United States Air Force - Air Power Yearbook 2019
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Качество: Отличное
Язык: Английский
Год издания: 2018
United States Air Force - Air Power Yearbook 2019
4 WELCOME
The US Air Force is growing — the ‘Air Force We Need’ calls for the addition of 74 squadrons in terms of overall USAF strength by 2030, to counter growing threats from China and Russia, and represents what the USAF says it requires in order to cover its range of missions
6 AN EXPANDING FORCE
In September, Chief of Sta Gen David Goldfein and Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson outlined bold plans to dramatically increase the size of the US Air Force
14 YEAR IN REVIEW
The Yearbook reviews the major news stories around the USAF in 2018
24 THE NEXT GENERATION
Boeing won the hotly contested competition to build the US Air Force’s new advanced training aircraft in October. This is the aircraft that the next generation of aviators will train in
30 BOMBER REVIEW
The Yearbook details the current status of Air Force Global Strike Command’s B-1B Lancer, B-2A Spirit, B-52H Stratofortress and B-21 Raider
38 THE MAKING OF A FIGHTER PILOT
Seasoned instructors and young students of the 49th Fighter Training Squadron tell the Yearbook what it takes to become a ghter pilot in today’s US Air Force, at a time when training output is under scrutiny
46 ‘DRAGON LADY’ ON THE FRONT LINE
The U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ is one of the USAF’s unsung heroes. Operating away from prying eyes, the data collection attributes of the U-2 are a vital element of the decision-making chain in US Central Command
52 AGGRESSOR ADVANCES
As the US Air Force re-focuses on the highend, near-peer, ght, it must preserve precious assets and properly tax its fth-generation ghters. Therefore it is turning its attention to dramatically increased aggressor forces to improve training across the Combat Air Forces
58 WARTHOG WARS
Stefan Goossens and Michel van de Mheen report from Whiteman AFB, Missouri, on ‘Hawgsmoke 2018’ — a gathering of A-10s that comes around every two years
62 STINGERS
The 112th FS ‘Stingers’ is one of the Air National Guard’s premier ghter squadrons, busy at home and abroad and helping to retain a wealth of experience that bene ts the wider air force. The Yearbook features an exclusive interview with the unit’s commanding o cer
70 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AIR POWER REVIEW
Tom Kaminski provides an extensive overview of the USAF including a detailed directory of units, bases and aircraft
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