Combat Aircraft Magazine

Volume 4 Number 5 March 2003

Cover: Sukhoi Su-27UB and Su-32FN 

In This Issue:

• 'Traps,' 'Wave-offs' and 'Bolters'
• We recently went aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) for an up-close look at flight-deck operations and the vital role of the landing signals officers...
• Precision Attack - AFRC 'Vipers' Field Advanced Capabilities
• As their recent deployment for Operations Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch showed, Reserve F-16s are among the USAF's most valuable.
• Russia's Fighter Force
• Comprehensive review of current Russian fighter and attack units, their bases and assets. Included are detailed profiles of the major aircraft and a wealth of new artwork from sources within Russia..
• Mirage 2000D In Action
• France's Armee de I'Air has been flying daytime and nightime combat missions with the Mirage 2000Ds in support of Enduring Freedom.
• Team Six - The Aviators of the Golden Knights
• We visit the Army's famous parachute teams and the aviation unit that supports their operations. We discover that their mission goes far beyond simply thrilling spectators with precision jumps and free-fall routines...
• United States Army - Air Power Update
• In-Depth profile of US Army aviation latest developments
• Headhunters Missions of the 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadrons in Korea
• Flying a new mount, in the F-80 Shooting Star, the 80th Fighter Bomber Squadron flew some of the toughest missions war in the face of Chinese Spring Offensive..
• Matador - America's First Cruisa Missle
• Although it remains a little-known weapon system the Matador was the United States first cruise missle capable of launching a nuclear warhead into the Soviet Union.It served as an important stop-gap measure until the B-52 and ICBM entered service.. 

Departments: Air Intel - Latest News and Developments in US Military Aviation

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