage this holiday season, with every aspiring global military power in a rush to not only develop and build each, View More ›

Alex Hollings 2 Comments Drones, Military Aviation, News
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‘Hero of the Soviet Union’ cosmonaut calls out Russia’s space program, says it’s far behind US and Europe

December 10, 2018

As far as space heroes of the Soviet Union go, Valery Ryumin is among the most prolific. An experienced cosmonaut throughout the Cold War, including two long duration stays aboard View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments News, Space
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