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Journal America’S Best Selling Military Aviation Magazine PHANTOM FAREWELL F-22 RAPTOR F-15EX ADVANCED EAGLE JAPAN RECCE ‘RHINOS’ FINAL CALL THE ULTIMATE GUIDE BOEING PUSHES AHEAD WITH USAF PLANS COMBAT .AERO .KEY WWWAIRCRAFT JOURNAL AMERICA’S BESTSELLING MILITARY AVIATION MAGAZINE £4.99 ‘FIGHTING FEBRUARY 2020 2020 FEBRUARY Volume 21 No 2 21 No Volume SAINTS’ TOPGUN’S BAD GUYS FRENCH NAVY RAFALES: EXCLUSIVE AIR-TO-AIRS USAF STRATOTANKERS: STILL GOING STRONG COMBAT ACTION: OA-37 DRAGONFLIES OVER PANAMA Gaijin_FP.indd 1 25/11/2019 17:13:00 February 2020 • Vol 21 • No 2 2020 • Vol February INSIDE60 BIG SHOT: ‘VIPER’ FLARE IN THE NEWS Combat Aircraft’s new feature showcasing military aviation’s best images each month 6 HEADLINE NEWS SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE! — in this issue it’s an F-16AM of the 148th Boeing gears up for F-15EX, KC-46 Pegasus Fighter Squadron ‘Kickin’ Ass’ moves forward, Russia gets active in the As part of your subscription, you can now enjoy even Arctic and rst Block III Super Hornet more Combat Aircraft, more often, with the launch of 62 FRANCE’S MARITIME REVOLUTION Key.Aero — Your Aviation Destination. As the Aéronautique Navale marks the 8 NEWS Visit www.key.aero and use your customer ID and email centenary of Flottille 11F, it is striding ahead Our new integrated news and analysis address to register today for your exclusive access. with the latest standard of Dassault Rafale section includes the rst series- — the F3-R variant, as Frédéric Lert explains, production Saab Gripen E, USAF E-4B with photographs by Anthony Pecchi replacement plans, plus the latest unit 74 and deployment news, and the most 68 RUSSIAN TRAINING WOES GLORY DAYS: Alexander Mladenov explains how Russia’s recent Military Losses ‘GOLDEN JAGUARS’ OVER PANAMA military ight training system is currently Joe Copalman looks back at the role of the OA-37 running at surge capacity while su ering 16 THE OPS DESK Dragon y in Operation ‘Just Cause’ in 1989, when from the shortage of aircraft to cope with Scott Wol ’s column discusses the merits a small, specialist squadron was thrust into a the sharply increased demand for new of a new training system that blends virtual major campaign pilots and live domains 82 FAREWELL TO THE 20 BOEING READY TO RECCE ‘RHINOS’ PROGRESS WITH F-15EX The Japan Air Self-Defense Force held a With a stalled Fiscal Year 2020 defense public farewell event for the F-4 Phantom II budget, Boeing is pressing ahead with the in late 2019 and Rich Cooper was there as F-15EX project for the US Air Force it marked the nal chapter for its legendary 22 READY ROOM reconnaissance ‘Rhinos’ Combat Aircraft’s new regular column, 88 JOINT STARS DRAWS BACK looking at the stories behind the US Navy FROM COMBAT OPS and Marine Corps headlines, by Rick Jamie Hunter looks at why the US Air Burgess Force has withdrawn its E-8s from combat 26 RAPTOR: 15 YEARS ON THE FRONT operations despite a lack of clarity on what LINE — PART ONE will replace their capability At a time when the US Air Force wants to 90 MALAYSIAN GUARDIANS accelerate ghter aircraft development The Malacca Strait is the world’s busiest under a ‘Digital Century Series’, Jamie shipping lane — linking sea trade from the Hunter looks back at how the rst combat- East and West. Guarding this vital region, coded F-22 Raptor was delivered in May the Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM, 2005 and how, some 15 years on, the USAF Royal Malaysian Air Force) plays a vital role, is working to ensure the ghter remains as Chen Chuanren explains relevant 94 CUTTING EDGE 38 STILL GOING STRONG — PART ONE David Axe’s column looking at the latest In the rst of a two-part feature, Bob Archer technological developments in military and Tom Kaminski look at the service record aerospace of the US Air Force C-135 family as it marks 64 years of service 96 FLASHBACK Combat Aircraft’s trip down memory lane — 46 WAR GAMES IN THE NEGEV this month it’s a YF-117A Nighthawk Giovanni Colla reports from Ovda air base in Israel’s Negev Desert, which hosted Exercise ‘Blue Flag’ in November. The maneuvers ON THE COVER | PAGE 50 attracted ve nations and some 70 aircraft, including F-35s for the rst time Your Aviation Destination 50 FIGHTING WITH THE ‘SAINTS’ VFC-13 ‘Fighting Saints’ ies the F-5 Tiger II in the adversary role at NAS Fallon, Nevada. An immaculate gloss black F-5N Visit www.key.aero Jamie Hunter and Richard Collens meet the of VFC-13 ‘Fighting Saints’ — one squadron’s highly experienced personnel of the squadrons that plays for latest Military who provide an agile and scalable service TOPGUN’s bad guys. in support of TOPGUN and visiting eet Aviation News Jamie Hunter aircrews COMBAT EDGE // FIND US ON expensive in the near-term, opening the A CHANGING TANKER WORLD door for an adventurous scheme from HE US AIR Force once ew close strategic tanker eets. However, this Airbus and Lockheed Martin to o er A330 to 800 KC-135 strategic aerial is now expanding thanks to the new MRTTs on a power-by-the hour basis. tanker aircraft. No other nation Multinational MRTT [Multi-Role Tanker The Airbus tanker has enjoyed huge came even close to such a force Transport] Force (MMF) — a pooled success on the world stage, with sales of in- ight refueling assets. With European eet of air refuelers able to to nations that have traditionally leaned few other nations possessing meet the demands of the region without heavily on the US for in- ight refueling. It Torganic tanker capabilities, American having to burden already over-worked US clearly illustrates how the tanker world is tankers have always been in high demand Air Forces in Europe KC-135Rs. Moreover, changing — with an increasing number around the globe. tactical tankers such as the Airbus A400M of nations realizing a need to step forward Today, the USAF ies just over 300 are also increasingly playing their part and meet the challenge. KC-135s, plus KC-10s, and it is starting in supporting anything from helicopters Keep on top of all the latest breaking to recapitalize the eet with 179 Boeing to ghters. military news and access all of our digital KC-46s. More tankers will be required in Contracted air tanker suppliers are likely content at www.Key.Aero subsequent programs, but the Department to have an increased of Defense is no longer willing or able role too. Omega Air has to act as an unsupported donor to recently taken delivery meet requirements on the world stage. of the rst of two former Shouldering the burden of Western tanking Dutch KDC-10s, and it needs today is nancially and numerically will soon be able to o er Jamie Hunter, impossible as squadrons groan under the boom refueling to the Editor weight of operational commitments. USAF. Moreover, the next E-mail: [email protected] In Europe, only a handful of countries phase of American tanker have traditionally maintained organic, recapitalization may prove too A USAF KC-46A Pegasus refuels a B-1B during recent trials. USAF/Donald Allen 04 February 2020 // www.Key.Aero 4-5 Combat Edge C.indd 4 16/12/2019 14:12 CONTRIBUTOR OF THE MONTH JOE COPALMAN oe Copalman lives in and is a co-founder of the Arizona with his wife Arizona Aviation Photographers and their two children. photography club. In this issue He has written historical he presents a fascinating insight Jand contemporary articles on into the role of the OA-37 military aviation for numerous Dragonfly during missions over print publications since 2013 Panama in Operation ‘Just Cause’. www.Key.Aero // February 2020 05 4-5 Combat Edge C.indd 5 16/12/2019 14:13 [HEADLINES] As of December, Boeing was still awaiting a formal contract for F-15EX. Boeing The 418th FLTS is also well into hose lengths to determine if the trials with the KC-46A’s Wing pressures and ow rates being PEGASUS PROGRESS Aerial Refueling Pods (WARPs), provided to the receiver aircraft THE USAF HAS given approval to include the Remote Vision System having performed probe-and- are acceptable. The evaluations a retro t for the Boeing KC-46A’s (RVS) and issues with the ying drogue work with AV-8B, F/A-18D were conducted at various cargo restraint lock system. The boom. Despite those problems, the and EA-18G aircraft. Although altitudes, airspeeds, retro t is intended to correct a major 418th Flight Test Squadron (FLTS) at the KC-46A is equipped with an tanker gross weights, and (Category 1) de ciency that caused Edwards AFB, California, continues internal centerline drogue system, times of day. the air force to prohibit the Pegasus to move forward and recently the WARPs allow the Pegasus In related news, the delivery of from carrying cargo or passengers completed receiver certi cation to simultaneously refuel two three KC-46As to McConnell AFB, in September. The contractor testing with both the F-22A aircraft. The test ights evaluated Kansas, on November 22 increased continues to work on corrections Raptor and RC-135V/W Rivet Joint the WARP’s hose reel response the 22nd Air Refueling Wing’s for several other de ciencies that reconnaissance aircraft. at various contact rates and inventory to 19 aircraft. A KC-46A Pegasus operated by the 418th Flight Test Squadron equipped with a pair of Wing Aerial Refueling Pods (WARPs) on the ramp at Edwards AFB, California. USAF/Giancarlo Casem 06 February 2020 // www.Key.Aero 6-7 Headlines C.indd 6 16/12/2019 14:35 [HEADLINES] NATO GLOBAL HAWK DELIVERED BOEING WAITS ON THE FIRST OF ve NATO AGS system will be handed over to Alliance Ground Surveillance the NATO AGS Force after all testing (AGS) unmanned air systems and performance veri cation has F-15EX CONTRACT (UASs) arrived at NAS Sigonella, been completed.
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