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Images from RIAT Royal International Air Tattoo 2018, Fairford UK

A record crowd of 185,000 people enjoyed a feast of flying as the Royal International Air Tattoo staged international celebrations marking the Royal Air Force's Centenary at RAF Fairford. In total, 302 aircraft... Read More...

F-104S ASA Starfighter Italian Air Force

F-104S-ASA Gate Guardian at the 41st Wing Italian Air Force – Reportage of a conservative restoration

When in 1973 the c /n 783-1116 left the FIAT plants in Torino to be delivered to the interceptors of the Aeronautica Militare, no one could have imagined that this F-104S specimen at the end of its operational ... Read More...

Exercise Sky Avenger 2018

Between 18th and 29th of June, the clear blue skies over the Czech Republic made acquaintance with some lethal birds, that are rarely seen in Europe. The F-16 Fighting Falcons of the 182nd FS (149th FW) of the ... Read More...

EF-18 Hornet Ejercito del Aire - Spanish Air Force

Spanish F-18 Hornets of Ala 15 in Zaragoza

Los Hornets de Zaragoza

Spain did not join NATO until May of 1982, but even before that date the Spanish Government had issued a requirement for a new fighter/attack aircraft that would replace its fleet of F-4C Phantoms, F-5 Freedom ... Read More...

Los Llanos Air Base Albacete: 40th anniversary of the TLP Tactical Leadership Program

The Tactical Leadership Program (TLP) is a center of excellence for the advanced training of military combat pilots. It was born as a multinational organization in Germany in 1978, under the auspices of NATO, g... Read More...

Hungarian Air Force: from MiG to Gripen

Magyar Légierő,(Hungarian Air Force), after the end of second World War, felt under the Soviet influence, and this led to the estabilishment of a Soviet made flight fleet, equipped with MiG and Sukhoi. On 19... Read More...

A deep overview about JASDF: the Japanese Air Self-Defense Air Force

Aviation Report already treated JASDF with an article (in Italian language) published on December 6, 2016, and accompanied by some great pictures of Heric Hsu; after more than 1 year, Aviation Report goes deepl... Read More...

Greece: exercise Iniochos 2018 Andravida Air Base

Iniohos in Greek means Charioteer, and it is the most important exercise for Polemiki Aeroporia (Hellenic Air Force). The first edition of the exercise took place in 1988, as a small-scale exercise involving on... Read More...

Italian Navy AV8B Harrier II landing on Cavour aircraft carrier

Italian Navy trains in the Gulf of Taranto with Harriers and Cavour aircraft carrier

Naval units and aircraft from different Italian Navy bases have carried out training activities by carrying out maritime surveillance in the area of competence. The aero-naval components of the Italian Navy ... Read More...

The modernized Mig-29 Fulcrums of 23 BLT Polish Air Force

Sily Powietrzne (Polish Air Force) received its first MiG 29 in 1989, equipping the 1 ELT (Eskadra Lotnictwa Taktycznego) based in Minsk Mazowiecki, 45Km far from Warszawa. Between 1995-96 other 10 MiG 29 arriv... Read More...

Exercise DACEX 2018: control and defense of the Canary Islands skies

On the 23rd and 24th of January, the DACEX-18 Exercise, organized by the Combat Air Command (MACOM), was developed in the Canary archipelago, with the support of the MACAN Canary Islands Air Command. It is a... Read More...

Grappa detachment Ejercito del Aire Sigonella

Return of 82nd Squadron – Wing 46 of Spanish Air Force from the detachment Grappa in Sigonella

The historical evolution of this group goes back sixty-three years, since its origin dates from 1955 with the creation of the 51 Salvation Squadron based in Los Rodeos, equipped with two Sikorsky helicopters (H... Read More...

Hellenic Air Force 112 Combat Wing Elefsis AB

Hellenic Air Force 112 Combat Wing of Elefsis air base

The 112 Pterix Mahis (Combat Wing) is based in Elefsis, few kilometers from Athens, and it is the most large and complex Wing in the Polemiki Aeroporia (Hellenic Air Force) and it is composed by several squadro... Read More...

114 Combat Wing: the Hellenic Air Force Mirage 2000

With the integration of the Mirage 2000 in the operational area of the Aegean in 1988 and continuing the Legend of the Mirage F1, another revolution awakened for the air defense forces of the Hellenic Air Force... Read More...

BR 1150 Atlantic Italian Air Force farewell

Bye Bye “Atlantic”: a 45-year history

We participated in the farewell with the last takeoff of the last Italian antisom and patrol aircraft Breguet BR.1150 "Atlantic" in charge with the 41st Antisom Wing of the Italian Air Force, based on Sigonella... Read More...

Swiss Air Force Axalp 2017 live fire demo

Swiss Air Force: live fire event Axalp 2017

Amazing, this is the first word that can resume my experience at Axalp 2017, the live fire event organized from the Swiss Air force, which this year was the 75° anniversary from the first edition, that take pla... Read More...

Italian exercise Joint Stars 2017

The Joint Star 2017 is the most important exercise in Italy. It have been hold every two years, with different name in the past, such as Star Vega in 2013, Trident Juncture in 2015 or Joint Star in 2017, but ev... Read More...

Cambio comando al Comforaer Marina Militare

New Commander of Italian Naval Aviation

On Tuesday 24 October, at the Grottaglie Aircraft Station in the south of Italy, in the presence of the Commander in Chief of the Naval Fleet, Admiral Donato Marzano, as well as of civilian and military authori... Read More...

Romanian Air Force: the Transylvanian MiG 21 Lancer

Entering the 71 Baza Aeriana , in Campia Turzii, a small town in Transylvania, you feel the sensation to be back in the Cold War era, being present one of the aircraft which rappresented the backbone of Warsza... Read More...

Poland: the last european SU-22 Fitters

Supersonic fighter-bomber aircraft of variable geometry wings. The Suchoj Su 22 Fitter introduced the Polish air force to the third generation of jets. The aircraft features the PrNK type targeting/navigation s... Read More...