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I read all the free ones, of course! ...
Which Defence Magazines do you guys read or have paid subscriptions to?
I read all the free ones, of course! Plus get DefenseNews's paper version as well as FighterJet Magazine, ArmyTimes and when I am not reading any cisco books / IT magazines, I have some time left over for AviationNow.
Flight International, Air International, Pacific Defence Reporter, Military Technology, International Combat Arms, War Machine, Ground Defence Armies and Weapons, Armed Forces, Navy International, Contempory Fighters, High Technology. Some others I can't remember. started getting them all from leaving High School and getting my first job. Funny, was always short of money for some reason, wonder if it was because it consumed a 1/4 of my income, lol. These days I am inclined to skim them on the shelves and only buy those with articles I wish to keep. Read more online this days. I have a room meters deep in old military mags hehe, can't bear to part with them, whenever I try to sort throught them, I end up rereading cover to cover
International Combat Arms, Flight International, Defence Armies and Weapons and whatever else I can get my hands on. This year, I'm planning to get a subscription for Airfoces Monthly so lets see what decision I end up making. I've read some older articles from previously released copies and they appear to be well contructed and well organized with quite accurate information on different aircrafts and airforces around the globe. Other than that I am considering Armed Forces and War Machine as well with a few others. You have to keep your budget in mind as well you know. :P
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Defence and Military magazines are very expensive so you can't have all of them. For defence enthusiast, I would recommend buying subscription to something that covers little bit of everything. http://www.defencetalk.com/defence_shop/viewlist_2.html
So true, thankfully some were quarterly, some monthly, only flight international was weekly. Its hard to choose when each mag had some wonderful articles, I use to drool over the TOBRUK when it was launched gary/ AD, lol. The web has been a good source of info but you can't beat mags for indept stories.
I personally subscribe to Australian and NZ Defender magazine, (quarterly) Airforces Monthly (should be apparent) and Australian Aviation (monthly). That's it. Occasionally I might some other defence mag off the shelf if I'm going on a trip somewhere or am bored, but generally I don't buy many mags.
I pay for the Internet already and the info on the net is more up to date... Plus I generally know of any real "scoops" about the ADF from my Army mates prior to it being "released" in any media format, so reading it again is somewhat superflous...
Most of these I'm on a subscription - some I've got Life Membership so I don't have the pain of annual subs to cough up.
Naval Sub League Journal
JED
C4ISR
Proceedings,
Training and Simulation Journal
Flight International,
Air International,
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter,
Military Technology,
Naval Forces,
Ocean News and Technology,
Aust Infantry,
Russian Defence Journal,
AOPA,
Contact,
Defence Today,
Australian Defence Magazine,
National Defence,
Defense News
Australian Aviation
There's actually a few more on top of this, but you get the general idea.
and then I also have my own military library - approx 2500 hard backed books
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I cant believe this !!! I think 2500 is really a huge number. Anyway good for you.
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I have a small library in my house - the military section is about half of my overall collection of books. I've collected these over a period of 30+/- years.
needless to say, my insurance doesn't cover the absolute value.
________________ A corollary of Finagle's Law, similar to Occam's Razor, says:
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity"
Most of these I'm on a subscription - some I've got Life Membership so I don't have the pain of annual subs to cough up.
Naval Sub League Journal
JED
C4ISR
Proceedings,
Training and Simulation Journal
Flight International,
Air International,
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter,
Military Technology,
Naval Forces,
Ocean News and Technology,
Aust Infantry,
Russian Defence Journal,
AOPA,
Contact,
Defence Today,
Australian Defence Magazine,
National Defence,
Defense News
Australian Aviation
There's actually a few more on top of this, but you get the general idea.
and then I also have my own military library - approx 2500 hard backed books
God, when I'm in aussie I'm staying at Garys, Asia Pacific Defence Reporter,Military Technology, Naval Forces, I can't find here in NZ now, be too expensive anyway probably. I'm going to bed and dream I am exploring that library.
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AFM(my sub)
Air International(my sub)
Warmachine(pinch my uncle's)
Defence Today(pinch my uncle's)
Jane's(Again pinch my uncle's)
Plus I buy Jane's All the world's aircraft at 2 year intervals.
All of Bill Gunston's books and a few assorted type specific books.
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Which Defence Magazine(s) do you read? 
I think 2500 is really a huge number. Anyway good for you.
, my med book was quite expensive.
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