A safety wake up call
Squadron Leader Dave Tisdale MILT RAF (Ret'd) warns that the ongoing conflict of finance vs. flight safety must be resolved to prevent further tragedies such as the Nimrod disaster

Ready for takeoff
Defence Command Denmark explains the initiatives that ensure its strategic airlift capability is always available in the hour of need

Freezing out danger
Didier Guffond, of ONERA's Physics, Instruments and Sensing Department, reveals how to combat the potentially dangerous hazard of ice forming on military aircraft

Lightning strike
Staff Sergeant Matthew Bates, of the US Air Force's Airman Magazine, explains why the new F-35 fighter has got aviation and computer enthusiasts alike talking

A matter of precision
Noel Sharkey, Professor of AI and Robotics at Sheffield University, considers the complex issues surrounding the use of unmanned aircraft in lethal missions

Considerations in capability
Olivier Grouille, Head of the Land Capabilities and Operations Programme for the Royal United Services Institute, examines the perception of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The fleet of the future
With the A400M's first test flight complete, Thomas Withington, from Kings College London's Centre for Defence Studies, looks at the RAF's plans for its advanced future logistics fleet

On a mission
Dr Brian Bourgeois, of the US Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center, outlines how off-the-shelf technology is helping in the development of Mission Planning systems