Headline News - Australia buys Super Hornet ? USAF tanker proposals submitted ? CSAR-X stalled ? A400M comes together ? E-3G Sentry flies
World News - First F-117s retired ? Rafales deployed to Afghanistan ? Embraer considers new transport ? More Merlins for RAF PLUS! Special reports on Exercise'Cold Response' (page 11) and big changes for the Arkansas ANG's 188th Fighter Wing
From the Hot Seat - In our new feature from the inside of military aviation, Alexander Golz describes the trip of a lifetime in a 'Foxbat'
Front Line - Robert F. Dorr looks behind the military aviation headlines in our hard-hitting regular column
EXCLUSIVE! - Jaguar's last roar - The shock news that the RAF was to retire its Jaguar force months earlier than planned took many by surprise, but No 6 Squadron was determined to make its last operational day one to remember. Sqn Ldr Dheeraj Bhasin describes the occasion for us in a unique personal report
Eye in the Sky - Kenneth Lafayette outlines the 30-year history of the E-3 Sentry in USAF service
'LIBERTY WINC' SPECIAL: Eagles High - In the 65th anniversary year of US Air Forces in Europe, established in 1942 as the Eighth Air Force, Jamie Hunter/Aviacom flies exclusively with the F-15s of one of USAPE's most potent units, the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath. Additional photography by the members of the Aviation Photo Club
"LIBERTY WING' SPECIAL: From Cold War to 'Desert Storm' - The illustrious history of the 48th Wing, told by Warren E.Thompson and former unit members. Including rare archive photos
Testing the Limits - Pieter M.Groenendijk and Marco Ferrageau go behind the scenes at NAS Patuxent River for this in-depth look at the US Naval Test Pilot School
Wizards of Oz - The Royal Australian AF needs to keep its F/A-18 Hornet pilots ready for the fight, and joint service exercises in Western Australia are among the means. Tony Holmes was there
The 'Hun' in combat - Warren E.Thompson talks to F-100 Super Sabre pilots from the Vietnam War about their combat experiences ? PLUS! Rare color photos
Falklands Fighters - In the 25th anniversary year of the Falklands War between the UK and Argentina, Denis J. Calvert outlines the current RAF front-line commitment to the South Atlantic islands
Products - Reviews of the latest military aviation- related flight sim add-ons and die-cast models
Books - We give our verdicts on a selection of new military aviation books

Front Cover - RAF Lakenheaih's 48th Fighter Wing is a vital part of the USAF's global operations. Flying with three Eagle units, the crews are among the 'best in the business' as Combat Aircraft reports in this special issue dedicated to the Liberty Wing.