Report by: Thierry LETELLIER Seoul ADEX is one of the world’s premier aerospace and defense technology events. Encompassing all civil and military sectors of the international aerospace & ground support industry, Seoul ADEX is the foremost platform for companies to showcase their products and services in the region. A biennial air & defense show […]
Category: military aviation report
DAVIS MONTHAN AFB A-10 visit october 2011
report by : Thierry LETELLIER In October 2011 Globalairpower was lucky enough to get a visit to the 355 Wing in Davis-Monthan AFB and specially the 358 Fighter Squadron with his A-10C. The A-10 Thunderbolt II has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. The aircraft […]
AMARG 2011 Davis-Monthan AFB
report by : Thierry LETELLIER Often called ‘ The Boneyard ‘, is a USAF aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility in the city of Tucson, Arizona, located on the territory of Davis-Monthan Air force Base. AMARG was previously Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, AMARC, the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center, MASDC, and started life […]
RIAT – JULY 2011 – RAF FAIRFORD
report by: Thierry letellier 2011 marked the 40th Anniversary of the world famous Royal International Air Tattoo. In 1971, in aid of the Royal Air Forces Association, North Weald hosted the first Air Tattoo. Later, the Tattoo moved onto Greenham Common, and ended up at what is now considered to be the home of […]
NATO TIGER-MEET 2011 CAMBRAI AB
report by: Thierry Letellier The 50th NATO Tigers meeting (NTM 2011)is hosted this year by Escadron de Chasse 01.012 at Cambrai-Epinoy Air Base (Base Aérienne 103) in the north of France. This year was the event’s 50th anniversary. The first ‘Tiger Squadron’ meeting was in 1961 when the USAFE’s 79th TFS flying F-100D Sabres from […]
RAAF F-111 Pharewell – dec 2010 – RAAF Amberley
report by: René Vallée The frontline elements of Australia’s air combat capability, in this year 2010; comprise various weapons platforms, missiles, bombs, tanker aircraft and ground-based radar, control and reporting elements. The principal weapons platforms are the F-111 bomber (in service since 1971) and the FA-18 Hornet fighter (in service since 1985), although the […]
NATO Tiger Meet oct 2010 VOLKEL AFB
Report by: Thierry LETELLIER NATO Tiger Meet for 2010 (NTM 2010) was held in Netherlands .Host unit was the KLu’s 313 sq at Volkel AFB. Despite having been a member for over 20 years; Squadron 313 had never organised the Meet before. Between 5 and 14 October 2010, various mission profiles were executed. These included: Quick […]
International Airshow- Kecskemet AB- August 2010
report by: Thierry Letellier The International Air and Military show took place on the 7th and 8th August 2010 in Kecskemet Air base, about 120 km south east of Budapest; the Hungarian capital. The commemoration off 100 years of Hungarian military aviation and 100 years of Hungarian powered aviation made the convenient occasion the […]
GARUDA 2010 ORANGE and ISTRES
report by : Thierry LETELLIER The first Garuda exercise between the French and Indian Air Forces took place in February 2003 at Gwalior, when the Armee de L’Air sent their Dassault Mirage 2000’s to India. Then the Indians came in 2005 already in Istres Air base , for their first time in a foreign […]
RED FLAG 2010 Nellis AFB
report by: Thierry Letellier Red Flag was Created in 1975 as a response to poor fighter pilot performance during the Vietnam War in comparisons to prior conflicts, Red Flag provides the Air Force with a training program designed to give pilots real world experience in air to air combat, ground attack, electronic warfare and […]