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Coming home

Tactical Air Force Wing 51 ‘Immelmann’ in

northern Germany has taken over the training

of future Luftwaffe Tornado crews after

disbandment of the German Air Force Flying

Training Center in New Mexico, as Dr Stefan

Petersen found out.

The Prowler and beyond

As the electronic warfare and air defence

capabilities of potential near-peer adversaries

evolve and expand, the US Marine Corps is

upgrading its EW systems and doctrine to

meet the threats.

Last of the Snails

After 24 years of service in Portuguese Air

Force colours, the Alpha Jet disappeared

forever from the skies of Portugal at the end

of January. Stefan Degraef assesses the type’s

fi nal years.

Roughing it in the Alps

Just one Swiss Air Force squadron fl ies the

rugged Pilatus PC-6, and it puts its militia

pilots to the test with demanding rough-fi eld

operations. Peter Lewis fi nds out what makes

Air Transport Squadron 7 a unique unit within

the Swiss armed forces.

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