February 2010

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News

All the world’s military aviation news, by region

Headlines
United Kingdom
Europe
North America
Latin America
Middle East
Africa
Asia Pacific-LIMA 2009
Australasia

Searching for Clues!
Jon Lake explains the changing role of the RAF’s tactical reconnaissance assets.

Exercise: Firing Patriots in Greece
Kees van der Mark reports from Crete on the RNLAF air and missile defence exercise SPOW 2009.

Force Report: Royal Bahraini Air Force
AFM editor Alan Warnes examines this formidable air arm, and witnesses current operations.

Spanish National Day Flypast
Roberto Yáñez and Alex Rodríguez report on Spain’s annual flypast held on October 12.


Nocturnal NSAWC
Ted Carlson provides some stunning images of nocturnal operations of this elite unit.

Goshawk Carrier Quals
Derek Bower embarks aboard USS Harry S Truman to witness the grading.

Mission: Killing Hinds
Brgadier-General (Retd) Dick Lord, South African Air Force, recalls the role of the Aeromacchi Impalas and how they downed Angolan Hinds.

Survey: Austria
George Mader explains the problems facing Austria’s air arms.

Attrition
AFM’s Dave Allport reports on the world’s military aviation accidents.

New Generation Erieye
Serving Swedish Air Force Officers Maj Henric Svensson and Capt Thomas Petterson explain the workings of their new upgraded AEW Erieye.

Just a nice pic...
A Tornado GR4 departs RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire just before Christmas.

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