French Foreign Legion paradrop over Timbuktu, Mali. As seen from a drone.
The following video shows a French Foreign Legion (2e régiment étranger de parachutistes – 2eREP) paradrop into Timbuktu, Mali, from a C-160 Transal airlifter of the French Air Force. It was taken on...
View ArticleMali Air War update
Not much media footage is coming out of Mali and the only means to get interesting updates about what is going in West Africa is through the images and videos released by the French Armed [...]
View ArticleFrench Air War in Mali: some stunning air-to-air pictures
In Mali, French are not only fighting. They are also doing stunning pictures. The following ones, taken from a C-135FR tanker, show a Mirage F1CR armed with four MK82 and a two-seat Rafale Air carrying...
View ArticleThe taking of Tessalit airfield in Mali: air assault as seen from the camera...
Early in the morning of Feb. 08, the French special forces parachuted into Tessalit, located about 30 miles from the Algerian border, in northern Mali. Tessalit represents the northernmost location...
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Mali Air War: Aerial Refueling Operations
Although it’s in French language, the following video released by the French MoD is quite interesting as it shows the FAF C-135FR refueling ops from N’Djamena, Chad. The French tanker are quite similar...
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[Photo] French Tigre attack helicopter supports armored column in Mali flying...
The following image shows a French Army Tigre helicopter supporting an armored column on its way to Tessalit, the northernmost location reached so far by the French troops involved in Operation Serval....
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These are the lessons the French have learnt from the Mali Air War, so far
Although the military campaign in Mali is still in progress, we can already draw some of the lessons the French Armed Force may have learned from this low intensity air war. 1) The need for [...]
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[Video] French Air Force Mirage F1 air-to-air firing campaign
The following cool video shows the Mirage F1 jets of the Escadron de Reconnaissance 2/33 “Savoie” of the French Air Force from Mont-de-Marsan involved in their last air-to-air firing campaign from...
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[Video] U.S. tanker refuels French Rafale combat planes over Mali
Among the (known) U.S. assets supporting the French Air War in Mali, there are some 100th ARW’s KC-135 from RAF Mildenhall (operating from Moron airbase, in Spain). The following video brings you on...
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Mali Air War: inside a Harfang drone ground control station
The Harfang is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) system that undertakes ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) missions in support of Operation Serval in Mali....
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[Photo] French Atlantique maritime patrol aircraft sporting Laser Guided Bomb...
The following images were taken at RAF Lossiemouth by The Aviationist’s contributor Alessandro Fucito, during the recent Exercise Joint Warrior 2013. They show one of the two French Atlantique II...
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[Video] Extreme low altitude flight over Mali aboard French Special Forces...
Enjoy the view from inside the cabin of a Cougar helicopter, sitting next to the gunner, on an extreme low altitude mission over Mali. Four Cougar helicopters along with three Tigre attack choppers of...
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Under Enemy Fire: New exclusive video from attack helicopter shows how Mali...
Launched on Jan. 11, 2013, at the request of the Malian authorities and the United Nations, the French operation in Mali kicked off with a raid performed by attack helicopters to stop the progression...
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Airbus A400M tactical airlifter makes combat debut in Mali
Released by the Armée de l’Air (French Air Force) these images show the Airbus A400M Atlas tactical airlifter during its first combat sortie in support to Operation Serval in Mali. The Atlas “F-RBAB”...
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Thirteen French Soldiers killed in the Collision Of Two Military Helicopters...
The helicopters were flying at low altitude on their way to extract a special operations team. The French Armed Forces confirmed today the crash of two helicopters the evening of November 25, 2019 in...
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