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Consultant Editor Jamie Hunter visits Eurofighter and the Luftwaffe for the first of our new features exclusive to Combat Aircraft online.

Talon turns 50

As the T-38 marks its 50th year, Combat Aircraft details this popular trainer and its current role, and looks ahead to the future and its potential replacement.(Read More)

RAFALE, AS GOOD AS ITS PRESS? OPINION

For many observers, the star of the Dubai air show was Dassault’s Rafale, coverage of which dominated the various air show daily newspapers. (Read More)

LAST HOME OF THE CORSAIRS

Araxos in Greece is the last place on the planet where you can still see venerable A-7 Corsair IIs in action. The Hellenic AF is the last operator of the charismatic ‘SLUF’, and they are still providing a key capability. (Read More)

OMANI AIR POWER

Peter R. Foster provided Combat Aircraft with an excellent overview of the Royal Air Force of Oman in its 50th year. The full version of this article appears in Combat Aircraft issue 10.3...(Read More)

Paris Air Show 2009

The first day of the 100th anniversary Paris Air Show on 15 June was a washout - the heavy clouds that hung over Le Bourget seemed indicative of the gloom that has hit the aviation industry...(Read More)

Combat Aircraft editor flies with Royal Norwegian Air Force

Combat Aircraft Editor Jamie Hunter recently flew with Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16s from 331 Skv at Bodo ...(Read More)

JAMMIN' WITH THE GROWLER

Online extract from editor Jamie Hunter's exclusive report, featured in issue 10.2. World-exclusive photos taken by Jamie Hunter. ...(Read More)

Jan 29: PAK FA flies!
Wow! It's always a memorable moment when we see a new fighter aircraft for the first time. PAK FA's appearance to the world yesterday is clearly very significant. OK, chances are that it might not achieve much more than the MiG 1.42, but if, just if, it gets backing from an international customer it could progress into a significant fighter. Russia has taken years over the Su-34, and only a handful are in service (4 at last count). It's a good bet that PAK FA development would be shortlived if it had to rely on home orders, but if India or another customer was prepared to get heavily involved there could be an interesting time ahead for the fighter. This is very probably Russia's last chanc... Read More

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