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Combat Aircraft magazine -February 2018- Volume 19 Number 2 (ENG) America's best-selling military aviation magazine.
With in-depth editorial coverage alongside the finest imagery from the worldandrsquo;s foremost aviation photographers, Combat Aircraft Monthly is North Americaandrsquo;s Best-selling Military Aviation Magazine. With thought-provoking opinion pieces, detailed information and rare archive imagery, Combat Aircraft is your one-stop-source of military aviation news and features from across the globe.
Our feature article and cover story for the February issue is VMA-214 andlsquo;Black Sheepandrsquo; - one of the US Marine Corpsandrsquo; most famous of squadrons and currently flying the AV-8B Harrier. The issue features an exclusive interview with the squadron commander and exclusive images from a close air support mission and on the ground at MCAS Yuma.
We also feature a story on Joint Terminal Attack Controller training, an amazing Iranian exercise packed with F-4s and F-14s, 40 years of Belgian F-16s, a look at the F-104 Starfighter in Vietnam, B-52 training at Barksdale, and an analysis of the Su-35 andlsquo;Flankerandrsquo;.
The issue also features an inside story from VX-9 Det Edwards with the F-35C and an update on US combat operations in the Middle East. This packed issue is one not to be missed!
IN THE NEWS
HEADLINE NEWS
Exercise andlsquo;Vigilant Aceandrsquo; in South Korea, Qatar firms up fighter deals and Israel marks initial operational capability for F-35I
US NEWS
First KC-46 Pegasus for USAF, Reapers for Tyndall AFB, plus all the latest unit and deployment news
WORLD NEWS
News from Europe and around the globe, including Canadian plans for acquisition of Australian Hornets, plus all the latest military losses
FEATURE ARTICLE
BLACK SHEEP - Getting the job doneandhellip;
Supporting troops in the field is the central role of the US Marine Corpsandrsquo; tactical aviation community. Jamie Hunter meets VMA-214 andlsquo;Black Sheepandrsquo;, a Harrier squadron with a mission that spans 75 years and one that is set to continue well into the future
FEATURES
THE BRIEFING
Combat Aircraftandrsquo;s regular column by Robert Beckhusen, taking a look behind the headlines - this month evaluating the US Air Forceandrsquo;s ability to deal with missile threats
CALLSIGN andlsquo;BERSERKandrsquo;
Air Support Operations Squadrons provide tactical command and control to integrate joint firepower, especially attack aviation, in support of army ground operations, as Dr Richard Porcelli details
TEHRAN FLEXES ITS MUSCLES
Babak Taghvaee reports on the third consecutive year of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Forceandrsquo;s andlsquo;Devotees of Velayatandrsquo;s Territoryandrsquo; exercise in Isfahan
GROOM LAKE andlsquo;VIPERandrsquo; BREAKS COVER
What looks like a nondescript F-16D is actually a andlsquo;Viperandrsquo; making a very rare appearance. Combat Aircraft explains the aircraftandrsquo;s role at the top-secret Groom Lake airbase on the Nevada Test and Training Range
FORTY YEARS OF BELGIAN FALCONS
As Belgium gets ready to decide on a new fighter, Jos Schoofs looks back at the prestigious career of the F-16 with this small but capable air arm
WORLD-CLASS andlsquo;FLANKERandrsquo;?
Piotr Butowski examines the Sukhoi Su-35, a fighter that is gaining increasing global attention as it proves its worth in Russian military service
GLORY DAYS: UNSUNG HEROES
Warren E. Thompson recalls the little-known combat exploits of the US Air Forceandrsquo;s Lockheed F-104 Starfighter fleet, which enjoyed two successful periods deployed at the height of the war in South-east Asia
VAMPIRES - WITH andlsquo;THE RIGHT STUFFandrsquo;
Traditionally associated with US Air Force flight-testing, Edwards AFB, California is known as the home of andlsquo;The Right Stuffandrsquo;. Today, that important test work continues, and for the F-35 program it brings together a raft of operators. Jamie Hunter visits the detachment from VX-9 andlsquo;Vampiresandrsquo;
A SHOW OF FORCE
The Dubai Air Show, which ran from November 12-16, drew a strong contingent of US military aircraft deployed to the region. Babak Taghvaee attended what was both a showcase of American hardware and a useful chance to catch up on recent operations
GETTING TO GRIPS WITH THE andlsquo;BUFFandrsquo;
Despite its age, the venerable B-52H is one of the most important aircraft in the US military inventory. Hans Drost explains how teaching new air force pilots to get to grips with this lumbering giant is still no easy featandhellip;
CUTTING EDGE
Our monthly column reporting from the front line of aerospace technology, by David Axe
FLASHBACK
Combat Aircraftandrsquo;s new feature looking at squadrons and types that are gone but not forgotten - this month itandrsquo;s the RF-8Gs of VFP-206 andlsquo;Hawkeyesandrsquo;, the US Navyandrsquo;s last F-8 Crusader squadron