Combat Aircraft Monthly – November issue – OUT NOW!

EXCLUSIVE NEWS– T-X REVEALED:
Boeing’s T-X trainer has been eagerly awaited and Combat Aircraft presents an in-depth look at this all-new aircraft

THIS ISSUE FEATURES:

‘GRIM REAPERS’ – BACK ON DECK
Gert Kromhout joins VFA-101 back on the carrier deck to qualify the first cadre of F-35C pilots

‘HUNS’ ON THE RUN
Although overshadowed by the F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom II that eventually succeeded it, the F-100 Super Sabre proved to be a tough and versatile warrior over Vietnam. Warren E. Thompson recounts how it excelled in countless demanding close support and counter-insurgency missions

THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE
Tom Kaminski explains how the US Air Force has embarked on a program to upgrade its eet of combat rescue helicopters under the HH-60G operational loss replacement (OLR) initiative

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

DEFENDERS OF THE PACIFIC
The 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, is home to two of the last three remaining active-duty US Air Force F-15C units. Jamie Hunter talks to the commanders of the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons, with exclusive images from Jim Haseltine

TOPGUN OVER THE BALTIC 68
The Luftwaffe’s first Eurofighter Fighter Weapons Instructor Course was recently completed at Laage air base in northern Germany. Stefan Petersen was there to witness the action

FIGHTER FOR FINLAND
Rich Cooper describes the race to find Finland’s new fighter, as manufacturers vied for attention at the country’s Tour de Sky airshow in the bid to replace its F/A-18C/D Hornet fleet

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