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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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Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya

Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya

Author & photographer: Ian French The origins of the Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya can be traced to 1913 with the formation of Escuela Militar de Aviación which was part of the Army. This developed into the Aeronáutica Militar in 1935 to modernise and develop capability.As...

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Reparto Sperimentale di Volo (RSV)

Reparto Sperimentale di Volo (RSV)

Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & Steve FentonThe RSV is a unit of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana responsible for evaluating and testing aircraft, systems and related equipment prior to entering service. The RSV operates on behalf of all the branches...

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Aviación Naval Uruguaya

Aviación Naval Uruguaya

Author & photographer: Ian FrenchAviación Naval Uruguaya (ANU) is part of the navy whose origins can be traced back to the Spanish Empire where Montevideo was the main naval base for the South Atlantic.The Servicio de Aeronáutica de la Armada was formed in 1925 but...

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Training with the Aeronautica Militare Italiana

Training with the Aeronautica Militare Italiana

Author & photographer: Ian FrenchAviation Press last visited the training bases of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana in 2016. Since then there have been some changes. Flight students continue to start their training at Guidonia with 60 Stormo where they are introduced...

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36 Stormo – Gioia del Colle Air Base

36 Stormo – Gioia del Colle Air Base

Author & photographer: Ian FrenchThe airfield at Gioia del Colle was established in 1916 as a training airfield. From 1920-1930 it was a logistics airfield and after 1940, a deployment base. 36 Stormo was established in 1938. After World War II it was a transport wing...

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Anatolian Eagle 2023-2

Anatolian Eagle 2023-2

Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & 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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Cobra Warrior 2023

Cobra Warrior 2023

Author:  Ian French  Photographers:  Ian French & Paul WittyExercise Cobra Warrior 2023, the UK's largest exercise, took place between 6th March and 24th March with visiting aircraft deployed to RAF Coningsby and RAF Waddington.  Six Typhoons from a mix of 3...

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