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...
Aug 22, 2023 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French Aviación 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...
Jul 6, 2023 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & Brian Rodgers Aviation 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...
Jun 30, 2023 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & Brian Rodgers The 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...
May 13, 2023 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & Jon Astley Anatolian 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...
Mar 24, 2023 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & Paul Witty Exercise 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...
