AirForces Monthly August issue – OUT NOW

Featuring:

Force Report: People’s Liberation Army Force
China is strengthening its military forces – and has the money to do so. Dr Dave Sloggett and AFM’s Jerry Gunner analyse the People’s Liberation Army Air Force and why it has taken the path it is following.

Ready to Swing!
In the first of a two-part feature, Jon Lake assesses the Eurofighter Typhoon Phase 1 Enhancement programme and what it will mean for the Royal Air Force.

A Grizzly Predator
Ted Carlson/Fotodynamics.com describes how the future is changing the Air National Guard’s traditional role.

Retro Revenge
Hawker Hunter Aviation is leading the way in operating civilian jet fighters to train the crews of Royal Navy Destroyers. Glenn Sands found out how they do it.

Tornado Turns 30
Tim Ripley compares the Tornado GR4 of today with the early version of the famous aircraft which entered RAF service 30 years ago.

The Poseidon Venture
The US Navy is acquiring 117 jet-powered aircraft – Boeing P-8A Poseidons – to replace its tired Lockheed P-3 Orion fleet of submarine hunter-killers. Blair Watson assesses the programme as it nears service entry.

Follow-On Flanker
Douglas Barrie profiles the Russian Air Force’s future fighter, designed to take on the F-22A Raptor.

Gator – Hatching in Russia’s Far East
Alexander Mladenov got the rare opportunity to visit the Arsenyev Aviation Company Progress and saw the Kamov Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter being built.

and much more!

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