May 9, 2024 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Jackie Rodgers 1° Reggimento Aviazione dell’Esercito “Antares” at Viterbo 1° Reggimento was originally formed in 1976 with 11 Gruppo and 51 Gruppo. 28 Gruppo which was originally independent was added in 2013. 11°...
Apr 30, 2024 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French & Brian Rodgers Photography: Ian French The organisation and role of Italian Army Aviation has undergone significant and frequent radical changes over its life making a thorough, succinct and coherent history rather challenging. The Army...
Mar 17, 2024 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French, USMC, Royal Norwegian Air Force & Swedish Air Force Nordic Response was originally a Norwegian exercise called Cold Response, which took place every two years. With the expansion of NATO to include Finland and Sweden,...
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...