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30 FABULOUS ‘FITTERS’
IN THE UK
The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF
Fairford in July may have su ered from the
no-show by the F-35 Lightning II, but the
attendance of three Polish Air Force Su-22
‘Fitters’ made for a clear highlight among the
participants, as Jamie Hunter describes
Vol 15, No 8 September 2014
64 UKRAINIAN
HEAVYWEIGHTS
The Ukrainian Air Force inherited no fewer than
243 Su-24s — the second-largest ‘Fencer’ eet
in the world. Babak Taghvaee nds out more
about the remnants of this previously mighty
force
news
HEADLINE NEWS
US NEWS
EUROPE NEWS
32 EXERCISE REPORT:
NATO TIGER MEET 2014
Bob Fischer reports as the NATO Tiger
Squadrons gather at Schleswig-Jagel in
Germany
68 AIR POWER REVIEW:
FUERZA AÉREA ARGENTINA
Once one of the most powerful air arms in Latin
America, the Argentine Air Force has su ered
from years of budget cuts and poor planning,
as Santiago Rivas details
34 RETURN OF THE AMOOZIN’
DOGPATCHERS
While Congress struggled with the decision to
retire the entire US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt
II eet, a former Air Force Reserve Command
‘Warthog’ squadron was being resurrected.
Rens van Rijn and Dennis Vink/PHODOCU visit
the 47th Fighter Squadron ‘Dogpatchers’
74 THE LONGHORNS
AND THE SIERRA
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F-35 grounding order prevents
international debut
US Air Force Combat Rescue
Helicopter contract awarded, Next-
Gen bomber request for proposals
and Mountain Home Strike Eagles
receive new radar
The reliable MH-60S makes an excellent search
and rescue aircraft. Ted Carlson/Fotodynamics
joins the ‘Longhorns’ of Air Operations
Department Fallon and their trio of ‘Sierras’
38 A 10: SHOULD IT STAY OR
SHOULD IT GO?
78 EXERCISE REPORT:
TURKISH DELIGHT
Euro ghter submits proposal to
Denmark for new ghter and rst
series production Il-38N makes
inaugural ight
As the US Air Force says it needs to retire the
A-10 Thunderbolt II to save money, others
argue that it is a short-sighted move to save
other programs. Jamie Hunter analyses the pros
and cons of retiring the popular ‘Warthog’
Derek Bower attends exercise ‘Anatolian
Eagle’, the latest edition of which saw the rst
participation by Qatar with its Mirage 2000-5s
82 PILOT PROFILE: CF 18
DEMONSTRATION TEAM
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WORLD NEWS
Japanese stealth ghter formally
revealed, Korean F-16s prepare for
upgrade and F-15SGs on ‘Red Flag’
42 ALL CHANGE AT
HOLLOMAN
Stuart Sanders meets Capt Adam ‘Manik’ Runge,
this year’s Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188
demonstration pilot
PLUS:
Special reports on the Farnborough
International Air Show and Iraq’s Su-25 ‘Frogfoot’
deliveries, plus Robert F. Dorr’s Front Line column and
all the latest military Losses
Holloman Air Force has now lost its two
‘signature’ stealth warplanes, but it is now at the
forefront of drone training and also home to the
newly arrived F-16s of the 54th Fighter Group,
as Robert F. Dorr discovers. Exclusive images by
Jim Haseltine
86 PROWLER FINALE
Rich Cooper and Steve Comber embark the USS
George H. W. Bush
(CVN 77) to witness the US
Navy EA-6B Prowler on its last ever cruise with
VAQ-134 ‘Garudas’
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52 EXERCISE REPORT:
RUSSIAN TOP GUN
96 CUTTING EDGE
The nal stage of the second edition of the
‘Aviadarts’ gunnery competition, involving
all Russian Air Force branches, took place in
the last week of May. Andrey Zinchuk and
Alexander Mladenov were there
Combat Aircraft’s
monthly column reporting
from the front line of aerospace technology, by
David Axe
56 UNIT REPORT:
THE JERSEY DEVILS
The New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th
Fighter Wing, known as the ‘Jersey Devils’, has
been ying jet ghters from Atlantic City’s
airport for 56 years. Dr Richard Porcelli looks
into how the unit operates and shows how
the US taxpayer gets ‘more bang for the
buck’ from the Air National Guard
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SPECIAL
REPORT:
FARNBOROUGH
INTERNATIONAL
AIRSHOW
Jamie Hunter reports on the news from
this important trade show, including the
debut of the Textron AirLand Scorpion.
Textron AirLand/Jamie Hunter
F-22 Raptors from Holloman AFB bid farewell
to the New Mexico base. In this issue we detail
the changes taking place there.
Jim Haseltine
Combat Edge
PUBLIC PERCEPTION
OF AIR POWER
he huge amount of attention, the ‘will they,
won’t they?’ speculation that surrounded the
planned international debut of the Lockheed
Martin F-35B in the UK in July, was a great
indication of how much publicity military
air power can generate. Much of it came from
the mainstream media, because it was a great, fast-moving
story and one that had serious implications for such a large
program. However, one shouldn’t under-estimate the power
of that coverage outside the sphere of those of us who take a
real interest in the subject.
Friends who have only a passing interest in aviation were
saying: ‘So, are those jets coming or not?’
The Royal Air Force’s Chief of the Air Staff, ACM Sir
Andrew Pulford, spoke on the eve of the Royal International
Air Tattoo at the Royal United Services Institute. He reportedly
said that air force leaders should be ‘ashamed’ of the public’s
ignorance about modern air power.
The public often hears about air power in a negative way —
look no further than the F-35 story. It is reports like these that
tend to make it into the newspapers.
So, it would be nice to think that we can increase awareness
through wider coverage of the positive messages relating to
air power, hopefully generating a wider appreciation of its
benefits. That way, everyone will be able truly to appreciate
what it means to our respective nations.
T
Jamie Hunter,
Editor
E-mail: jamie.hunter@keypublishing.com
CONTRIBUTOR
PROFILE
ROBERT F. DORR
obert F. Dorr is a true
aviation publishing
legend. He is a US Air
Force veteran, a retired US
diplomat, and an author since
1955. He has long been a regular
contributor to
Combat Aircraft.
Bob’s monthly ‘Front Line’
column in this magazine is a
highlight of each issue for many
readers, and he is not shy of
courting wider debate on
delicate matters. In this issue he
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also details the changes at
Holloman AFB. He says: ‘I’m
fascinated by the New Mexico
high desert as a training ground
for those who fly and fight.
Holloman AFB has undergone
huge changes over the years I’ve
been visiting. It remains a vital
asset to the US Air Force.
Having the privilege of writing
about Holloman’s airmen makes
this work not only rewarding
but enjoyable.’
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September 2014
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AVIATION NEWS
ASSISTANT EDITOR
One of the highlights of the
summer airshows in the UK
was the participation at the
Royal International Air Tattoo
of two A-7 Corsair IIs from the
Hellenic Air Force. By the end
of this year, Greece will have
retired these mighty aircraft
as yet another charismatic jet
becomes history.
Alexander Golz
www.combataircraft.net
September 2014
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