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Air Intel
The latest developments in world military aviation news from Tom Kaminski - PLUS! Special reports on the Royal Moroccan AF and the FIDAE show in Chile

Front Line
NEW FEATURE!
Robert F. Dorr looks behind the military aviation headlines in this new monthly column

'Moonlighters' over Iraq
The ongoing conflict in Iraq has forced the development of new tactics and hastened the employment of new equipment. David Axe visited US Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet unit VMFA(AW)-332 'Moonlighters' at AI Asad in western Iraq to discover how the traditional role of this unit has changed

Sharpening the Cat's Claws
Although they were on the cusp of retirement, the 22 F-14 Tomcats deployed with CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) earlier this year became the Coalition ground forces' combat aircraft of choice for force protection sorties over Iraq. Tony Holmes explains how - PLUS! Eric Tegler reports on CVW-8's homecoming at NAS Oceana

Viking Warrior
Yet another famous US Navy aircraft, the Lockheed S-3 Viking, is up for retirement following a long and varied service life. Brad Elward salutes this fine machine, which remains a highly capable asset even today

Obituaries
We pay tribute to test pilot Scott Crossfield and aviation photographer George Hall, both of whom died recently

The Super 'Flankers'
Jon Lake describes the many and varied advanced derivatives of Sukhoi's Su-27 'Flanker' family, from development through to service use - PLUS! Exclusive artworks

Area 51: The Truth
The real story of the Groom Lake base in the Nevada desert, popularly known as Area 51, is just as interesting as a lot of the fiction and speculation about what goes on there. Robert F. Dorr describes its history

Bite of the Black Widow
Operating mainly by night, the Northrop P-61 Black Widow proved to be a fearsome weapon for the US Army Air Force in the CBI (China-Burma-India) theater. First-hand accounts from Black Widow crew members help Warren E, Thompson tell the fascinating tale

Hungary gets Gripen
Zord Gabor Laszlo reports as the Hungarian AF takes delivery of its first Saab JAS39 Gripens

Typhoon Alert
The introduction of the Eurofighter Typhoon marks a huge leap forward for the Italian AF in many ways. Dr Riccardo Niccoli went behind the scenes to find out more

Rollouts
Denis J. Calvert with our monthly reviews of new military aviation-related books

American Beauty
The Lockheed Constellation and its derivatives are undoubtedly among the true legends of aviation - and their US military service is just as significant as their commercial use. Robert F. Dorr describes the various military 'Connies' used by the US Army Air Force, Air Force and Navy