Combat Aircraft June issue – OUT NOW

Featuring:

LEMOORE STRIKE WING
Located in mid-California’s flat farming country, Naval Air Station Lemoore is home to an incredible 16 famous squadrons that form the backbone of Strike Fighter Wing Pacific. Jamie Hunter and Richard Collens travel to ‘Hornet Country’

FIGHTER FOCUS: SAAB JAS 39E GRIPEN
The editor goes to Linköping to see Saab’s progress with its latest incarnation of its popular JAS 39 Gripen fighter. Jamie Hunter

PLUS!

LEAD-IN FIGHTER TRAINERS (LIFT)
A few key types dominate the world market for advanced jet training aircraft. Jamie Hunter and Jon Lake assess how these have been adapted to fill wider roles and emerging technologies

INDUSTRY REPORT: DEFENDING POSEIDON
Brad Elward looks at the latest report on the P-8 Poseidon from the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, and the testing that followed, offering some insights into the status of the program today and what can be expected during the rest of 2014

SPECIAL REPORT: LIGHTNING STRIKES AT LUKE
With the arrival of its first F-35A, Luke AFB is one step closer to becoming the world’s largest Joint Strike Fighter base, but it still has a long way to go as Rens van Rijn and Dennis Vink find out

GERMANY’S SPECIAL MISSIONS TRANSALLS
Stefan Petersen flies with a newly commissioned Luftwaffe squadron that supports German special forces with the dependable C-160D Transall

and much more!

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