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EATURES F-22A Raptor In AFMa€ s second aircraft profile, Tom Kaminski examines the US Air Forcea€ s first stealth fighter. Being Vigilant in Notts. Gliders and sailplanes are among the most numerous types in the Royal Air Forcea€ s inventory. AFMa€ s Jerry Gunner went to RAF Syerston to find out why. RAPTOR a€ Bringing home the goods Peter R Foster and AFM look at the history and future of the RAFa€ s main reconnaissance tool, the RAPTOR pod, carried by the Tornado GR4. Lightning II: No Shocks Now? Andrew Brookes reviews the F-35 programme as a crucial year approaches with US defence cuts looming. Time for T-X Now that the US Air Force has released key performance parameters for its required advanced jet trainer, Ben Montgomery looks at the forcea€ s T-X project. Hips in a hurry Dr Jakub Fojtik describes a project for training Afghan and US helicopter crews on Mi-17 helicopters at Pardubice in the Czech Republic. Armoured Workhorse Alexander Mladenov assesses the latest developments in the Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot programme. Switzerland Meets the Gripen AFM reviews Switzerlanda€ s Northrop F-5 Tiger replacement programme. Leadera€ s legacy Georg Mader spoke to the Swiss Air Force commander, Lt Gen Markus Gygax shortly before he was due to leave office. NEWS Headlines UK Europe North America Latin America Russia and CIS Middle East Africa Asia Pacific Australasia Regulars Editorial Attrition Contracts and Deployments US Sequestration: a€ Shooting Ourselves in the Heada€ Blair Watson considers the impact of impending sequestration of US Government finances on the defence budget, especially that of the air force. Force Report: Croatian Air Force and Air Defence. Alan Warnes visited the Mediterranean nation and tells how the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence is facing up to the 21st Century. Exercise Report: ZLOT 2012. Krzysztof Kuska visited the biggest and most important field training exercise in Polish military aviation. Exercise Report: Exercise VOLCANEX 2012. VOLCANEX was held at the disused airfield of Vouziers-SÃÃ
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