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Saudi striker The latest 'Red Flag' exercise, held at Nellis AFB in January, attracted a gaggle of Eagles, including Royal Saudi AF F-15S Strike Eagles. RAPTOR FUTURE Last December, production of the Lockheed Martin F-22 came to an end, and with it air commanders' hopes of followon orders. Jon Lake debates whether the curtain came down on the Raptor too soon, and examines future prospects for the 'silver bullet' jet in the USAF 'BONES' OVER LIBYA After a week of air operations over Libya last spring, it was decided to bring in the USAF B-1Bs. Jake Melampy details how mission planners and commanders wanted the mighty 'Bone' in action KC-130J: ITALY'S FORCE MULTIPLIER David Cenciotti flies with the Italian AF KC-130Js of 46a Brigata Aerea WILD WEST HEROES After an absence of three years, the Royal Netherlands AF's stateside F-16 pilot training effort resumed last year at Tucson International Airport. Frank Visser and Frank Cra€ bas visit the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing PUCARA - FORTRESS OF THE PAMPAS The FMA IA-58 Pucar is one of the best-known aircraft to have emerged from Latin America, gaining lasting fame during the Falklands War in 1982. Today, it remains in service in Argentina and Uruguay as Santiago Rivas reports RIDING SHOTGUN Gary Wetzel discovers how the 'Greyhawks' of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120 (VAW-120) have been the only US Navy Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) for the E-2C Hawkeye and C-2A Greyhound communities CHINOOK'S NEW LEASE OF LIFE Less than 18 months after its first flight on 9 December 2010, the first upgraded Royal Air Force Chinook HC4s should be operating at RAF Odiham, with delivery expected in early 2012 as Patrick Allen reports PHANTOM'S LAST CALL Alexander Golz brings exclusive coverage of the final Luftwaffe Phantom deployment for the Baltic Air Policing mission, together with an interview with the commodore of Jagdgeschwader 71 'Richthofen' CREWROOM Combat Aircraft's new interactive letters and feedback page CONTRASTING BOMBERS Single-role bombers are found in but a few air arms today. These bombers owe much to the tremendous maturation of technology during 1939-45. Such insights are gleaned from Ian Allan's new book 'American Bomber Aircraft Development in WW2' by Bill Norton TANKER TROJAN The KC-135 Stratotanker is one of the real unsung heroes of the US Air Force. Nearly 60 years old, these stalwarts are lynchpins in the worldwide operations of many combat air forces INCLUDES CUTAWAY DIAGRAM CUTTING EDGE Combat Aircraft's monthly column reporting from the front line of aerospace technology, by David Axe News HEADLINE NEWS India chooses Rafale for its new fighter, F-35B comes off probation US NEWS Huge cuts for the USAF, Hawker Beechcraft continues AT-6 trials and General Atomics flies second Avenger UK NEWS RAF to receive additional C-17A, plus Prince Harry graduates from Apache training course EUROPE NEWS Neuron unmanned combat air vehicle unveiled, latest German Tornado upgrade flies and Bulgaria extends 'Frogfoot' force WORLD NEWS Iran refurbishes former Iraqi MiG-29, Bahrain's International Air show and North Koran MiG-29 on show
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