AirForces Monthly November Issue – OUT NOW

RAF at the Sharp End Special

Combat ISTAR in Afghanistan
Alan Warnes reviews the role of Combat ISTAR in Afghanistan.

1 Group, RAF
Alan Warnes travels to RAF High Wycombe to interview Air Vice Marshal Greg Bagwell, AOC 1 Group on how operational commitments are shaping the RAF’s future.

2 Group, RAF
AVM Stephen J Hillier talks to AFM about the challenges he and 2 Group face.

Typhoon Country!
A double-page helping of Typhoon flying operations at RAF Coningsby

PLUS!

Aircraft Profile: SAAB 105
Although not as well know as the Viggen or Draken, the SAAB 105 has outlasted them both in operational service. Jan Jorgensen looks at this remarkable jet trainer.

Thai Gripens get ready…
Analayo Korsakul and Sukasom Hiranphan provide an overview of the Royal Thai Air Force

Apaches in Arms
Greg L Davis accompanies AH-64 Apache aircrews from the US Army and United Arab Emirates during a training exercise.

Exercise report: Maple Magic
AFM’s Glenn Sands travels to Cold Lake, Canada, to report on this year’s Maple Flag exercise held over the vast weapons range in Alberta.

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