Category: military aviation report

Report by: Rohani Tanasal and Thierry Letellier   The Dubai Air Show is one of the world’s largest and most successful trade shows, with 1,103 exhibitors, 66,346 trade visitors, and $37.2 billion in orders logged in 2015. This year in 2017, those numbers are expected to grow, with over 1,200 exhibitors and 72,500 trade visitors […]

report by: Danny BONNY   During the first half of november 2017, Ovda Airbase hosted the third edition of the biennial multinational military exercise Blue Flag 2017. Ovda was chosen as the base for the Blue Flag series of exercises due to is its excellent facilities, some purpose built, for all the visiting units and […]

report by: René Vallée   As LGen Michael Hood, commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, took to the podium to address the Bisons–members of 429 Transport Squadron–on parade, aircraft engines roared outside the hangar. That’s the nature of the business at 8 Wing Trenton, Ont. On Nov. 7, 2017, 429 Squadron, one of the […]

Report by: Danny Bonny & Thierry Letellier   Seoul Air Base is located in Seongnam city, right below Seoul.The USAF designated the base at K-16 during the Korean War.The base is home to the ROKAF 15th Composite Wing.The US Army’s 2nd Battalion (Assault), 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division operating Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawks is based […]

report by: Mike Danks   AXALP is a unique and exhilarating experience for all who climb up to one of the viewing points, whether the official points or on the opposite of the valley on top of the Wildgarst mountains. Global Air Power attended the two official days of the exercise on the Wednesday 11th  […]

report by Danny Bonny & Thierry Letellier   London International Airport [ CYXU ]is located on the east boundary of the city of London, Ontario, Canada at 1750 Crumlin Road. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada.The main runway (’15/33′) is 8800 feet long and 200 feet wide. This makes […]

report by: Harry Morrow  &  Thierry Letellier   Naval Air Station Oceana or NAS Oceana is a military airport located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is a United States Navy Master Jet Base. The base was named as Apollo Soucek Field, after Lieutenant (later Admiral) Apollo Soucek, a Navy Test Pilot who set the global […]

report by: Anthony Dufour   The International Sanicole Airshow (ISA) is the only civil airshow in Belgium which is organized annually. It all started with a very small “festival of stuntmen” in the mid-70s. Back then several thousand spectators enjoyed the show. During the 80s the show grew into a true international airshow with participants […]

report by : René Vallée   The Westfield-Barnes Airshow was held on the 12-13 of august 2017, celebrating a century of American airpower and the U.S Air Force’s 70th anniversary. The 104th Fighter Wing’s 131st Fighter Squadron of the MA Air National Guard also celebrated its 70th anniversary this year. Organized at Barnes Airport from […]

report by: Thierry letellier   Proclaimed the United States Air National Guard’s largest air-to-air exercise, Sentry Eagle 2017 took place in late July at Klamath Falls’ Kingsley Field. Hosted by the resident Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing (FW), the 16th edition of Sentry Eagle brought together Air National Guard (ANG) units from across […]