25 Book reviews
AFM evaluates some of the latest
offerings in aviation literature.26 EXERCISE REPORT:
APROC 2018
APROC 2018, hosted by the Royal
Netherlands Air Force, involved task
force participants operating from Gilze-
Rijen, writes Manolito Jaarsma.34 INTEL REPORT:
The Lightning comes home
The first four UK F-35Bs touched down at
RAF Marham, Norfolk, to usher in a new
era for Britain’s armed forces – at land and
at sea. Alan Warnes spoke to some of the
leading players in the military and industry
about the fifth-generation stealth jet.74 FORCE REPORT: Modern
defenders of ancient Kush
East and West meet on the edge of Sub-
Saharan Africa, where the Sudanese
Air Force has amassed 50 years of
combat experience. Mohamed Adam
Nour reports on a secretive air arm.86 COMMANDER’S UPDATE
BRIEFING: Maritime patrol
Air Power Association President, Air Marshal
(ret’d) Greg Bagwell CB CBE, turns his
eye to maritime patrol. It’s a mission that
can be compared to finding a needle in a
haystack – and one that might have to be
flown in gale-force winds over raging seas.90 Attrition
Dave Allport details the world’s
most recent military accidents.94 EXERCISE REPORT:
Hot Blade 2018
As the name suggests, Hot Blade is all about
helicopter flying in ‘hot and high’ conditions.
Kees Otten and Wim Das were in Beja,
Portugal, where the local terrain and climate
provide an excellent training environment.98 Coming up
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10 -13 .............Continental Europe
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30 ..................Australasia64 Eastern promise?
Kazakhstan’s fifth KADEX international
defence exhibition offered a glimpse
of an air force increasingly turning to
new arms suppliers in the West.
68 Is the RAF still broken?
As the Royal Air Force marks its centenary,
Jon Lake asks whether Whitehall mandarins
and political decision-makers are providing
the level of support the service needs.
80 Training the Swedish way
The Swedish Air Force’s Flying Training
School, located at Malmen air base, is unlike
any other, as Søren Nielsen discovers.
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cover price! See pages 32-33 for details.Cover: A dramatic break by three Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornets over 4 Wing Cold Lake in
Alberta. Nearest the camera is CF-188, serial 188776, wearing the ‘NORAD 60’ markings adopted by
the CF-18 Demonstration Team. It’s accompanied by a pair of Sparrow-toting CF-188s, including serial
188731, the 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron ‘heritage jet’. RCAF/ARC, Mike Reyno
Above: The initial four F-35Bs destined for the UK’s Lightning Force at RAF Marham, Norfolk,
accompanied by an RAF Voyager tanker during their transit to the UK from South Carolina on June 6.
As the fi rst of the UK’s next-generation fi ghters arrive home, AFM’s Alan Warnes assess some of the
challenges that lie ahead (Intel Report, p34). Meanwhile, Jon Lake takes a critical look at the state of
the air arm as it marks its centenary, ten years since this magazine fi rst asked the question: ‘Is the RAF
broken?’ (p68). Crown Copyright/Cpl Tim Laurence
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