March 23, 2012 at 9:55 am

Featuring:
YEAR OF RAFALE?
Could 2012 prove that the Dassault Rafale is the world’s most wanted fighter? Jon Lake reports.
SLIM & SLENDER
Mark Broadbent analyses the narrowbody airliner market

MILITARY SPACEPLANES
Clive Simpson explains the US Air Force X-37 space plane programme and its secret 12-month mission.
PAK FA
Piotr Butowski provides the latest news on the Russian PAK FA fighter.
LIFELINE TO THE SOUTH SEA
Andreas Spaeth examines Air Tahiti’s unique operation in French Polynesia.

FORWARD PRESENCE
The power and flexibility of an Amphibious Readiness Group onboard the USS Bataan.
and much more!
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