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F-35B arrives at Patuxent River ? Huge RAF cutbacks likely ? Airbus A400M close to first flight ? MV-22 Ospreys deploy to Afghanistan

PLUS! A special report on the RAF deployment of Merlin helicopters to Afghanistan

FIRST REPORT: Dubai Air Show

Front Line
Our hard-hitting regular column by Robert F. Dorr

Talon turns 50
The USAF T-38 Talon trainer marked its 50th anniversary in 2009. Jamie Hunter joined the 435th FTS at Randolph AFB to see the aging Talon in action and look at the new program that will ultimately see it replaced in service

Greek SAM-busters
Illustrated with some of the finest ground photography ever used in this magazine, Ioannis Lekkas details the work of the Hellenic AF?s SEAD F-16 Squadrons

Falcon Air Meet 2009
An exclusive photo feature from world-renowned camera ace Katsuhiko Tokunaga covering the Falcon Air Meet in Jordan

WORLD EXCLUSIVE
46 Tornado GR4 in Afghanistan
Jamie Hunter captured the first ever air-to-air images of the RAF Tornado GR4s with new external stores fits for their new Afghanistan mission. Combat Aircraft reports from No 31 Squadron as they prepared to deploy to Kandahar

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