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"More than a Mirage: UAE combat aircraft in China" (International Institute for Strategic Studies) July 22, 2024 | Albert Vidal Ribé & Joseph Dempsey "The United Arab Emirates (#UAE) Air Force and #China's People’s Liberation Army Air Force (#PLAAF) began Falcon Shield, their second exercise in China, on 10 July 2024. ... The joint air exercise was again being held in #Xinjiang province. ... Satellite imagery ... shows that #Hotan Airport in Xinjiang is being used. ... Deployments by the UAE (present) potential information-gathering opportunities ... to Beijing. The 2023 and 2024 iterations of Falcon Shield have involved the UAE deploying at least six Dassault Mirage 2000-9DAD/EAD fighter ground-attack aircraft, supported by a single Airbus MRTT tanker/transport aircraft. Two Boeing C-17A Globemaster heavy transports were also briefly visible ... following the ... 2023 exercise, suggesting they were used for transporting supporting equipment and personnel. Falcon Shield 2024 included the addition of a temporary shelter often associated with ... #UAV operations." "The presence of the Mirage 2000s raises the issue of Chinese access to Western military-aircraft. ... This type of aircraft is also operated by the #Taiwanese air force. Familiarisation with the Mirage 2000 and its performance and capabilities, as well as the possibility of dissimilar air-combat training, would be of value to the PLAAF." "#Pakistan, China’s largest defence-export partner, now operates two front-line Chinese designs, the Chengdu JF-17 and the Chengdu J-10C. Islamabad’s airforce is a regular participant in international exercises, including Spears of Victory, held in #Saudi Arabia ... most recently (involving) #Bahrain, #France, #Greece, #Oman, #Pakistan, #Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the United Kingdom and the #US. ... Such exercises provide the opportunity for Western aircraft to be operated alongside Chinese combat aircraft." "PLAAF airborne early warning (#AEW) aircraft could be used to monitor the exercise, potentially providing further insights into the ability of Chinese AEW radar to detect the Mirage 2000. ... The seeker performance and detection range of the (Chinese) PL-10 (CH-AA-9) imaging infrared short-range air-to-air missile could be tested during any dissimilar air-to-air combat exercises." "The relationship between the UAE Air Force and the PLAAF and China’s defence aerospace sector has developed in recent years. ... Broader ties between the UAE and China have caused concern in Washington, notably over the UAE’s 2019 choice of ... Huawei to provide the country’s 5G digital-communications architecture. The decision derailed UAE–US discussions over the former’s planned acquisition of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II." "Holding a joint exercise with the PLAAF in China is a stark way of underscoring to Washington the UAE’s level of independence, but so far it is an approach very few operators of US combat aircraft have taken." #UK

90 ans. L’armée de l’air est née en 1934. L’armée de l’air a été à la hauteur de tous ses rendez vous avec l’histoire: bataille de France, 2ème guerre mondiale, guerres d’indochine et d’algérie, guerre froide, guerres du Golfe, guerres des Balkans, guerres d’Arique, guerres d’Afghanistan, guerre de Libye, guerres du Sahel, guerre du Levant. L’armée de l’air est la première engagée et souvent la dernière sur les théâtres. L’armée est devenue en 2020 l’armée de l’air et de l’espace. L’armée de l’air et de l’espace est une jeune fille de 90 ans. Avec le Roi Rafale, l’A330 Phenix et l’A400M Atlas jamais l’armée de l’air n’a été aussi puissante. L’exercice PÉGASE 24 est exceptionnel par son ampleur et son ambition. L’exercice PÉGASE 24 est l’aboutissement du savoir faire opérationnel technique et humain de 90 années d’engagement des aviateurs au service de la France. Les aviateurs sont les soldats du ciel qui mènent la bataille dans les airs et qui assurent la liberté d’action de leurs frères d’armes de la terre et de la mer. #faireface

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The Finnish Air Force retires HN-401, which a fleet leader of the F/A-18 Hornet fleet, today. The aircraft has been flown more than other F/A-18s during its 27+ years of service. The Finnish Air Force's aircraft HN-401 flew its final flight on 26.4.2024 at the Finnish Air Force Commander's media event at the Satakunta Air Wing in Pirkkala. In December 2021, the FAF took a decision to spend $9.4 billion on a deal to procure 64 F-35s from Lockheed Martin to replace the aging F/A-18 Hornets. The first jets are set to arrive in 2025 with all 64 fifth-generation jets expected to land in Finland by 2030. 🎥 Source : Finnish Air Force #aircraft #fighterjet

Dans les coulisses des bases aériennes de l'armée de l'Air et de l'Espace https://lnkd.in/dE5m4ne9

Aircraft also featured in my trip to Vietnam. Including this C-130 (not 'J'ungle), bought to this location as part of the memorial park of the Cu Chi Tunnels, north of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). The immense network of tunnels were originally started and used in the 1940s as part of the fight for independence from the French. This aircraft was left behind by the US Air Force, following the Vietnam War, it's now surrounded by trees. It's a visible reminder of a war that is still very much part of Vietnam's near past. The Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules is one of the most important aircraft in aviation history. Beginning in 1965, the C-130 Hercules with its four turbo-prop engines, and 15-ton payload, and its ability to rapidly offload palletised cargo, dominated airlift operations in Vietnam. As ground combat increased, so did airlift requirements. C-130 aircraft and crews rotated into South Vietnam every few weeks from bases in the Philippines, Taiwan, Okinawa, and Japan. 55 C-130's were lost in Vietnam, as well as millions of lives. This isn't a political post about the right and wrong of the US/Vietnam war. More of a 'note to self' that military aviation/aircraft are a real deterrent, not just a hobby to watch and admire. #AvGeek #AviationMarketing

+ 1 300 autres mercenaires russes; ▪️6 chars; ▪️56 BpLA; ▪️1 missile de croisière; ▪️1 dispositif de défense aérienne. Une partie des pertes russes pendant les derniers 24 h en 🇺🇦

Regardez la cinématique d’alignement des roues dans l’axe lors de la sortie des trains principaux.

France's Rafale fighter jet is so popular its manufacturer can't keep up France's Dassault Aviation may not be able to meet demand for its Rafale fighter jet. The Rafale has become popular with India and several Middle Eastern nations. It's a national fighter jet limited by French resources, an aviation expert argued. France's Rafale fighter has become so popular that the manufacturer may not be able to meet demand, according to a British think...