report by: Thierry letellier Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies, is coordinated at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and conducted on the vast bombing and gunnery ranges of the Nevada Test and Training Range. It is one of a series of […]
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PITCH BLACK 2016 RAAF Darwin
report by Ian Moy and Thierry Letellier Exercise Pitch Black 2016 is a three week multi-national large force employment exercise conducted from RAAF Base Darwin and RAAF Base Tindal from 29 July to 19 August 2016. 115 aircraft from around the globe were travelling for the exercise including participants from Australia, Canada, France (New […]
EVREUX AB 14.07.2016 Paris Flightpass
Report by: Jacques Vincent et Thierry letellier As every year now ; i try to save some moments to catch the movements generated by the flightpass for the Paris ‘ défilé ‘ expected for the fourteen of July. The most important part of the fighters taking part, are coming from the BA-105 located at Evreux Fauville […]
BELGIAN AIR FORCE Days 2016 Florennes AB
Report by : Jacques Vincent & Thierry Letellier To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Belgian Air Force was presented an exceptional exhibition during the Belgian Air Force Days on the 25th and 26th of June at Florennes Air base in the south of Belgium. 20 years of F-16 operations. In October 2016, with the […]
KADEX 2016 Astana Kazakstan – june 2016
report by: Thierry Letellier The IV International exhibition of weapons systems and military equipment KADEX was held within the period from June 2 to June 5, 2016 in Astana city. Kazakhstan is the largest of the Central Asian states of the former Soviet Union. It is surrounded with Russia, China, and the Central Asian […]
NATO TIGER-MEET 2016 Zaragoza AB
text by Frank Boucot and pictures from Rory Kanter After a rather cheap 2015 edition, in Konya, turkey, involving only the locals and a bunch of French Rafales and polish F16s, this years Nato Tiger Meet, held in Zaragoza (Spain) from May the 16th to may the 27 th, was the biggest ever, with […]
LPLA 2016 Lajes AB Spotting may 2016
report by: Thierry letellier Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (Portuguese: Base Aérea das Lajes), officially designated Air Base No. 4 (Base Aérea Nº 4, BA4) (IATA: TER, ICAO: LPLA), is a multi-use airfield, home to the Portuguese Air Force Base Aérea N º4 and Azores Air Zone Command (Portuguese: Comando da Zona Aérea […]
FRISIAN FLAG – Leeuwarden AB – april 2016
report by : Thierry Letellier The Frisian Flag international exercise took place at Leeuwarden air between April 11th and April 22nd. As it was available for previous editions, various NATO countries took part to the event like Belgium, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Finland, Poland, Norway, United States and of course the Netherlands. The ultimate […]
DACT Gando AB 2016
report by : Frank Boucot MACOM (for MAndo Aereo de COMbate – Air Combat Command) is in charge of training, deploying and securing operational status for every units of Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire – EdA).This command organizes a yearly exercise, DACT (Dissimilar Air Combat Training) in Gando (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands). Canary […]
JASDF TSUIKI AirBase – december 2015
report by: Thierry Letellier TSUIKI Air Base was originally built in the northeast part of Fukuoka Prefecture; by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force during World War II. The airfield was attacked by USAAF Fifth Air Force B-24 Liberator and A-26 Invader bombers on 7 August 1945, largely destroying the base and incapacitating the […]