These are the lessons the French have learnt from the Mali Air War, so far
Although the military campaign in Mali is still in progress, we can already draw some of the lessons the French Armed Force may have learned from this low intensity air…
That Time A Group Of Photographers Was Blown And Burnt By A B-1B Lancer’s Afterburners At An Airshow
"Beware of Jet Blast" The incident happened on arrival day at RIAT (Royal International Air Tattoo) airshow at RAF Cottesmore airbase, UK, in 2001. Some photographers and aircraft spotters were…
[Photo] French Tigre attack helicopter supports armored column in Mali flying at ultra low level
The following image shows a French Army Tigre helicopter supporting an armored column on its way to Tessalit, the northernmost location reached so far by the French troops involved in…
“Our Stealth Fighter Jet is not a mock up” Iran’s Defense Minister says
Even though experts all around the world have already explained why the Qaher 313 stealth fighter jet will never fly unless it is extensively modified and improved, Iran is desperately…
Mali Air War: Aerial Refueling Operations
Although it's in French language, the following video released by the French MoD is quite interesting as it shows the FAF C-135FR refueling ops from N'Djamena, Chad. The French tanker…
“No way an F-35 will ever match a Typhoon fighter jet in aerial combat” Eurofighter test pilot says
Lockheed Martin claims F-35 kinematics are "better than or equal to" Eurofighter Typhoon. A Eurofighter test pilot disagrees. In an interesting piece by Flight's Dave Majumdar, Billie Flynn, Lockheed test…
