Inverted over the enemy: Mirage 2000 intercepts F-16 upside down
The first thing the image in this post reminded us is the famous scene of Top Gun (when Maverick turns its F-14 Tomcat upside down to give the finger to…
Pentagon’s vision of future of military drones takes “man” out of “unmanned”
According to the roadmap just published, in the next 25 years Pentagon aims at fielding military unmanned systems that will be autonomous and able to perceive, analyzw, correlate and make…
Impressive: F/A-18 Hornet jets recovering on aircraft carrier in bad weather
This video was recorded on USS Theodore Roosevelt on Sept. 14, 2003. The flattop found itself in a extremely bad weather and heavy rainfall in the middle of a recovery:…
There is an Air War still going on in Syria
Syrian Arab Air Force bombers are constantly pounding rebel forces across Syria. Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer, Mig-29 Fulcrum and Mig-23 Flogger bombers are those most frequently depicted in footage emerging on…
Stunning GoPro video of what passengers don’t see when flying an Airbus 340
Shot with GoPro cameras attached to Air Tahiti Nui's Airbus 340, the following footage is particularly interesting as it shows ground and air ops around the wide body from several…
Year 2013 in review through The Aviationist’s Top 5 articles
The five top stories of The Aviationist provide the readers the opportunity to virtually review the year that is coming to an end. Ordered chronologically, these posts got the most…
