FlyMag - N° 1 2018

Following a series of rigorous inspections, the Israeli Air Force’s “Golden Eagle” Squadron which

flies the F-35A “Adir” Lightning 2 was declared IOC during the first week of December ‘17.

From 17 to 20 January 2018, for the first time in history, Kuwait hosted an airshow.

The show, dubbed Kuwait Aviation Show (KAS) was held at Kuwait International Airport.

Adir declared IOC

Kuwait Aviation Show 2018

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For more than 35 years, many NATO countries have joined forces to build the world’s

best fighter pilot training program: the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program (ENJJPT).

Erik Bruijns reports from the heart of the Ukrainian Air Force with a selection

of legacy Soviet build fighters, consisting of Sukhoi Su-27’s and Mikoyan MiG-29’s.

the future nato pilots - enjjpt

Ukraine frontline fighters

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On the 11th of January the first B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB,

landed at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, for a two-week deployment in the European skies.

Stratofortresses deploy to Europe 68

A lot of NATO countries has joint together for the past 35 years, in training their future pilots at Sheppard
AFB in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program (ENJJPT). We take a look into that program.

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The Westland Lynx helicopter are being retired by many of it’s operaters, replacing

the old lady with it’s successor, or other types. Darring Willmin takes a look at the Lynx.

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There are stories of adventures that make you dream, others envy, the Breitling Jet Team’s

story impresses. The team undertook journeys that no other aerobatic team had done before.

Breitling Jet Team - American Tour 72

For over two decades, the venerable Alpha Jet has provided the Portuguese Air Force
with their fast-jet training needs, but this come to an end in 2018.

Portuguese Alpha Retirement 92