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The F-35 unable to meet South Korea’s fighter competition requirements?
On Jan. 30, South Korea released a request for proposal for a next generation fighter plane that the ROKAF (Republic of Korea Air Force) is going to procure within the so-called F-X stage III. Given...
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Italy buys its first three F-35s. With a shocking announcement: “a JSF will...
On Feb. 7, 2012, Gen. Claudio Debertolis, head of the agency that is responsible for the procurement of new armaments, has announced that Italy has already ordered the first three Lockheed Martin...
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Future Drone’s World capital? Sigonella, Italy
On Feb. 3, 2012, NATO has finally agreed to implement the AGS (Alliance Ground Surveillance) a project that is based on high-altitude long range UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems), a main operating base and...
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That’s a low level strike: Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom
This series of photos found on the internet, shows what appears to be an ultra low level attack on a unknown location probably dating back to at least 20 years ago. The silhouette is clearly that of an...
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Tornado fighter bomber very low take off from Malta.
On Feb. 8, 2012, Malta celebrated the 20th anniversary since the inauguration of Malta International Airport’s Air Terminal. The event was celebrated with a series of aircraft flybys, including those...
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F-15E Strike Eagle that destroyed a flying Iraqi Mi-24 reaches 10,000 logged...
On Jan. 13, 2012, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, the F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 became the only Strike Eagle to have had a successful air-to-air kill and the only F-15 to have logged more than...
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More fancy Nellis’s Aggressors color schemes: “Blizzard” and “Arctic” F-16C
We have already published some pictures, taken by The Aviationist’s contributor Tony Lovelock at Nellis AFB, Nevada, of the F-15C of the 65th AGRS (Aggressor Squadron) with a new “splinter” camouflage...
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Photo: Libyan Air Force Mirage F1 engine run produces backfire
The two Libyan Air Force Mirage F1s that had landed in Malta International Airport on Feb. 21, 2011, after refusing to attack unarmed civilian protesters at Benghazi at the beginning of the uprising...
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U.S. Stealthy RQ-170 model on display at Tehran in Feb.11 Rallies. With...
On Feb.11, a model of the U.S. stealthy RQ-170 drone captured on Dec. 4, 2011, was displayed at Tehran during the pro-government rallies marking the 33rd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic...
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Iranian indigenous aircraft and micro-drones: Mach 2.5 stealth plane and...
It is no secret that the sanctions held against Iran are crippling the influx of military equipment forcing Iran to make its own aircraft to replace ageing U.S. types as the F-4 and the F-14 recently...
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USAF to get upgraded Bunker Buster (while developing new tactics to reach...
The U.S. congress has given permission to the $81 million finances to update the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb. The funding is thought to be needed to upgrade the fusing and the tail fins...
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Don’t get on a Sukhoi Su-27 without wearing this: Russian (and China’s Air...
Long range flights can be extremely critical for combat pilots. What makes these missions particularly uncomfortable is not only the complexity of the navigation but the lack of restrooms. The use of...
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Russian strategic bombers, reconnaissance planes and AWACS skirt Japanese...
On Feb. 8, the Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) had to scramble fighter jets to intercept multiple Russian military planes flying near Japan. Five Russian planes flew over the Pacific Ocean and...
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Drones to gain greater freedom in US airspace (and become a safety nightmare)
The US Congress has approved legislation that will allow drones greater freedom over US airspace. The bill will give guidance to the Federal Aviation Administration over the next 4 years and give it...
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Italy has decided: F-35s to be cut by more than 30 percent.
More technology, less personnel and only 90 F-35s: this is the outcome Italian Defense spending review. On Feb. 15, the long awaited Italian Defense spending review was finally presented to the...
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Albacete’s NATO Tactical Leadership Program 12-1 photo file
Since Jul. 2009 Albacete – Los Lanos, in Spain, has become the permanent base of the NATO Tactical Leadership Program, once headquartered at Florennes, Belgium. Through the photographs of The...
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Royal Air Force Hawks visit to Malta, the aircraft spotter’s paradise
More less one year after becoming the hub of the various rescue missions that preceded the beginning of the Air War in Libya, Malta is still one of the most interesting airports for enthusiasts and...
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F-35 unaffordable? No problem, here’s your Plan B: the (unstealthy) F-16V
Lockheed Martin took the opportunity to wow the crowds at the Singapore Air Show and unwrapped its latest version of the legendary F-16 Fighting Falcon: the F-16V variant. The upgrades include a new...
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Italy to provide Israeli Air Force with the M-346, an advanced training plane...
On Feb. 16, Israel’s Ministry of Defense has announced the selection of the Italian M-346 Master as replacement of the ageing Air Force’s fleet of A-4 Skyhawks, used as advanced trainers for combat...
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Video: inside view of military helicopter crash in Bosnia
On Feb. 10, 2012, at 10:45LT a Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces helicopter Mil Mi-8TV-1, crashed near the village of Bukovica Kalinovik, 40 kilometers south of Sarajevo, during a humanitarian...
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