AIR FORCES MONTHLY 2006/10

AFM NEWS
Worldwide military aviation news brought to you by the AFM team and its worldwide network of correspondents.

Moray's Mud Movers
RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, is the home of the Tornado GR.4-equipped 140 Expeditionary Air Wing. AFM's Mark Ayton reports on its training and front-line roles.

Idyllic But Deadly
The Peruvian Air Force's A-37 Dragonflies have encountered a variety of missions during their 30-year service life. AFM's Alan Warnes and Cesar Cruz visit their base at Piura on Peru's beautiful north-west Pacific coast.

First Eurofighters For JagdGeschwader 74
Christophe Gasztych attended ceremonies at Neuberg in Germany to see the first four single-seat Eurofighters handed over to JG 74, the German Air Force's first operational front-line wing.

Australian F-111s Still Going Strong
Nigel Pittaway describes how the F-111 has served the RAAF since the first six aircraft arrived on June 1, 1973.

Working With The Brits
AFM's Mark Ayton visited HS-4 'Black Knights' on board USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Here he reports on the squadron's detachment to Basra as part of the UK's Joint Helicopter Force Iraq.

The Unfinished War
Wallace M Delmar looks at Israel's shortcomings during the recent Israel-Hezbullah conflict.

FORCE REPORT: Bulgarian Air Force In From The Cold
AFM's Alan Warnes, assisted by Veneta Popova, profiles the 'new' Bulgarian Air Force to see how it is shaping up for the challenges it will face as a NATO member.

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Romanian Extravaganza
AFM's Alan Warnes provides a photo-report of the Romanian International Air Show, held at Mihail Kogalniceanu AB in late July.

DEBRIEF
Book reviews by the AFM team.

Emirates Desert Falcons
Thomas Withington considers the United Arab Emirates F-16 Desert Falcon, which in terms of capability is light years ahead of most of its F-16 predecessors. Carl Richards provides exclusive shots of the F-16Fs.

ATTRITION
AFM's Dave Allport keeps us up-to-date with the world's military aviation crashes.

EXERCISE: Steadfast Jaguar - African Response
Dave Allport reports from the Cape Verde Islands on the final major test for the NATO Response Force (NRF) before it achieves its full operational capability.