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32 INTEL REPORT: Deadly

business in Dubai

For the first time in many years, defence

outshone the civilian sector at the Dubai Airshow.

56 EXERCISE REPORT:

Brilliant Mariner 2017

Brilliant Mariner 2017, a large-scale maritime

and air exercise, was held off the French coast

from September 29 to October 13. Henri-Pierre

Grolleau was there.

70 FORCE REPORT: Brazilian

Naval Aviation

Fiscal woes mean Brazil’s naval aviation arm is

currently struggling with programmes to

introduce new aircraft and systems.

78 EXERCISE REPORT:

Blue Flag 2017

Around 1,200 air and ground crews and 70

aircraft generated dozens of joint sorties over

the Negev Desert during the latest Blue Flag.

Cover: An F-35B Lightning II of the Royal Air
Force’s No 17 (Reserve) Test and Evaluation
Squadron (TES) approaches the camera ship
over the R-2508 range complex near Edwards
Air Force Base, California. AFM visited the
‘Black Knights’ to kick off a series of features on
the RAF to celebrate the service’s centenary in

2018. Jamie Hunter
      Right: A pair of Swiss Air Force F/A-18C Hornets
      ejects infrared decoys against a classic Alpine
      backdrop. See p42-45 for more on Axalp,
      Switzerland’s dramatic live-fi re demonstration.
      Dr Andreas Zeitler

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