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01/06/2026

The Turkish Air Force has scheduled no less than two spotter days for the Anatolian Eagle exercise, and naturally, 4Aviation will be there.

We are closing bookings for this tour this coming Wednesday, so if you still want to join, please click on the link below. Everyone is welcome.

The Turks have told us that the air forces of Azerbaijan (likely Su-25s), Egypt (type unknown, but likely F-16), Hungary (Gripen), and Pakistan (type unknown, but likely F-16 or JF-17) will be present. We have added a few sample pictures.

https://www.4aviation.nl/tours/tour-turkiye-2026/

31/05/2026

El Alamein International Airshow 2026 stands as a unified international platform backed by strategic governmental and national entities shaping the future of regional and global industry engagement.

Proudly supported by the national institutions driving Egypt’s leadership across aviation, aerospace, defence, and space.

Egyptian Ministry of Defence
Egyptian Air Force
Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation
Egyptian Space Agency

📩 [email protected]
📅 8–10 September 2026

🌐 https://www.egypt-air-show.com/

31/05/2026

We have finished the report of our recent Japan fighter tour, during which we traveled from Okinawa to Hokkaido and visited many airfields. This is illustrated with over 130 photos. Enjoy reading.

The 4Aviation Japan Fighter Tour is an intensive tour during which all fighter bases are visited over more than two weeks, most for two days to maximize the chance of achieving a good score with the based aircraft. This edition was no different; we experienced both good and bad days, but everyone re...

28/05/2026

Join us to Türkiye for Anatolian Eagle. We believe the exercise needs little introduction, and the same applies to the quality of the spotters days. Two spotters days are planned for this year, on Monday 29 June and Tuesday 30 June 2026.
https://www.4aviation.nl/tours/tour-turkiye-2026/

27/05/2026

All booking details for our 4th visit to the African Aerospace & Defence (AAD) event at Waterkloof have been published on our website. Feel free to join us to this very interesting destination!
https://www.4aviation.nl/tours/tour-south-africa-2026/

27/05/2026

25/05/2026

With the weather in the Netherlands being so great, it's time to share this one again! Feel free to share your attempt on identifying all of the types.

23/05/2026

On the final operational day of the Japan fighter tour, there was once again plenty of variety on Misawa. The wind was coming from a different direction than the day before, so there were new opportunities for different photos. As a bonus, an F-15 from Chitose and an F-16 from Osan also briefly passed by.

23/05/2026

So, RIAT cancelled. Time to have a look at other options. We've got you covered! Showing just a couple here;

* Spain - RAFL26 - in June
* Türkiye - Anatolian Eagle - in June/July
* Australia - Pitch Black - in July
* USA - Oshkosh - in July
* Romania - BIAS - in August

Many more available via https://www.4aviation.nl/tours-overview/

22/05/2026

On Monday, we returned to Misawa and had a great day with a nice variety. We were pleasantly surprised to also see a few WW F-16s; most were on deployment in the Middle East or had already left awaiting the F-35. At the end of the day, things got a bit tense when we encountered a major earthquake and the risk of a tsunami near Hachinohe. However, we handled it smoothly together, and everyone was completely fine.