UK’s Royal Air Force to support French forces deployed to Mali with airlifters. And drones.
The Armee de l’ Air has been on the pointed end of operations over Mali with numerous missions against rebel fighters as reported by TheAviationist. Over the weekend of Jan.…
French Rafale “omnirole” fighter jets join air strikes in Mali. With brand new weapons.
Jan. 13 saw the first involvement of the Rafale combat planes in the French air campaign in Mali. Four "omnirole" jets from Saint Dizier airbase, took off from their base…
U.S. spyplanes, drones already flying over Mali
According to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to the AFP on Jan. 12, the Pentagon would be evaluating the possible contribution to the French air campaign…
France escalates war in Africa: Mirage 2000D bombers hit targets in North Mali
Operation Serval: this is the name of the French operation in Mali. Launched on Jan. 11, 2013, at the request of the Malian authorities and the United Nations, the French…
French helicopters struck Islamist Rebels in Mali. “One of them apparently downed” according to U.S. AFRICOM Commander
On Jan. 11, France's President François Holland, confirmed that French troops intervened alongside some unspecified Western African countries forces to help the local army stop the advance of rebel groups…
Amazing footage of Sukhoi Su-33 on the Admiral Kuznetsov “heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser”
As the Russian Navy prepares for the largest drills in decades (to be held in the Caucasus and Mediterranean areas towards the end of January), with warships from all of…