This infographic provides some interesting details about the last French raids in Libya
The French Air Force has been silently, but constantly, pounding ISIS targets in Libya. Beginning in December 2015, the French Air Force has been operating over North Africa. Initially, the…
A close-up look at the 31FW F-16s performing strafing runs at Ft. Irwin National Training Cent
A detailed analysis of a 510FS training mission at Ft. Irwin. On the afternoon of Feb. 24, The Aviationist's contributor Eric Rosenwald photographed a flight of two USAF F-16C fighters…
Philippine Air Force FA-50 Golden Eagles to dogfight against U.S. A-10 Warthog and Hunter combat planes during Exercise Balikatan 2016
First dissimilar air combat training exercise for Philippine FA-50PH supersonic jets. Philippine Air Force (PAF) KAI FA-50PH (a lightweight fighter derivatives of the T-50 Golden Eagle jet trainer) fighter jets…
Red Flag 16-2: Italian, Turkish and U.S. Forces Train to Fight Advanced Adversary
Red Flag 16-2 explained. The second Red Flag of 2016 featured an international coalition training against a dynamic and integrated “Red Adversary” Force. The exercise, running from Feb. 29 to…
A bear named “Yogi” was ejected from a USAF B-58 to test the Hustler’s escape capsule on this day in 1962
"Yogi" was ejected at 35,000 feet, 870 mph. On Mar. 21, 1962, a 2-year old black bear named “Yogi” was ejected from a U.S. Air Force B-58 during tests of…
Unique video shows how historic aircraft were transported to the National Museum of the United States Air Force
Historic combat aircraft down the street. Filmed in 1970, the following video shows how vintage combat planes were moved from the Air Force Museum at Patterson Field down State Route 444…
