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PERSIAN TOMCATSCan Iran get another 20 years out of its F-14sRISK MANAGEMENT Returning the world’s airliners to the skies post-pandemic – but what ...

EMERGING FROM THE SHADOWSWhy has the stealth fighter left ‘retirement’ after more than a decade?VERTICAL THRUSTAs eVTOLS take off worldwide, we rou...

LIGHTNING STRIKESHow Vermont’s ANG pilots made F-35 historyHI-TECH HELIMEDTen years of Leonardo’s life-saving AW169ORANGE DELTASWhat’s next for Fra...

CASUALTY OF WARWill Antonov’s mighty An-225 fly again?BATTLE OF THE FREIGHTERSAirbus A350F vs Boeing 777XFSTRATOLAUNCH’S ROC SOARSWe look at incred...

GREEK GAME CHANGERRafale resets balance of power in the AegeanSPEED OF THOUGHTRolls-Royce’s Spirit of Innovation: relearning to fly the electric wa...

RIGHT JET, RIGHT NOW What makes the COVID-beating Airbus A220 tick? HEAVY TRAFFIC B-52’s epic road trip across the US HIGH-PRESSURE SCIENCE NASA’...

ROYAL LANCERS USAF B-1Bs make RAF refuelling stop SPITFIRE SALUTE IWM’s ‘Evolution of an Icon’ PAKISTAN’S DIRTY DOZEN How 12 Starfighters held th...

IN THE ‘BELLY’ OF THE WHALE How much can you feed a BelugaXL? BATAILLE STATIONS Inside France’s biggest wargame ‘TUSKEGEE’ TRAINER What to expect...

PERFECT SUNSET As TUI retires the last of its holiday charter favourites, the future of its Boeing 757s lies in cargo and combat CHINESE WHISPER C...

‘THERE’LL BE WARBIRDS OVER…’ Dover and Duxford salutes to Battle of Britain heroes SENTRY’S LAST STAND What next for RAF’s ‘Big Brain’? TRIJET EY...

SUPERSONIC: 25-PAGE MACH 1+ SPECIAL ISSUE Will the heirs of Concorde fly? NEW: GENERAL AVIATION ROUND-UP All you need on ‘the other G-force’ ALL ...

ENDGAME? Can Sukhoi’s Checkmate win light fighter battle? TO THE K-MAX Kaman’s aerial dump truck TRIPLE CHECK Tiger Moth trio salutes RAF aerobat...

HOG WILD USAF’s A-10 Demo Team back in action THE SEA KING AND I SAR missions relived G7th HEAVEN Your best pictures from summit STEPPE CHANGE...

SENTINEL STANDS DOWN What now for RAF eye in the sky? OPEN SKIES Update on USAF’s ‘Fighting Fifty-Fifth’ CONFLICT CASUALTY Rise and fall of Beiru...

SUKHOI’S SUPREMO Is the Su-35 the ultimate Flanker? PRINCE PHILIP 1921-2021 The people’s pilot RISE OF THE VALKYRIE Tucano titans lead next-gen t...

RAFALE RISING Dassault’s export sales are soaring SUPER HERCULES 25 years of the C-130J THE MIGHTY BEAU Remembering the brawny Beaufighter FRENC...

HEAVY HITTERS • B-1B Still bad to the Bone • Tu-16 – Soviets’ versatile Badger • RAF Washingtons – British B-29s KIWI CONVAIRS Air Chathams’ CV580...

CLASSIC JETLINERS •Tu-134 – Soviet-built workhorse •Delta’s long-lasting DC-8s •Dan-Air’s trijet Boeings WILDCATS ON THE PROWL Battlefield support...

VIRGIN QUEEN Carrier bids 747 a fond farewell MOSQUITOS OVER THE JUNGLE RAF Far East recon in WW2 SUKHOI Su-25 Russia’s close air support special...

TOMCAT TURNS 50 •Variants Compared • F-14s in US Navy Service • Leading from the Back Seat ‘NEW’ BABY FOR AIRBUS A220 Joins the Family FRANK WHIT...

TYPHOON WARNING Sharpening Eurofighter’s talons VALIANT The first V-Bomber THE VARIG YEARS What went wrong with the Brazilian airline? DUBLIN AI...

SENSATIONAL BRITISH AIRCRAFT • Spitfire in action • Sea Harrier • East African Airways VC10s

QANTAS Managing the COVID Crisis GERMAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS H145s FRANCE’S DESERT CATS Gulf War Jaguars DOUGLAS C-74 The Original Globemaster SI...

RAF IN REVIEW Looking to the Future KAI TAK FLASHBACK 1970s Hong Kong Action HERON EXAMINED Long-lasting Feederliner LAST OF THE VIKINGS NASA’s ...