Tony Osborne
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Tony Osborne
@Rotorfocus
European Defence Editor at Aviation Week, proud hubby to Dr Kubi, aircraft photographer (Canon user, obvs), amateur gardener and committed Remainer.
- Low-cost tactical UAVs up against high value, double-digit SAMs in a contested environment, TB2s proving themselves once again.This Post is from a suspended account. Learn more
- Finally, the US Army has selected @BellFlight’s tiltrotor V-280 #Valor as its #FLRAA platform to eventually replace the UH-60 Black Hawk. Game changing decision for the US rotorcraft industry and transformative for Bell itself…
- Is a Phantom supposed to do that?Kıbrısta felaketin eşiğinden dönüldü. Allah korusun. Çok usta bir menavra ile kurtardı #teknofest #kıbrıs #f4phantom #f4 #phantom #tuaf
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- Princess of Wales sporting air superiority grey scheme in solidarity with Eurofighter...An insightful first visit to RAF Coningsby as Royal Honorary Air Commodore.
- The RAF should never have been forced to base all of its air transport assets in a single location with a single runway. No other similar sized air force does this, not one. Time for a major rethink on the vulnerability of Brize Norton.The vandalism of RAF planes is totally unacceptable. I am really disturbed that this happened and have ordered an investigation and a review of wider security at our bases. These aircraft are used by our military personnel to support security and peace around the world. [1/2]
- Narrator: "Germany has never previously had an AEW aircraft..."🇩🇪 Germany is reportedly considering Saab’s GlobalEye as its next AEW aircraft. Source: Defense Archives
00:00 - Bayraktar TB2s got a rough ride in #Ukraine, lots of compelling footage collected in first days of the conflict, and this was drip fed over several months by #Kyiv, high loss rate in the first weeks of the conflict. #InternationalFighter
- A taster of the rather grand F-16 line-up at this year's @airtattoo which is marking 50 years of the lightweight @LockheedMartin-made fighter aircraft. #RIAT #RIAT24
