Farnborough 2012: M-346 advanced combat trainer to be equipped with Brimstone fire and forget anti-armour missiles
The Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced combat trainer will be capable to fire Brimstone anti-armour missiles: among the weapons surrounding the plane on static display in the Finmeccanica park at Farnborough…
Farnborough 2012: MC-27J gunship Spartan launched by Alenia Aeronautica and ATK
One of the most interesting thing I've found here at Farnborough Air Show 2012, is the first glimpse to a Special Operations version of the C-27J. Officially designated MC-27J, the…
Hip helicopter videos from Syria (including footage of a Mil Mi-17 shot down by rebels)
The following videos show the Syrian Mil Mi-8/17 Hip helicopters at work. The first, brought to my attention by Bjørn Holst Jespersen, is interesting as it provides a close-up view…
Photo gallery: The Jubilee Air Show at Duxford
The Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee was not only celebrated with a series of interesting flypasts (one at Windsor, the other over London) but also with an Air Show at…
Photo: Fireworks burst over C-130 Hercules planes at Yokota Air Base during July 4th celebration
Fireworks burst over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during Jul. 4th 2012 celebrations. Image credit: U.S. Air Force Related Articles Oriental Turboprops: U.S. C-130 Hercules cargo planes flying near Mt. Fuji,…
RIAT 2012 preview: first images of the aircraft arriving at RAF Fairford for the airshow
Here is a sneak preview of this year's Royal International Air Tattoo brought to you by the images taken on Jul. 6 at RAF Fairford. Next week The Aviationist will…
