Articles from the latest issue in digital format
What happened to the Northrop Grumman/EADS North America KC-45A?
Finding a new tanker for the USAF has never been an easy process. David Willis details the highs and lows of the Northrop Grumman/EADS North America KC-45A in the KC-X programme
North Macedonia's Exercise Swift Response 22
The Swift Response 22 military exercise took place in May along the eastern flank of NATO, highlighting the ability of the US and its Allies to conduct near-simultaneous airborne operations from the Arctic Circle to the Balkans. Igor Bozinovski focuses on the role played by North Macedonia
Inside ESQ601: Portugal's P-3C CUP+ Squadron
With the aging Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion commonly being replaced by the Boeing P-8A Poseidon, Joe Campion reports on how the Portuguese Air Force and its fleet prove the maritime patrol legend is still worthy of its role
CAJ European Air Forces Fighter Bases poster
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RIAT 22: Boeing and the US Navy perform MUM-T test with the Super Hornet
Boeing and the US Navy have recently completed manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) tests where a Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstrated command and control of three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
New nuclear weapon tactic tested on B-2A Spirit stealth bomber
A US Air Force B-2A Spirit stealth bomber has released a B61-12 Joint Test Assembly (JTA) utilizing a new capability known as the Radar Aided Targeting System (RATS) during a capstone test at the Tonopah Test Range, Nevada.
First WC-135R Constant Phoenix delivered to the 55th Wing
L3Harris Technologies has delivered the first of three former KC-135R Stratotankers that are being converted to the WC-135R Constant Phoenix configuration for the USAF
US Navy Super Hornet blown off carrier
On July 10, the US Navy announced that one of its Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets blew overboard whilst embarked on the USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75) aircraft carrier
Red Flag-Alaska 22: The Pilot's Perspective
Combat Aircraft Journal visits Eielson AFB to speak to the airmen involved in the first Red Flag-Alaska of 2022
