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S NAVAL CARRIER AIR POWER 2014 STRIKE FROM THE SEA Despite a series of severe cutbacks, the US Navy still maintains by far the most impressive naval air arm in the world. Its most visible, and versatile, elements are the air wings that serve aboard the fleet of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Tom Kaminski and Rick Burgess present a comprehensive review of the aircraft, the air wings and the carriers of the fleet FEATURES SPECIAL REPORT: INSIDE JAPANa€ S NEW DEFENSE PLAN Kyle Mizokami evaluates Japana€ s five-year defense plan, which includes a raft of measures to bolster air power capabilities AFSOC: UNDER COVER In recent years the US Air Force Special Operation Command (AFSOC) fleet has had numerous lesser-known types added to its inventory as its missions and areas of operations have expanded. Tom Kaminski details them SPECIAL REPORT: THUNDER IN THE EMIRATES Piet Luijken joins the Pakistan Air Forcea€ s JF-17 Thunder demonstration team at Dubai Airshow, and reports on the latest developments with the type HARRIER SURVIVORS The Harrier was conceived as the worlda€ s first vertical/short take-off and landing attack aircraft. As such, its success has been without equal, and it has forged a niche role in supporting troops on the ground. Jamie Hunter examines the Harriers that remain in service around the world. NEW LIFE FOR BRAZILa€ S AMX Santiago Rivas explains how the Brazilian Air Force is progressing with the modernization of its fleet of AMX fighter-bombers FOXBAT FINALE Almost 40 tonnes of steel, aluminum, titanium and kerosene flying at close to three times the speed of sound: the mighty MiG-25 is unlikely to leave anyone who sees it unimpressed. Stefan BÃÃ
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