Air Intel
The latest developments in world military aviation news from Tom Kaminski - PLUS! Special reports on the last F-14 Tomcat carrier catapult launches and the first flight of the new EA-18G Growler Front Line
Robert F Dorr looks behind the military aviation headlines in our hard-hitting monthly column Polecat breaks cover Jon Lake details (as far as is possible) Lockheed Martin's recently-unveiled high-altitude UAV demonstrator, the Polecat Piercing the Dragon's Veil
In the second part of our in-depth look at Chinese fighter aviation, John Golan examines the new J-10- the tip of China's air defense spear UNITED STATES NAVY AIR POWER UPDATE 2006
Tom Kaminski presents Combat Aircraft's indispensable and fully-updated guide to the air power of today's United States Navy • Current inventory
• Current operations
• Order of battle
• Future plans
• Carrier action
• Stunning photography
Navy Clippers
Replacing the C-9B Skytrain II as a passenger and cargo transport with the US Navy, the Boeing G40A Clipper has a lot to live up to. However, this military derivative of the Boeing 737-700 is acquitting itself very well, as Ted Carlson/Fotodynamics found out Ultimate `Fulcrum'
The advent of three-dimensional thrust vectoring has added another string to the MiG-29's bow, in the shape of so-called 'super-maneuverability'. Jon Lake describes the MiG-29M OVT demon-strator, which has been showing off its formidable capabilities in the West for the first time in 2006 Farewell, Old Timer
After more than 50 years of service, the Royal Air Force has finally retired the magnificent English Electric Canberra. Denis J. Calvert was at the ceremonies, and tells the story of the last operational variant, the photo-recce PR9 Atlantic Crossing
The trans-Atlantic aircraft ferry flights undertaken during WW2 were truly heroic endeavors, if now rather unsung. David Bowers pays tribute to these vital operations Send in the Marines
Greg L. Davis reports on the US Marine Corps' twice-yearly Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) courses - providing some of the best training around Rollouts
Denis J. Calvert with our monthly reviews of new military aviation-related books |
