The AviationistThe AviationistThe Aviationist
  • Home
  • Military Aviation
    • Aircraft Carriers
    • Airshows
    • F-104
    • F-35
    • Italian Air Force
  • Helicopters
  • Drones
  • Global Hotspots
  • Explore
    • About Us
    • Work with Us
    • Contact Us
  • Advertise with us
  • Subscribe to Newsletters
The AviationistThe Aviationist
Search
  • Home
  • Military Aviation
    • Aircraft Carriers
    • Airshows
    • F-104
    • F-35
    • Italian Air Force
  • Helicopters
  • Drones
  • Global Hotspots
  • Explore
    • About Us
    • Work with Us
    • Contact Us
  • Advertise with us
  • Subscribe to Newsletters
Russia

Four U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt jets have deployed to Slovakia

A-10s continue their tour of eastern Europe. Four A-10 Thunderbolt II jets and approximately 40 airmen from the U.S. Air Force Theater Security Package, deployed to Sliac Air Base, Slovakia,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 22, 2015
Russia

The most interesting close encounters between NATO and Russian planes since 2013 in one infographic

Mapped, all the most interesting close encounters between NATO and Russian warplanes all around the world since 2013. Last week, all those readers who completed a quick survey on The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 21, 2015
Military Aviation

Stunning pics of a B-52 strategic bomber doing some heavy carpet bombing in Jordan

B-52 Stratofortress bomber doing what it does best. The photographs in this post were taken during a combined live fire demonstration in Wadi Shadiya, Jordan, May 18. They show a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 20, 2015
Military Aviation

A view on the quite impressive F-15 Engine Shop at RAF Lakenheath airbase

There are 17 F-15's exhaust engine nozzles in this image. The photo in this article was posted by the 48th Fighter Wing on their FB page. It shows at least…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 19, 2015
Military Aviation

U.S. raid in Syria supported by secret Stealth Black Hawk helicopters?

According to some sources, the evasive MH-X may have taken part in the raid that killed Islamic State member Abu Sayyaf. In the night between May 15 and 16, U.S.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 17, 2015
Military Aviation

We are closer to a European shared Aerial Refueling Capability

"Pooling and Sharing" may soon apply to the Aerial Refueling capability. As we reported it at the end of last year, Poland, the Netherlands and Norway are willing to acquire…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
May 17, 2015
1 2 … 864 865 866 867 868 … 1,379 1,380

Stay Connected

167kFollowersLike
78.9kFollowersFollow
276kFollowersFollow
10.7kSubscribersSubscribe
TelegramFollow
8.1kFollowersFollow

Latest News

UK France Storm Shadow Production
UK and France to Resume Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG Production
Weapons
Russia Considers Retiring its Sole Aircraft Carrier
Aircraft Carriers Russia
German C-130J Miysis DIRCM
Leonardo’s Miysis DIRCM Selected to Protect German C-130Js
Military Aviation
DARPA Liberty Lifter Cancelled
Liberty Lifter Ekranoplan Transport Program Scrapped by DARPA
Military Aviation

Work With Us

The Aviationist is run by David Cenciotti ([email protected]), a journalist based in Rome, Italy, who launched the blog in 2006: since then, The Aviationist has become one of world’s most authoritative and read military aviation websites.

Website Links

Home

About

Special Reports

Contact

Work With Us

Advertise With Us

Privacy Policy

Terms & Conditions

Other Resources

Military Aviation

Aviation Safety

Helicopter

Drones

Space

Weapons

Information Security

Troubled Areas

Copyright © 2025

Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?