Modern Military Airpower: The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide

Illustrated with detailed artworks of modern military aircraft and their markings 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, from US-sourced variants of the F-16 and C-130 to Russia’s Su-25 and MiG-21, and from China’s J-10 to France’s Rafale.

Including support and reconnaissance aircraft as well as front-line fighters, and illustrated with more than 200 specially commissioned artworks, The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Modern Military Airpower 1990–Present is an essential reference work for modellers and any enthusiast with an interest in modern military aircraft.