Chilean AF F-16C/Ds
Santiago Rivas flew in a Chilean Air Force
KC-135E and witnessed the tanker refuelling a formation of F-16C/Ds high
over the Andes.
HU-25 Guardian Retirement
The United States
Coast Guard’s HU-25 Guardian – a life-saver for 32 years – has been
retired from active service. Tom Kaminski was there to experience the
momentous occasion.
Striking Back at ISIL
As more nations join the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, Alan Warnes provides an update on current operations.
RAF Voyager
AFM’s
Glenn Sands visited RAF Brize Norton to see how AirTanker Services and
the RAF are working together on the Voyager fleet with impressive
results.
Baltic Air Policing (BAP)
Tieme Festner, a visitor to
Lithuania for 20 years, puts the Baltic Air Policing (BAP) in the
spotlight as it operates out of Šiaulial Air Base.
International SAR Meet 2014
Kees
van der Mark reports from Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands on the
international search-and-rescue (SAR) meet hosted by the soon-to-be
disbanded 303 (SAR) Squadron.
Iranian Mirages
Twenty-five
Iraqi Air Force Mirage F1s flew to Iran as the first Gulf War reached
its climax, but commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
took a further 17 years to order the aircraft back to front-line
service. Babak Taghvaee unravels the protracted story of the F1s in
Iranian hands.
Exercise Report – Serpentex 2014
Jan Kraak details changes to the French Air Force’s annual close air support exercise in South West France.
JASDF at 60
A
mass formation of more than 100 aircraft and helicopters took to the
skies above Hyakuri Air Base to mark the 60th anniversary of the
Japanese Air Self-Defense Force. Martin Fenner saw the spectacle from
the ground.
Force Report Royal Thai Army Aviation
Following
Thailand’s military coup in May 2013, Royal Thai Army Aviation is being
modernised to reverse years of stagnation, as Analayo Korsakul finds
out.
Pakistan F-16 Upgrade
Alan Warnes reports on how the
Pakistan Air Force is making its F-16 fleet 24 hour day/ night capable
with the help of Turkish Aerospace Industries.
Aircraft Profile C-5 Galaxy
The
C-5 Galaxy, known as Fat Albert in its hey-day, has supported five
decades of intercontinental airlift. As Bob Archer explains, it has not
been easy, but upgrades and modernisation will provide a new lease of
life for the jet.
Attrition
AFM’s Dave Allport reports on the world’s latest military accidents.
