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SPECIAL REPORT: CRISIS CARRIER - Jon Lake explains how an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on board the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt led to the ship coming off patrol, the controversial sacking of its captain, and the resignation of the acting secretary of the US Navy
READY ROOM - Rick Burgess explains the detail behind the headlines as the US Marine Corps evaluates organizational changes
THE FUTURE OF ARMY ASSAULT - As the US Army prepares for the mass recapitalization of its aviation assets, Khalem Chapman examines the FLRAA program, which will provide the service's nextgeneration medium-lift helicopter
FARA FACE-OFF - Tom Kaminski evaluates the US Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft
DRAGONS OVER THE CARIBBEAN - Erwan de Cherisey meets Colombia's A-37 'Dragons', which have proven their worth on many occasions over an incredible 40-year history
SOUTHERN DEFENDERS - Giovanni Colla enjoys exclusive access to one of the most important strategic hubs of the Italian Air Force — Trapani air base. Home of the 37° Stormo and of the 18°Gruppo equipped with Eurofighter F-2000s, this base is playing a key role in safeguarding the Mediterranean
LIGHTNING: A NEW STORM COMING? - The F-35 Lightning II program is gathering pace on a global scale, but will the COVID-19 pandemic force lower operating costs for nations in financial peril? Jamie Hunter evaluates the current status of the world's most costly military program
SWEDISH ROAD TRIP - Sweden has taken a very different stance when it comes to the global coronavirus pandemic and in April the Swedish Air Force participated in a road operations exercise to demonstrate how it can maintain readiness even in times of great stress, as Jerry Gunner reveals
RED TAILS OVER ALABAMA - While Vermont became the first Air National Guard unit to receive the F-35, Alabama is gearing up to be the second. Dick Weis and Hans Drost visit the 187th Fighter Wing at Dannelly Field that will receive Lightning Ils in 2024 as it adds another chapter to the proud history of the'Red Tail Heritage'of the 'Tuskegee Airmen'
RUSSIAN AEROSPACE COLLAPSE - Piotr Butowski explains how the Russian aviation industry had fallen into crisis, even before the coronavirus hit, with production rates declining significantly over recent years
LIGHTNING DEMO - Rob van Disseldorp meets Capt Kristin 'BEO'Wolfe, the 2020 US Air Force F-35A demonstration team pilot
'VIPERS' ON PATROL - The Belgian Air Component completed the latest Baltic Air Policing detachment in April, the latter portion of which was conducted under new regulations bought about by the coronavirus pandemic, as Jos Schoofs discovered
BACKING BRONCOS - Blue Air Training is one of an expanding number of contractor air support companies in the US that are helping the military with its readiness requirements. Combat Aircraft Journal meets the company during operations at Yuma, Arizona, as it rolled out its new OV-10 Broncos, with photos by Keith Chariot
TIGERSHARK - Jon Lake looks at a fighter that recordsetting flying ace Brig Gen Chuck Yeager described as'magnificent', but one that was controversially canceled — the F-20 Tigershark
CUTTING EDGE - David Axe's column looking at the latest technological developments in military aerospace
FLASHBACK - Combat Aircraft Journal's trip down memory lane, this month it's a Canadian CF-5 Freedom Fighter
HYPER'HIND' - PART 2 - The 1970s-vintage'Hind'is one of the most widely used rotary-wing gunships of all time. Alexander Mladenov presents the second part of his analysis of this rugged and fearsome attack helicopter's ultimate configuration — the Mi-35M
END OF THE ROAD FOR THE RECCE 'RHINOS' - The Japan Air Self-Defense Force marked the end of the road for its RF-4 Phantom Ils in March, a landmark in the gradual retirement of the mighty'Rhino'in air forces around the world as Thomas Newdick reports