An F-22 Raptor performs a heritage flight during the 2017 Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2017. The program was established in 1997, allowing View More ›
Forget the X-Wing: C-130s to start testing laser weapons by 2021, fighters soon after
Recent concerns about hypersonic missile technology making its way into both Russian and Chinese arsenals have shone a light on how speed truly remains one of the most potent and View More ›
What do we do with our stealth aircraft after we’re through with them?
In 2008, the Pentagon sent the first operational stealth combat jet, the F-117A Nighthawk, out to pasture — or at least, sort of. The F-117 flew as an entirely classified View More ›
The Pic of the Day: Communicating with the A-10
Airman 1st Class Diante Cooper, a 19th Air Support Operations Squadron Tactical Air Control Party specialist, watches and communicates with an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a joint close air support View More ›
Who would win: American stealth aircraft or Russia’s advanced air defense systems?
When it comes to the general public, stealth technology is among the most widely acknowledged but least understood facets of the American defense apparatus, and as such, there’s also a View More ›
The Pic of the Day: Thunderbird F-16 flies alongside an old Thunderbird T-38
Maj. Nick Krajicek, a T-38 Talon pilot, flies in a two-ship formation with retired Lt. Col. Dale Cooke, a former T-38 pilot, over Tyndall Air Force Base and Panama City, View More ›
Rad Pic Roll Up: Here are the coolest military aviation pictures we couldn’t shoe horn into stories this week
Here at Fighter Sweep, we try our best to walk the line between breaking aviation news and offering interesting and insightful analysis into the world of all things airborne. Fortunately View More ›
Japan wants to combine America’s two best fighters into one air dominance platform – here’s why America might let them
Sometimes it can be tough to appreciate the logic behind which defense technologies the United States Government deems suitable for export. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, for instance, is regularly View More ›
Watch: Russia’s ‘Flanker’ acrobat, the Su-30SM, in action
Although Russia’s fifth generation fighter may be little more than a token collection of jets, they have gone to great lengths to upgrade their existing fourth-generation platforms in a way View More ›
The Pic of the Day: Providing security for a C-130
A fly away security team from the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment provides security for a C-130J May 26, 2017, during a cargo mission in Somalia, supporting the Combined Joint View More ›
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