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Contents February 2020 #383

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10 EXERCISE REPORT:
Ocean Sky
Ben Gorski and Manuel Acosta Zapata join
Exercise Ocean Sky at Gando air base on
Gran Canaria, which is designed to test
the air defences of the Canary Islands.
30 INTEL REPORT: UAE’s
modernisation drive
In the face of a perceived increasing Iranian
threat, the United Arab Emirates’ military
continues to modernise, as Alan Warnes
witnessed at this year’s Dubai Airshow.
48 FORCE REPORT:
Peruvian Air Force: A
century over the Andes
Last year marked Peru’s centenary of
military aviation, an historical milestone
celebrated with an air display performed
over the capital, Lima. Amaru Tincopa
reports on the Fuerza Aérea del Perú.
56 COMMANDER’S UPDATE
BRIEFING: Airborne
nuclear deterrence
– making a comeback?
A veteran of the Cold War nuclear quick
readiness alert mission, Air Power Association
President, Air Marshal (ret’d) Greg Bagwell
CB CBE examines the current status of
airborne nuclear deterrence and explains
how it still offers several advantages
over other strategic delivery systems.
80 Feedback
AFM’s letters page.
87 EXERCISE REPORT:
Swiss Hornets in the UK
Mick Britton was at RAF Leeming
as the Swiss Air Force undertook
a second major detachment to the
UK for advanced flying training.
88 Attrition
Dave Allport details the world’s
most recent military accidents.
98 Coming up
See what’s featuring in your AFM next month.
News

All the world’s military aviation news, by region
6-7 .................. Headlines
8 ..................... United Kingdom
13-15 .............. Continental Europe
16-18 .............. North America
19 .................... Africa
20 ................... Russia & CIS
21 .................... Middle East
22 ................... Latin America
23 ................... Australasia
26-27 ............. Asia Pacific

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