Mar 17, 2024 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French, USMC, Royal Norwegian Air Force & Swedish Air Force Nordic Response was originally a Norwegian exercise called Cold Response, which took place every two years. With the expansion of NATO to include Finland and Sweden,...
Jan 6, 2024 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Força Aérea Brasileira & Ian French Part 1 of the Força Aérea Brasileira covered the wing structure and this artcile, Part 2, covers the units outside of that structure. The first unit is Grupo de Transporte Especial (GTE) at...
Dec 6, 2023 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Força Aérea Brasileira & Ian French The Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB) is the aerospace branch of the Brazilian armed forces and is managed by the Aeronautics Command (Comando da Aeronáutica – COMAer). COMAer was created in 1999....
Oct 2, 2023 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French The Dirección de Vigilancia y Reconocimiento Aérea (DIVRA) was established in 2015 to address the growing threat of drug trafficking and terrorism and to better organise the country’s surveillance operations. It is based at...
Sep 4, 2023 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & Brian Rodgers 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...
Aug 25, 2023 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French, Steve Fenton, Jon Astley & Brian Rodgers The 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...