Host Mike Benitez brings the spirit of the Merge in a full court press to discuss Adversary Air—aka Red Air—in a way you’ve never heard. It’s an entertaining journey through the history, policy, technology, strategy, industry, and business of Red Air.
Today’s guests:
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* Shaggy - Top Aces
* Scar - Blue Force Technology
* Vader - Kodiak Shack Podcast
* Stinger’s F-117 article: Train Like You Fight
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Show Notes
(1:28) – Guest Intros
(4:23) – What is adversary air?
(13:15) – the industry
(15:25) – Congress gets involved
(18:54) – how’s it going now (industry)
(22:46) – how’s it going now (fighter pilot)
(34:05) – Top Aces buys F-16s
(39:30) – F-117 red air
(47:08) – adversary drones
(52:07) – the cost of self-supporting adversaries
(55:21) – training is deterrence
(56:18) – training modernization
(1:04:27) – story time