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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Air-to-air refuelling - A spectacular photo captures two F-35s refuelling in mid-air with a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker.
Meet Portugal's pilot trainers - The Portuguese Air Force's 101 Squadron has been teaching the 'art of flying' for more than 30 years. Jorge Ruivo meets the crew.
What now for Leonardo? - Nick Whitney, managing director of Leonardo Helicopters, speaks to Alan Warnes about his 'three key pillars' that will keep the UK's last helicopter manufacturing facility in fine fettle.
Force Report: Czech Air Force - This former Eastern-bloc country celebrates 21 years as an active NATO member, flying as far as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Discover how 14 Gripens are responsible for its 'muscle-flexing'.
RNLAF 298 Squadron: 75 years of 'Grizzly' action - Maikel de Vaan explores the history of the Royal Netherlands Air Force's 298 helicopter Squadron, call sign Grizzly.
A Phenix rises to the Covid challenge - This year, the French Air Force's first Airbus A330 Phenix, equipped with 'Morphee' medical pods, joined the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Frederic Lert details its life-saving operations.
Who Dares Flies - The UK Special Forces aviation units have been at the centre of British military operations for the past 30 years. Tim Ripley peels back the veil of secrecy surrounding their covert missions.
Attrition - Dave Allport details the world's most recent military aviation accidents.
AMXA-1: Brazil's light attack fighters - The Brazilian Air Force's fighter remains indispensable after 30 years of service, as Joao Paulo Moralez and Santiago Rivas report.
Coming up - See what's on the horizon for AFM next month.
Intel Report: Ireland - Will the Irish Defence Forces invest in the Gripen to patrol its borders and airspace?
NEWS - The best of the world's military aviation news, delivered region by region:
Headlines
United Kingdom
Continental Europe
North America
Russia & CIS
Middle East
Latin America
Africa
Asia Pacific
Australasia
The ultimate weapon - Welcome to our insightful 27-page Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Special section:
F-35 European deployments - Currently, four European countries are home to Lightning Ils. AFM plots the locality of these awesome aircraft in the UK, Norway, Italy and the Netherlands.
F-35 deployments around the globe - AFM pinpoints current US Foreign Military Sales of the F-35 around the world, including acquisitions by Australia, Israel, Japan, South Korea and Singapore.
What's it like to fly the Lightning II? - A pilot's view Rob Coppinger interviews pilot-instructor Justin 'Hasard' Lee at Luke Air Force Base, in Arizona, about the F-35's ability to deliver an unprecedented battlespace overview, and how it differs from the F-16.
Leader of the pack - By providing its pilot with unparallelled situational awareness, the F-35 is the most connected fighter ever. Rob Coppinger explains
F-35 photo gallery - Amazing Lightning II images from top US and UK photographers.
Lightning-speed weapons - The F-35 could one day have directed-energy armaments. Its complement of munitions is to include a 50-kiloton nuclear weapon.
No Turkish delight - Turkey's plan to buy F-35s was shot down by a Russian missile system. Here's why...
F-35 US deployments - The US is home to the largest contingent of F-35s in the world. AFM plots a map of North American states where the F-35 is employed by the USAF, USMC and US Navy.
Cover: This month's sensational cover shot aerial photo - This F-35A Lightning II is the flagship aircraft for the 62nd Fighter Squadron based at Luke AFB, Arizona and here it's pulling to the vertical high over the Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR) in Southern Arizona. Jim shot this from the cockpit of an F-16D using his Canon EOS-1DX with a 2.8 24-70 lens.
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