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Aviation Press Limited, established in 2011, is a company specialising in military aviation photography and reporting. Its photographers and journalists, with over a 100 years of military aviation experience between them, have had hundreds of photographs and articles published. This website showcases some of that work.

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Tactical Leadership Programme 2025-3

Tactical Leadership Programme 2025-3

Author: Ian French Photography: Paul Witty & Ian French  TACTICAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME The Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) was created in the cold war era in 1978 to foster and develop practices and experiences of joint operations for the seven NATO...

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Misawa Air Base, Japan

Misawa Air Base, Japan

Author: Ian French Photography: Ian FrenchMisawa Air Base is located in the very north of the central Japanese island of Honshu. The Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) shares the facilities with the international airport as well as the 35th Fighter Wing of the...

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NATO Tiger Meet 2025 Beja Air Base, Portugal

NATO Tiger Meet 2025 Beja Air Base, Portugal

Author: Ian French Photography: Paul Witty & Ian FrenchSince 1961 annual training events have been organised by the NATO Tiger Association. The training applies NATO standards bringing together Allied and Partner aircraft for two weeks of flying in highly...

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Hamamatsu Air Base, Japan

Hamamatsu Air Base, Japan

Author & Photographer: Ian FrenchHamamatsu Air Base is located in the Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan.Hamamatsu Air Base was established in 1925 as an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force base and in 1933 it became the primary flight school.  Post World War II...

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Komatsu Air Base, Japan

Komatsu Air Base, Japan

Author: Ian French Photography: Ian FrenchKomatsu Air Base is located in the Ishikawa Prefecture on the west side of the main island. The Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) shares the facilities with the international airport.The Air Base was established in 1944...

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Base Aérea de Canoas – Força Aérea Brasileira

Base Aérea de Canoas – Força Aérea Brasileira

Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraBase Aérea de Canoas (BACN) can trace its origins back to 1937 when the 3rd Army Aviation Regiment (3º RAv) was transferred from Base Aérea de Santa Maria.With the creation of the Air Force Ministry in...

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Força Aérea Brasileira – Academia de Força Aérea

Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraThe Academia de Força Aérea was formed as the Escola de Aeronáutica in 1941 and received its present name in 1969. The Academy moved from Campo dos Afonsos, Rio de Janeiro to Campo...

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Anatolian Eagle 2025

Anatolian Eagle 2025

Author: Ian French Photographers: Paul Witty & Jon AstleyAnatolian Eagle is an international training exercise based at Konya Air Base in the centre of Turkey.  The first exercise was held in 2001 although its roots could be linked back to the 1980s when Turkey began...

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