"Cleared hot": the Italian AMX light combat planes to be cleared to carry (and use) bombs in Afghanistan
As the air war in Afghanistan winds down, hitting a 3-year low in terms of combat sorties, Italy is about to lift one of the national caveats that has denied…
You will believe China has already copied the Lockheed Martin F-35 and the T-50 just visited Nellis AFB when you see these images.
Did you know that China's J-18 Night Owl has already been photographed and appears as a copy of the Lockheed Martin F-35? And what about the T-50 that has secretly…
Old Harriers and new choppers unleashed. Welcome aboard the Cavour aircraft carrier during "blue water ops".
On Jan. 25, along with the ambassadors of NATO members, EU, Middle East and Mediterranean partners, The Aviationist has had the opportunity to visit the Cavour aircraft carrier during "blue…
RQ-4 Global Hawk in shock cancellation news: old planes better than new?
Is new better than old? It would seem not. Industry insiders have leaked that the Pentagon is to cancel the RQ-4 Global Hawk program not just stopping buying new aircraft…
"The F-35 remains essential to the future of air superiority" Panetta says. And Lockheed Martin reassures: "we will solve all JSF problems."
On Jan. 26, several hours before U.S. SECDEF Leon Panetta would say the Joint Strike Fighter remains a DoD top priority program "essential to the future of air superiority", Charles…
China's J-18 Snowy Owl: Myth or Reality?
Over the past year or so, rumours on the Internet have persisted that China has been building a stealthy STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) aircraft in a similar vein…
