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AirForces Monthly provides the best military aviation news coverage from around the globe and is essential reading for anyone seeking a well-informed view.
AirForces Monthly is devoted entirely to modern military aircraft and their air arms. It has built up a formidable reputation worldwide by reporting from places not generally covered by other military magazines. Its world news is the best around, covering all aspects of military aviation, region by region. AirForces Monthly represents an unrivalled combination of news and reporting, aided by the best network of freelance reporters anywhere in the world.
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Back Issues
AirForces Monthly January 2025
January 2025 issue of AirForces Monthly in page-turning format features an 11-page special celebrating 50 years of Turkish F-4 Phantoms. Cem Dogut looks back at the iconic aircraft in Turkish service.
AirForces Monthly December 2024
December 2024 issue of AirForces Monthly in page-turning format sees Babak Taghvaee examine the role played by the USAF’s C-17As to deploy an American THAAD battery to Israel to help protect the country from Iranian missiles.
AirForces Monthly November 2024
November 2024 issue of AirForces Monthly in page-turning format turns the spotlight on the RAF’s Tranche 1 Typhoons operating on borrowed time. Tim Ripley explores what could happen to the redundant aircraft when retirement strikes.
Latest Articles
AirForces Monthly January 2025
January 2025 issue of AirForces Monthly in page-turning format features an 11-page special celebrating 50 years of Turkish F-4 Phantoms. Cem Dogut looks back at the iconic aircraft in Turkish service.
Rafale refuels A400M
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) shared an image on November 27 of a Naval Dassault Rafale M refuelling a French Air & Space Force A400M in an unusual coupling of buddy-to-buddy air-to-air (AAR) refuelling.
USAF B-2As on target against Houthi rebels
AirForces Monthly details the recent use of the Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit against Yemen’s Houthi Rebels.
Attrition Report including Aviano F-16 ground accident findings
A round up of the latest military aircraft accidents
The role of United Nations peacekeepers in Southern Lebanaon
Southern Lebanon today – a relatively modest area roughly the size of Greater London – holds the distinction of being the most intensely monitored piece of real estate on the planet. As a veteran of past Lebanese conflicts, Al Venter assesses the role of United Nations peacekeepers
Overview of the Turkish Air Force transport fleet
Cem Dogut takes a detailed look, with some stunning air-to-air photography, of the Turkish Air Force’s transport fleet
Dambusters master ops in Iceland
Khalem Chapman speaks with Wg Cdr Stew Campbell, now the former commander of No 617 Squadron ‘The Dambusters’, about how the unit continued to set new capability standards for the UK Lightning Force during Operation Masterer
AirForces Monthly December 2024
December 2024 issue of AirForces Monthly in page-turning format sees Babak Taghvaee examine the role played by the USAF’s C-17As to deploy an American THAAD battery to Israel to help protect the country from Iranian missiles.
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