F-16s depart for NATO Tiger meet with special color scheme that has almost vanished after landing
Following The Aviationist's first post on the Polish Air Force Special Colored F-16s that were to attend the NATO Tiger Meet in Norway, there were rumors that the aircraft from…
Special Colored Polish F-16s attending NATO Tiger Meet in Norway
Six Polish F-16 Block 52+ planes left for Norway to take part in 52nd Tiger Meet. NATO Tiger Meet is an annual exercise that gathers squadrons sporting Tiger (or feline)…
Rare video shows F-22 Raptor shot down by the French Rafale in mock air-to-air combat
As already mentioned earlier on The Aviationist (especially when discussing the famous claims by the German Eurofighter Typhoon pilots at Red Flag Alaska 2012) in November 2009, some 1st Fighter…
These are the first images of the Italian Typhoons providing NATO air defense capability to Iceland
As explained on a previous post, on Jun. 11 (a day after it was originally planned), Italian Eurofighter with 4°, 36° and 37° Stormo (Wings) deployed to Keflavik Airbase, Iceland…
Marines MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft lands aboard Japanese ship – Washington’s PR campaign?
On Jun. 14, a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey made a landing aboard a Japanese ship near U.S. West Coast. The Osprey landed on a Japanese heli-carrier-destroyer Hyūga, during a…
Forget the F-22 and F-35, this is a real Super Maneuverable Fighter plane: the Russian Su-35 Flanker-E
The Su-35 (NATO designation Flanker E), Russia's latest version of the famous super-maneuverable multirole fighter jet has demonstrated its stunning capabilities during the first day of the 50th Paris Air…
