[Video] China’s brand new military airlifter makes first flight
Coded 20001, China's large military transport aircraft designed Y-20 made its first flight from Yanliang flight test center on Jan. 26. http://youtu.be/x-PXllic_rE Based on the CCTV footage, the brand new…
Photographer captures six F-22 Raptor fighter jets trailing three tankers over the Mediterranean Sea
Stealth planes might be invisible to radars but they can do nothing against human eye, especially when they are contrailing. Taken by Gian Luca Onnis, a (lucky) photographer and aviation…
“Russia not selling Tu-22M Backfire bombers to China” Russia’s state arms export corporation says
It looks like the news that China had just bought the entire Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber production line was unfounded. According to the ITAR-TASS News Agency, the Rosoboronexport, Russia's state arms…
Nigerian gunships, European airlifters (and weaponized U.S. drones) join Mali Air War
Here's the latest (unofficial) Order of Battle of the Mali Air War. Dealing with the French contingent of Operation Serval: 4x Rafale Air, 5x C-135FR, 1x A310, 1x C130, 3x…
“Winter Hide 2013”: Danish F-16s and Italian Eurofighter Typhoons joint air combat training
The following images were taken few days ago, at Grosseto airbase, by The Aviationist's photographer Giovanni Maduli. They show Royal Danish Air Force F-16s, belonging to the Esk 730 from…
U.S. Air Force moving two B-2 stealth strategic bombers closer to China
In November 2012, the U.S. Air Forced announced a series of worldwide training deployments to to each of the US combatant command’s areas of responsibility of the stealthy B-2 Spirit…
