Illustrated with detailed artworks of modern military aircraft with exhaustive captions and specifications, The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Modern Military Airpower 1990-Present is an extensively researched review of the equipment and organisation of the world's air forces and their deployment in recent conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Organised by country, branch of the armed forces, and squadron, this book details the responsibilities of each and describes the models of aircraft in service with each unit along with their individual and squadron markings.