We went for a quick catch-up… which, as usual, turned into a full-blown photographic rampage involving jets, helicopters, and a very smug Porsche. Classic us. First mistake… “Let’s just pop past that not-so-secret spot.”Second mistake… bringing cameras.Third mistake… being anywhere near historic SAAF hardware without self-control. And suddenly, boom… metal art everywhere. Spotty the Cheetah Spotty the Cheetah There she was… Spotty. A Cheetah fighter jet so gloriously loud in …
Read More » Imagine a Boeing 747 that doesn’t give a hoot about first-class champagne service, runway glamour, or Instagram engine selfies. Instead, it’s built to survive the end of the world and still organise it with a cup of lukewarm coffee in hand. This is the E-4B Nightwatch — the United States’ airborne command post for when everything else goes black. What is the Doomsday Plane? The E-4B Nightwatch is the U.S. …
Read More » January 2026 disappeared faster than a coffee break at an airshow—blink and it was gone. The year has roared into life with plenty happening across our little corner of the aviation world. But before we dive headfirst into 2026’s hottest stories, it’s only fair to glance in the rear-view mirror and see what the AviationMedia team got up to in 2025. 2025 may not have been the full-volume rock concert …
Read More » Two years ago, I was that designer… waiting to hear if a drawing born from caffeine, obsession, and far too many late nights would actually land. And it did. Not on a screen. Not on a render. But hand-painted onto the tail of an 85 Squadron Hawk Mk120 fighter trainer. Yeah. Painted. By humans. With brushes. On a jet. Fast-forward to now: the aircraft has a name… Talon! There I …
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