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Fighter Pilot Legend Bob Hoover Dies at 94

October 26, 2016

World famous aviator and fighter pilot, Robert “Bob” Hoover, who escaped the Nazi’s during WWII by stealing a plane, dead at age 94. Oh, what an aviation life to have View More ›

The Centrifuge: What it’s Like to Pull Gs

October 21, 2016

Former F-16 fighter pilot Nate “Buster” Jaros takes us along for a ride in the Centrifuge and tells us what it is like to feel 9G’s crushing your body. You View More ›

FighterSweep and Bremont Announce F-14 Anniversary Watch

September 27, 2016

FighterSweep and Bremont Watch Company are proud to announce an exclusive F-14 Tomcat watch in honor of 10 years gone by for the Tomcat. The F-14 Tomcat watch will be View More ›

Exclusive Photos: 10 Years Gone, the F-14 Tomcat’s Last Flight

September 21, 2016

10 years gone: The F-14’s last flight from NAS Oceana, VA to Republic Airport, Farmingdale NY on October 4, 2006. Check out exclusive photos and thoughts from those who flew View More ›

The Fighter Squadron Bar

September 16, 2016

The fighter squadron bar is a place of fun and jest, of solace and reflection, and also a place to soothe the daily reminders of how real the job can View More ›

Watch: Auto GCAS Saves Unconscious F-16 Pilot

September 14, 2016

This newly declassified video footage from the head-up-display of a U.S. Air Force Arizona Air National Guard F-16 records the dramatic moment when its unconscious pilot is saved from certain View More ›

USAF Pilot Retention: Throwing Money at Problems

September 14, 2016

Former F-16 pilot Nate “Buster” Jaros takes us through his thoughts on USAF pilot retention issues and where leadership has missed the mark. A few years ago, my father (a View More ›

Photos: F-14A Tomcat “Fast Eagle 102” Restored

August 28, 2016

On August 19, 1981, F-14A Tomcat Fast Eagle 102 from VF-41 “Black Aces” shot down one of two Libyan Su-22’s. For years it sat in disrepair until it was restored by View More ›

Pilot Training Milestone: SOLO!

August 25, 2016

J.K. takes us through what it feels like and the requirements to complete the first major milestone in a pilot’s career: The solo. Any pilot’s first solo is a highlight View More ›

Light Your Hair On Fire With the US Navy’s TACDEMO Team

August 23, 2016

FighterSweep sat down with 3 members of the US Navy’s Super Hornet Demo Team to get their thoughts on putting one of the world’s premier fighters through its full paces. Have you View More ›