Combat aircraft

Like a majestic swan, a

Tu-160 ‘Blackjack’ fl ies at

high altitude. Conventional

weapons upgrades

enabled the Tu-160 to take

an active role in Russia’s

campaign in Syria.

Evgeniy Kazennov

CONTRIBUTOR OF

THE MONTH

FRANK

VISSER

Frank Visser is a Dutch contributor

to Combat Aircraft magazine. Born in

Leeuwarden in 1966, Frank’s passion

for military aviation grew as a result

of visiting the nearby air base in his

younger years. Frank dedicates his

time traveling the world to report on

deployments, exercises and units.

His primary subjects are European air

forces and the United States military. In

this issue Frank reports from the USAF

Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB.

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