Air Intel
The latest developments and world military aviation news from Tom Kaminski.

‘Silver Lobos’ Last Howl
Phodocu brings this Air Intel Special Report on the disbandment of the 20th FS Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom training unit at Holloman AFB, NM.

‘Cruzex’ Appeal
C.J. van der Ende and Rene van Woezik report on Latin American war games, as the biggest exercise in the region kicks off in style.

Flying Kiwis
Despite losing its air combat force, the Royal New Zealand AF performs many other taskings at home and abroad. Mike Jorgensen takes a look at its current strength in this unit and equipment run-down, with exclusive photography.

Polar CAP
Lucien Blok, Leonard van den Broek and Paul Mali/Four Aces Aviation Photography feature the air forces of Norway, Finland and Sweden in the harsh Arctic flying conditions.

Kiev Class
Bob Archer journeys to the new aviation museum in Kiev, Ukraine. WITH CENTRESPREAD ARTWORK

Vipers over Venice
Giampaolo Agostinelli provides air-to-airs of F-16s like you’ve never seen before!

EXCLUSIVE! Desert Warriors
Combat Aircraft was privileged to visit the Royal Bahraini AF for a world exclusive insight into this small but powerful nation. With story and photos by Richard Cooper, this article details how a number of US Instructor Pilots are instrumental in the Fighter Wing’s operation, with fast air-to-air photography provided by Alexander van de Haar.

Behind Enemy Lines
French AF Combat Search and Rescue has come of age, as Henri-Pierre Grolleau found out.

Sharpening the Talon
Greg L. Davis takes you inside the cockpit of the USAF’s improved T-38Cs of the 50th FTS, the unit that led the Talon revolution! WITH CUTAWAY

Caucasus Warriors
Much of the Georgian AF’s operations remain shrouded in mystery. In this rare photo-feature, by Marcus Fulber, we gain special access to some of its bases and take a look at its development.

Factory Fresh
As a follow-up to the Georgian AF feature, Marcus Fulber goes inside Tbilisi’s famous aircraft manufacturing and maintenance plant.

Hueys in ‘Nam
The Vietnam conflict really proved the worth of the helicopter in modern warfare, and the US Army’s Bell UH-1 Iroquois in particular. Nowhere was it employed more vitally than in the Battle of la Drang Valley, where the Huey and its heroic crews turned the tide, as relayed by Robert F. Dorr.

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