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…
Here’s how Coalition Patrol Planes Hunt Somali Pirates in the Horn of Africa
DJIBOUTI - The shipping lanes of the pirate-infested Somali basin have faded somewhat from the headlines in the past year as attacks and successful hijackings have dropped significantly. The decrease…
