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38 ASIA-PACIFIC
Bangladeshi Herks, Indian Sukhois and
Kiwi King Airs.40 CHINA
An aircraft carrier force in the making.06 LEADING STORIES
V-22 Osprey, C Series deal, Heron TPs for
Germany, Dark Sword, Russia-Chinese
widebody airliner.08 D-DAY AT MARHAM
History was made on the 74th anniversary
of D-Day, when the UK’s first four F-35B
Lightning IIs were delivered to their new
home, RAF Marham.SCENE
66 FACE-OFF
Mark Broadbent looks at the
widebody aircraft market.
70 BLOCK THREE
Lon Nordeen provides an overview of
the Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet.
74 P-72s AT SIGONELLA
Riccardo Niccoli details the Italian
P-72A surveillance aircraft.
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92 COMMERCIAL
ROTARY WING
ACH130 and Embraer’s electric helicopter.94 BIZJETS
Bombardier’s new Global-series jets.96 MARKET MOVES
Where next for commercial jet sales?98 TRANSATLANTIC ATM
A new era beckons for air traffic control.80 DARK FALCON
Graham Platt presents the Belgian Air
Force F-16 solo demo team.84 STADIUM SEATING
Lon Nordeen provides an overview of
Boeing’s BTX-1 supersonic trainer.88 CANADA’S DEMO JET
Mark Ayton explains this year’s Royal
Canadian Air Force CF-18 demo team.12 BERLIN 2018
Jerry Gunner reports from the Berlin
ExpoCenter Airport, venue of this year’s
ILA air show.16 MILITARY NEWSS
NATO faces growing Russian threat,
multiple US deployments to Europe,
Japan F-35As deploy, Sudan FCT-2000,
DART-550, Greece buys Tecnam trainers.20 EYE OF THE TIGER
Filip Modrzejewski reports from Krzesiny Air
Base, Poland, venue for the 2018 Tiger Meet.24 MILITARY ROTARY WING
Leonardo delivers Commando Merlin,
Tiger Mk3 go-ahead, Cormorant upgrade,
first CH-53K delivery.26 COMMERCIAL NEWS
BelugaXL ground tests ahead of first flight,
new Twin Otter, Flybe’s Q400 focus, Air
Italy spreads wings.30 UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES
MQ-4C Triton in service, NASA’s Ikhana
flies solo in civil airspace, Korsar tests.32 INTEL, SURVEILLANCE
AND RECON
Team SkyGuardian Canada, Korean MPA
requirement, Falcon 2000 MSA for Japan
Coast Guard.34 MILITARY ENGINES
Pratt & Whitney initiatives, F135 LRIP 11, digital
depot, fleet command, and GatorWorks.