Air Forces Monthly

AirForces Monthly
EditorGlenn Sands
CategoriesMilitary aviation
Frequencymonthly
Circulation16,386 Jan–Dec 2016
PublisherKey Publishing Ltd
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
First issueApril 1988; 36 years ago (1988-04)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inStamford, Lincolnshire
LanguageBritish English
WebsiteOfficial website
ISSN0955-7091
Dutch Air Force AH-64 Solo Display Team pilots with Air Forces Monthly.

Air Forces Monthly (AFM) is a military aviation magazine published by Key Publishing Ltd, based at Stamford in the English county of Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom.[1] Established in 1988,[1] the magazine provides news and analysis on military aviation, technology, and related topics.[2]

The Independent newspaper claims that "Air Forces Monthly is widely read in the MoD and in the defence industry, both in Britain and in the US".[3]

In 1997, an AFM report that a military aircraft crash during takeoff at Boscombe Down on 26 September 1994 involved a classified Aurora aircraft prompted denials from the Ministry of Defence and the United States Defense Department.[3][4]

Sister publications from Key Publishing include Air International, Air Enthusiast, Airliner World, and FlyPast.

  1. ^ a b Martin, Guy (2006–2007). "Aviation Magazines – United Kingdom". AircraftInFormation.info. Aircraft InFormation.info. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ^ "About – Air Forces Monthly". AirForcesMonthly.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b Bellamy, Christoper; Walker, Timothy (14 March 1997). "Secret US spyplane crash may be kept under wraps – SAS scrambled to protect aircraft, whose existence is officially denied". Independent.co.uk. London, England: The Independent. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. ^ Bellamy, Christopher (14 March 1997). "U.S. spy-plane crashed in Britain, magazine says". Vancouver Sun, Postmedia Network Inc.