April 18, 2013 at 5:09 pm
Featuring:
Aircraft Profile – Boeing F-15E
A quarter of a century after the first F-15E Strike Eagle joined the United States Air Force, David C Isby investigates how the big mud-mover has been developed and exported and what the future holds.
Force Report: South African Air Force
Alan Warnes considers how the South African Air Force has faced up to the many challenges thrown at it over the past 20 years – both military and political.

Wolfpack – Protecting the Korean Peninsula
With tensions between the two Korean nations close to breaking point, the United States’ Pacific Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing is on the front line.

Indian Jags Resurgent
Simon Watson describes how the Indian Air Force’s fleet of Jaguar strike aircraft is getting a new lease of life.
Aircraft Profile: Lockheed U-2S
Once slated for replacement by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Lockheed’s U-2 continues to defy retirement – as Michael Buckle explains.
Harvest Hawk
Neil Dunridge profiles the US Marine Corps’ latest attack version of the venerable Hercules operating in Afghanistan.
And much more!
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