AMR-June-July-2013
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Editorial<br />
PARIS IN<br />
THE SPRING<br />
It is an honour to be appointed as the new<br />
editor of the Asian Military Review, following the<br />
sudden and untimely death of its previous editor<br />
Adam Baddeley. I had the privilege of calling Adam one of my closest friends.<br />
Having worked together for over a decade, he was a constant source of inspiration,<br />
knowledge and advice, not to mention much laughter! Adam set a high editorial<br />
standard for the magazine, which I hope that I can continue in the future. He is sorely<br />
missed, and I dedicate this edition to him.<br />
This year’s Paris Air Show occurred just as the finishing touches were being put to this<br />
issue. Although extremely busy on the civil side, with perennial rivals Boeing and<br />
Airbus announcing bumper orders, and emerging manufacturers from Brazil and<br />
Canada, notably Embraer and Bombardier making their presence felt, the military<br />
side of the show seemed quiet.<br />
True, defence budgets around the world, particularly in Europe and North America,<br />
are contracting. This is not only the result of the economic downturn affecting the<br />
West; budgets are also being slashed in anticipation of the North Atlantic Treaty<br />
Organisation’s withdrawal from Afghanistan next year. The combat aircraft<br />
manufacturers, which used to dominate the world’s air shows, were quiet to say the<br />
least and, perhaps underlining the pinch in Washington DC, the American presence at<br />
the show was notably muted compared to previous years.<br />
That said the Russians livened things up with a show-stopping Sukhoi Su-35. Once<br />
again, this Russian combat aircraft builder showed that it can continue to produce jets<br />
capable of seemingly impossible manoeuvres, with the airframe tossed around the<br />
sky like a leaf in the wind, while the audience watched in open-mouthed amazement.<br />
Paris <strong>2013</strong> did feel like a largely civilian event with a military element. To be fair, this<br />
trend has been the case for many years, and is set to remain so in the future. The<br />
Cold War, which provided the perfect arena for all of the major protagonists to<br />
showcase their brightest and best military aviation offerings, is long gone, but that<br />
has not stopped the Russians from stealing this year’s show.<br />
Thomas Withington, Editor<br />
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