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Aviation Press Limited, established in 2011, is a company specialising in military aviation photography and reporting. Its photographers and journalists, with over a 100 years of military aviation experience between them, have had hundreds of photographs and articles published. This website showcases some of that work.Latest Posts
Aero India 2025
Author & Photography: Ian FrenchAero India is a biennial aviation exhibition and air show held at the Yelahanka Air Station at Bengaluru, India. The first edition was held in 1996 and the 2025 edition was the 15th.Aviation Press would like to thank 4Aviation for their...
Base Aérea de Manaus – Força Aérea Brasileira
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraBase Aérea de Manaus (BAMN) was established in 1970 and was a shared facility with the civilian Ponta Pelada Airport. In 1976 the new Eduardo Gomes International Airport opened and all civilian...
Base Aérea de Porto Velho – Força Aérea Brasileira
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraBase Aérea de Porto Velho (BAPV) was commissioned in 1984 and shares its facilities with the civil Gov. Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport. It was built in just 13 months.The civilian...
Base Aérea de Boa Vista – Força Aérea Brasileira
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraBase Aérea de Boa Vista (BABV) was commissioned in 1984 and shares its facilities with the civil Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport.The civilian airport, which was opened in 1973, was named...
Base Aérea de Belém – Força Aérea Brasileira
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraBase Aérea de Belém (BABE) was established in 1944 and is a shared facility with Val-de-Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport.Belém, along with other airports along the north east coast of...
CRUZEX 2024
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraThe Cruzeiro do Sul Exercise (CRUZEX) is the largest exercise in South America and attracts participants from all over the continent as well as the USA. The exercise was first held in 2002 and 2024's...
Base Aérea de Natal – Força Aérea Brasileira
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraBase Aérea de Natal (BANT) was originally called Parnamirim Airport and was a significantly strategic base during World War II for missions to West Africa.BANT was used by the Brazilian Air Force, US...
Brigata Sostegno Aviazione dell’Esercito Italiano – Italian Army Aviation Support Brigade
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian FrenchThe Brigata Sostegno Aviazione dell’Esercito reports to the Comando Aviazione dell-Esercito and consists of four regiments which have existed for many many years. The regiments all have/had their own aircraft/helicopters which...