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Take A Seat In the Cockpit Of A U.S. B-52 Bomber As It Drops GBU-31 “Bunker...
Rare Insight Into The Operations Of The B-52s. The venerable U.S. Air Force B-52 Buffs have been supporting the air war on ISIS since April 2016. They Stratofortress strategic bombers, based at Al...
View Article"Some NATO air strikes in Libya may have violated the law of war" report of...
According to a report published in these hours by the UN Commission of inquiry on Libya, the coalition of NATO and non-NATO members, operating within Operation Unified Protector to enforce the UN...
View ArticleThere was a time when the F-14 Tomcat was better at bombing Iraqi ground...
On Sept. 22, 2006 after 36 years of service, the last F-14 Tomcat was retired by its main operator, the US Navy, at NAS Oceana. Although six years have passed since then, there are many [...]
View ArticleItalian Predator drone stays aloft for 24 hours in Afghanistan and completes...
The Italian Air Force has set a new service record in December 2012, when one of its Predator drones deployed to Herat flew for 24 hours, supporting four different ground missions in Afghanistan. Image...
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[Photo] French Atlantique maritime patrol aircraft sporting Laser Guided Bomb...
The following images were taken at RAF Lossiemouth by The Aviationist’s contributor Alessandro Fucito, during the recent Exercise Joint Warrior 2013. They show one of the two French Atlantique II...
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Examining Israeli Air Force Weaponeering in the Damascus Strike
For the second time in three days, strike aircraft of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked targets in the vicinity of Damascus International Airport. The targets are alleged to have been shipments of...
View ArticleWhat kind of target did the Israeli Air Force really hit in Syria?
Twice between May 3 and 5, the Israeli Air Force conducted air strikes in Syria using Precision Guided Munitions. The first raid hit a convoy believed to be moving Fateh-110 missiles destined to...
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New Video of British Killer Drones Incinerating Taliban in Afghanistan
We have seen several videos showing U.S. Reaper drones attacking Taliban in Afghanistan with rain of Hellfires. But, since the RAF (Royal Air Force) operates just five of them, it’s much more difficult...
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[Photo] Rafale multi-role combat planes conduct first French air strike in Iraq
The French Air Force has conducted the first air strike on a terrorist target in Iraq. Two Rafales, one C-135FR Tanker were involved in a 7-hour mission from Al Dhafra to Iraq (1,700 kilometers) to [...]
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Video shows French air strike in Iraq from launch to recovery, including...
Yesterday two Rafale jets conducted the first French air strike in Iraq. And here’s a video which shows the mission from beginning to end. On Sept. 19, two Rafales of the EC 3/30 “Lorraine” supported...
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Video shows night aerial refueling of an F-16 during first U.S. air strike in...
Fully armed F-16 takes fuel from KC-135 at night. First videos of U.S. and allied partners air strikes on ISIS targets are being released. Here’s footage of an F-16 armed with AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X...
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RAF Tornado GR4 attack planes perform first strike mission in Iraq (but don’t...
Two Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s performed a mission over Iraq. Although they carried some Laser Guided Bombs, the two British attack planes didn’t use them, as they did not find suitable targets. On...
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Watch an ISIS compound be wiped out through an F-15E Strike Eagle’s SNIPER...
An interesting point of view: from an F-15E Strike Eagle Advanced Targeting Pod Designated AN/AAQ-33, the Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP), equips several U.S. and foreign attack...
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Hornet Ball 2014: the best naval aviation video of the year
Once again, Hornet Ball is the best naval aviation video of the year. The Hornet Ball (Strike Fighter Ball Pacific) is an annual event consisting of all the West coast Naval F/A-18C Legacy Hornet and...
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F-35B successfully completed initial tests with ASRAAM and Paveway IV weapons
UK F-35B has conducted first tests with ASRAAM and Paveway IV weapons at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland, United States. A British test team, has successfully completed initial trials with...
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