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eatures North American News Special Golden Knights receive New Twin Otter. The parachute display team of the US Army has taken delivery of the first of its three new UV-18C Twin Otter aircraft, Tom Kaminski gives the details. Plugging the MPA Gap Following a recent government report, Dr Dave Sloggett analyses the implications of the loss of Nimrod and explores options for a new UK maritime patrol aircraft. Neuburga€ s Eurofighter Evolution Dr Andreas Zeitler and Alexander Golz visit Neuburg Air Base in Germany where the Luftwaffea€ s Jagdgeschwader 74 has celebrated five years operating the Eurofighter. Flying with Spanish Hookers Dirk Jan de Ridder and Menso van Westrhenen visited BHELTRA V, the sole Spanish Army battalion flying the CH-47 Chinook, still going strong after nearly 40 years. Harvest HAWK Neil Dunridge profiles the US Marines Corpsa€ latest attack Hercules operating in Afghanistan. COVER FEATURE Aircraft Profile: The F-15E and its relations a€ 25 years of serious airpower Boeinga€ s F-15E is the same age as AFM, joining the US Air Force in April 1988. David C Isby investigates how the big mud-mover has been developed, exported and what the future holds. a€~Wolfpacka€ a€" Protecting the Korean Peninsula With tensions between the two Korean nations close to breaking point, the United Statesa€ Pacific Air Forcea€ s 8th Fighter Wing is on the front line a€" as Robert F Dorr reports. Aircraft Profile: Lockheed U-2S Dragon Ladya€ s Second Chance. Once slated for replacement by unmanned aerial vehicles, the U-2 continues to defy retirement, as Michael Buckle explains. Aircraft Profile: Lockheed U-2S Any Time, Any Place, Anywhere: Frank van der Avoort and Johan Franken visited the Dragon Ladya€ s home base at Beale Air Force Base in California to find out how the U-2 operates today. Indian Jags Resurgent Simon Watson describes how the Indian Air Forcea€ s fleet of SEPECAT Jaguar strike aircraft is getting a new lease of life. Troublespot: Yemen Falling Apart? The Horn of Africa is one of the most dangerous places on earth a€" with Al-Qaeda, other militant Islamic groups and insurgents causing chaos, ita€ s unlikely the security situation has ever been worse, as Tom Hart explains. Regulars Editorial Opinion: Pensive Peninsular Dr Dave Sloggett reviews the situation in the Korean peninsular a€" is war inevitable? Deployments and Contracts Attrition Force Report: South African Air Force Alan Warnes looks at an air force in crisis as fierce budget cuts ground half its fighter fleet. Gallery Some of the best of recent images sent in by AFM readers. Exercise Report: Cobra Gold Gordon Arthur was at this large multi-nation exercise held recently in Thailand. Ops Board All the latest cancellations from sequestration-hit America. And Finallya€Ã
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