 | Air Forces Monthly - October 2009 Ref: BACKISSAFM-259
NEWS
All the world's military aviation news, by region.
HEADLINES
UNITED KINGDOM
EUROPE
NORTH AMERICA
LATIN AMERICA
AFRICA
MIDDLE EAST
RUSSIA AND CIS
ASIA PACIFIC
AUSTRALASIA
EXERCISE: HOVVER BOVVER
AFM's Alan Warnes reports from RAF Kinloss on the complexities of the Combined Qualified Weapons Instructors' course.
SWEDISH STUNNER
Jan Jorgensen examines the evolution of the Saab MFI-15 Safari/17 Supporter and Alan Warnes looks at its Pakistani derivative, the Mushshak.
SIX OF THE BEST: TOP SIX FIGHTERS
Robert F Dorr selects his personal top six US fighters.
AIR FORCE REPORT: ITALIAN ARMY AVIATION
Andrea Loprieitao discusses the role of Italian Army Aviation, which is heavily involved in crisis response operations worldwide.
771 NAVAL AIR SQUADRON: CORNISH SAVIOURS
Patrick Alan looks at the operations of the Royal Navy's premier search and rescue unit.
BOMBERS ARE BACK!
Andrew Brookes gives his views on the importance of strategic bombers today and their prospects for the future.
FUTURE FULCRUMS
Piotr Butowski examines the current status and future prospects for this Russian fighter.
ATTRITION
AFM's Dave Allport reports on the world's military aviation accidents.
MISSION: GUNS, GUNS, GUNS…
Colonel (ret'd) Panagiotis J Georgiadis, Hellenic Air Force, casts his mind back to 1994 when, as an Hellenic Air Force F-5 pilot, he was scrambled to intercept a pair of Turkish F-16s.
JUST A NICE PIC…
A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet flies over the coastline of the Northern Territory.
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