Air Fan May 2023 Magazine Japanese BOOK

2023/3/17

Special feature Shooting down a reconnaissance balloon and US mainland air defense

A Chinese balloon shot down over the US East Coast on February 4. There are different opinions between the United States and China as to whether the balloon was for military use or for civilian use for weather observation, but it has become a major international issue that even though it was an unmanned balloon, it reached deep into the mainland of the United States without notification. there is In this month's issue, we will explain the organizations and systems of NORAD (North American Air Defense Command), the US Air Force, and the Air National Guard (ANG), which have been responsible for the air defense of the North American continent from the Cold War era to the present. California ANG's F-15 unit, which is in service, will also be introduced, including a colorful commemorative paint machine. In addition, this shooting down is also the "first victory" for the fifth-generation fighter F-22A of the US Air Force, and military questions such as why the US military used expensive fighter planes and expensive missiles against balloons. We will also look at these aspects in detail, including the background.

Featured article of the month

●Government aircraft dispatched for Turkey and Syria earthquake relief
- A large gathering of Air Self-Defense Force transport aircraft! Komaki base open base
- “Operation Reassurance” Canadian Air Force CF-18 deployed to Romania with ATF-R
A Year of the Ukraine War: An Overview of the Air Combat
- MRJ/space jet development canceled
- F-4EJ Kai Phantom II exhibited at Gifu Kakamigahara Aerospace Museum
● The 7th regular survey of the Chiran Special Attack Peace Hall's 4-type battle "Gale"
● [Short-term intensive series] Forgotten history of gliding 2
●USS America's first port call at Osaka Nanko
-A full-scale model of the Type 3 battle [Hien], which is in production

Featured Graphic Feature

- US Air Force Aggressor Squadron of Nellis AFB celebrating 50 years since its birth
●Aero India 2023
- A big step towards the start of the British Army's AH-64E operation
American aerial photographer Jim Larsen's viewfinder (8th) - Warbird Bombers
- Sky of 198X [USAF F-4C MiG Killers]

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