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Bloodhounds

VX-30 'Bloodhounds' is a US Navy squadron that just keeps re-inventing itself to meet new missions as dictated by the Fleet. (Read More)

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)

Feb 23: F-35 money withheld
So US defense secretary Robert Gates decided to withold a Lockheed Martin $614m performance-related pay check because F-35 testing is failing to meet targets. Gen Heinz, the military program head, has been booted out, and the whole project could be on the brink of triggering a Nunn-McCurdy review because of cost overruns. Wow! That is just about as bad a news story as the F-35 test program could have dreaded at it entered 2010. So, the system design and development (SDD) phase is in disarray and JSF is losing friends in high places. Even the US Navy is voicing concerns over the sheer cost of F-35 - is it becoming unaffordable even for the US Navy!!!??? So Lockheed Martin has had a shake up ... Read More

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