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SHARPENING THE TIGER'S CLAWS The Eurocopter Tiger may have experienced a troubled gestation, but as Vince Powell discovers, it has won accolades supporting the troops of Task Force La Fayette RAZORBACK 'HOGS' Robert F. Dorr joins the 'Razorbacks' of the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, as they and their A-10s prepare to deploy to Afghanistan this summer, with exclusive photography by James Haseltine ANATOLIAN EAGLE After marking its 10th anniversary in 2011, Turkey's exercise 'Anatolian Eagle' continues to grow in stature. This year's event was no exception, as Derek Bower reports from Konya air base GLORY DAYS: BLACKBIRD The SR-71 continues to trigger an interest that rivals anything from the realms of space travel or science fiction. Warren E. Thompson details how it carved a niche in aviation history and how its achievements may never be equalled IN THE SNIPER'S SIGHTS Operating out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 (VMFT-401) is the US Marine Corps' only adversary tactics training squadron. Neil Pearson joins the 'Snipers', with photography by Ted Carlson/Fotodynamics FUTURISTIC FREIGHTERS Rob Coppinger details how the US Air Force and Army are now planning how best to project power beyond the 2020s, and finds that the latest concepts include airships and tilt-rotors STRATEGIC STRIKERS Russia's strategic bomber force is sharpening its claws in order to retain credibility. Piotr Butowski reveals how missile trials work continues apace, and how both the Tu-95MS and Tu-160M are receiving a comprehensive upgrade CUTTING EDGE Combat Aircraft's monthly column reporting from the front line of aerospace technology, by David Axe BANGLADESH AIR POWER Rogier Westerhuis journeys to Bangladesh, a country often portrayed as one with a turbulent political climate, and finds an eager Bangladesh Air Force NEWS HEADLINE NEWS A400M is named Atlas, plus new Chinese fighter revealed? US NEWS F-35 weapons trials continue, A-10 flies on alcohol, Marine Corps outlines Osprey plans and all the latest deployment news UK NEWS Olympics air policing gets under way, Eurocopter details RAF Puma upgrade progress EUROPE NEWS Belarus' air power on display, Dutch government votes against F-35 and German helicopter special schemes WORLD NEWS Libya eyes Rafales and Typhoons, Colombian Kfirs on 'Red Flag' and Israel's new missile
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