Combat Aircraft Journal September 2020

VIPER STRIKE
JAPAN’S MITSUBISHI F-2 IS AN F-16 WITH ADDED BITE

WORLD-RECORD F4 SURGE OPERATION
127 PHANTOM SORTIES IN A SINGLE DAY

HEAVY HUSTLERS
MARINES’ SUPER STALLION TRANSPORT ‘COPTER IS A BEAST

NO MAN LEFT BEHIND
COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISES

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A TEST PILOT

IS THE US NAVY COMBAT-READY?

POLAND’S US FIGHTER JET SHOPPING SPREE

CAN AMERICA AFFORD CONGRESS’ FY2021 ‘AIR POWER ACT’?