Combat Aircraft Monthly – September issue – OUT NOW!

FEATURING:

EYEING IOC
As the US Air Force nears initial operational capability (IOC) with the F-35A, Thomas Newdick looks at some of the final hurdles that are being overcome in the lead-up to this landmark declaration

BRAZIL’S OLYMPIC DEFENDERS
Although the force was established only relatively recently, the enthusiastic and proud soldiers of Brazilian Army Aviation will be called upon as the main protectors of Rio’s 2016 Olympic Games. Cees-Jan van der Ende joins them as they prepare

MARINE TOPGUN
James Deboer visits the Marine Division Tactics Course, which provides US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet pilots and weapon systems officers with a graduate-level course to hone their air-to-air fighting skills

THIS ISSUE ALSO FEATURES:

STORMING AHEAD
At the United Kingdom’s Farnborough International Airshow in July, Eurofighter, BAE Systems and Leonardo-Finmeccanica spelled out the latest strides being made by the Typhoon. Jamie Hunter details them

RHINO RIDERS
Flying the F-4 Phantom II with the Hellenic Air Force is the preserve of pilots who perform at the highest level. Andrea Avian spoke with some of Greece’s last ‘Rhino’ drivers

THE ‘FLANKER’ FAMILY: PART TWO
In the concluding part of his feature on the latest variants of Sukhoi’s Su-27 family, Piotr Butowski sheds light on Russian Air Force upgrades, the carrier-capable Su-33, and the ultimate Su-35 ‘Super Flanker’

AND MUCH MORE!

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