Swiss Air Force patrols Davos summit in dreadful conditions The Swiss Air Force has been central to the Air Policing mission for the current World Economic Forum summit in Davos. This exclusive set of images from Rich Cooper shows Swiss…

First aircraft delivered from the USA The first four of 20 Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos for the Afghan Air Force were delivered on January 15. The US Air Force’s 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB, is training the initial cadre…

Reports suggest Republic of China Air Force has looked at a VSTOL requirement Reports from the US suggest that Taiwan may be given the opportunity to purchase US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier IIs as they are retired. It is thought…

F-15C Eagle’s finest hour F-15C FROM THE COCKPIT In our March issue, in production as the 25th Anniversary of the beginning of Operation Desert Storm’ is marked, Warren Thompson provides a fascinating look back at some of the F-15C ‘kills’…

The de Havilland DH.104 Dove and Devon collection is now available from Just Flight. The DH.104 Dove and Devon collection for FSX and P3D features the Dove short haul airliner and the Devon military variant of de Havilland’s highly successful…

‘The F-35B’s ability to conduct operations from expeditionary airstrips or sea-based carriers provides our nation with its first fifth-generation strike fighter, which will transform the way we fight and win’ Gen Joseph Dunford On the last day of July last…

End of US Navy S-3 Viking operations The US Navy has marked the final operations with the Lockheed S-3 Viking. Despite being decommissioned from Navy service in 2009, three S-3Bs continued operations with VX-30 ‘Bloodhounds’ at NBVC Point Mugu. The…

CA compares the AT-6 with the Super Tucano In the February issue of Combat Aircraft – now on sale – we compare the light attack Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine and the Embraer S-29 Super Tucano. Though Embraer claims that its A-29…

Last deep maintenance for EA-6B as drawdown continues The US Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) at Jacksonville, FL, held a ceremony on December 17 to honor the workers of the EA-6B line as the last Prowler nears completion. The…

CA’s special correspondant shares his best shots from the past year Light is everything. Whether there’s none of it, streams of it, a pinpoint, the last rays or artificial swathes. When shooting military aircraft in action, there’s only so much…