AirForces Monthly Magazine March 2016 Edizione posteriore

In the March issue of AirForces Monthly (AFM) we look at how the RAF’s helicopter fleet responds to civilian disaster relief and emergency operations with focus on the Chinook fleet from RAF Odiham, and its recent sorties as part of Operation Shaku.

AFM contributor Lon Nordeen examines the weapons deployed in two current conflicts: The American-led Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Russia’s military intervention in Syria.

Soon to disappear from the US Navy is the Grumman EA-6B Prowler, Martin Scharenborg and Ramon Wenink visit MCAS Cherry Point to fly with one of the last active Prowler units.

Alan Warnes provides a rundown of the news from the Bahrain International Air Show, which saw the US Department of Defense make its presence known with a huge display.

The survivors of Libya’s once large MiG-21 fleet are engaged in combat on multiple fronts against various enemies in the country’s bitter and complex civil war, as Babak Taghvaee reports and illustrates with exclusive images.

Our editorial comment this month, asks what is really going on between China and the US in the South China Sea? US Navy reconnaissance flights, interceptions and radio warnings to leave the area – let’s hear your views for our Feedback page.

As always, AFM’s Dave Allport brings you the latest military aviation news from around the world.