AIR International August issue – OUT NOW

Featuring:
Kings and Commandos
Robert F. Dorr profiles the HC-130J and MC-130J: new generations ‘Herks’ for special operations forces.

Maximised Performance
More customers announced, more details revealed: Mark Broadbent provides an update on the Boeing 737 Max

Afghan Workhorse
For more than four decades, the Mi-8 Hiphas been the workhorse of the Afghan Air Force. Robin Polderman relates the history of the aircraft in this war-torn country.

Pashtun Jaguar
Ian Harding covers the Afghanistan pre-deployment training undertaken by the UK’s Joint Helicopter Command at the Salisbury Plain Training Area.

Fire Bomber
Roberto Yanez and Alex Rodriguez report from Torrejon on the fire-fighting role of Grupo 43, one of the most respected units in the Spanish Air Force.

STOVL Strike Force
Lon Nordeen provides a review of the US Marine Corps’ AV-8B Harrier Force.

Mongolian Airlines
MIAT Mongolian Airlines has quite bold ambitions for the coming years. Sebastian Schmitz reports.

Tupolev’s Two Zero Four
Piotr Butowski reports from Kazan, Russia, home of the KAPO plant and the Tu-204 airliner.

and much more!

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