Combat Aircraft Monthly - March 2010

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Aviacom
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Combat Aircraft Monthly - March 2010

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Hi everyone - here's what featured in the new issue of Combat Aircraft.

World News
Haiti humanitarian effort • F-35B begins STOVL trials • ASSTA2 Tornado trials • First Canadian CC-130J • Air war in Yemen • PAK-FA trials

PLUS! A special report on F-35 cost concerns by Robert Hewson

Front Line
Our hard-hitting regular column by Robert F. Dorr

Montana’s Vigilantes
The Montana Air National Guard at Great Falls International Airport has swapped its F-16s for F-15Cs. Ted Carlson visits the unit and looks at the new mission, as well as getting amongst the action for some incredible photographs

Defense policy as determined by the tabloids?
Jon Lake argues that recent UK defense policy decisions are geared towards ‘lowest common denominator’ public opinion, rather than meeting the actual requirements of the country

Desert Prowler?
After Combat Aircraft Monthly revealed incredible new images of the RQ-170 Sentinel last month, Jamie Hunter assesses the current status of the USAF’s stealthy unmanned air systems

Bloodhounds
As one of the US Navy’s most versatile test squadrons, VX-30 at Point Mugu is again re-inventing itself to take on new aircraft to meet a diverse role. Jamie Hunter reports on the unit’s latest activities

Red Devils
Having completed a successful detachment to Afghanistan, the Italian AF Tornado IDS fleet is also undergoing a comprehensive upgrade effort, as Luigino Caliaro describes

Serbian Air Power
Igor Salinger reveals the latest status of the Serbian AF and interviews its commander-in-chief

Sabres, Spads and Thuds
In the latest of our historic combat stories, Robert F. Dorr talks to Charles C. Vasiliadis about his fascinating USAF front-line career

Defending the Capital
The US Coast Guard operates a little-known but highly-important intercept mission around Washington with its H-65 Dolphin helicopters, as Tom Kaminski discovers

Crewroom
Our new interactive feature with product reviews and competitions

Chile’s fighter force
Cees-Jan van der Ende and Marcel Bos take to the skies over the Atacama desert and brief us on the Chilean AF’s increasingly potent front-line fighter capability.

PLUS!!!
FREE AFGHANISTAN AIR OPERATIONS 16-PAGE SUPPLEMENT

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Got mine last night from Manchester Trafford, fantastic magazine, loving the supplement! :smile:

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