July 2011
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RAF Tornado Squadrons Retire – Goodbye to 13 & 14
AFM reports from RAF Marham and RAF Lossiemouth as two Tornado GR4 squadrons disappear from the record book.
RAF Fast Jets in Libya – Sustainable?
Andrew Brookes examines the issues faced by the RAF is supporting two overseas detachments simultaneously.
UH-72A Lakota in Europe
Kim Otten and Wim Das find out how Eurocopter’s UH-72A is being integrated into the US Army in Europe.
JF-17 – Thunder from the East
Alan Warnes takes a close look at this Chinese/Pakistan fighter in a 24-page special feature.
Feedback
Views from the AFM readership.
American Muscle in India: the Super Hercules
Guy Martin looks at the latest customer to receive the C-130J.
India Goes ‘Next-Gen’
Sahail Ashraf reports on HAL’s Tejas LCA programme, set to shape the country’s military industry.
United States Air Force AWACS at a Crossroads
Robert F Dorr brings us up to date on the USAF’s Boeing E-3 Sentry.
From Siberia with Love
Alexander Mladenov is one of the first non-Russian journalists to go behind the scenes at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant.
Netherlands – Military Cuts and Consequences
In an exclusive for AFM, Kees van der Mark looks at how the recent Dutch defence cuts will impact the air force.
Russian Rotary Night Hunter
The Mi-28N is described by Alexander Mladenov.
Programme Future Brize
Derek Bower visited RAF Brize Norton to see how the base is being prepared to become the RAF’s transport hub.
Attrition
AFM’s Dave Allport reports on the world’s latest military aviation accidents.
Tailpiece – Eyes of the Tiger
Looking ahead to next month’s Tiger Meet report.
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