The Merge

E2 - Red Air

Samstag, 17. Dezember 2022 · 1 h 17

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Host Mike Benitez (linkedin.com/in/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:
* Kevin “Shaggy” Wilson (linkedin.com/in/kevin-wilson-031a6732)
* Ryan “Stinger” Fishel (linkedin.com/in/ryan-fishel-a258591b9)
* Andrew “Scar” Van Timmeren (linkedin.com/in/andrewvt)
* Jeff “Vader” Brandon (linkedin.com/in/jeff-%E2%80%9Cvader%E2%80%9D-b…)
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* Shaggy - Top Aces (topaces.com)
* Scar - Blue Force Technology (blueforcetech.com)
* Vader - Kodiak Shack Podcast (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kodiak-shack-pod…)
* Stinger’s F-117 article: Train Like You Fight (warontherocks.com/2022/11/train-like-you-fight…)
* Jared Isaacman’s MiG-29 (washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/02/astro…)
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Show Notes
() – Guest Intros
() – What is adversary air?
() – the industry
() – Congress gets involved
() – how’s it going now (industry)
() – how’s it going now (fighter pilot)
() – Top Aces buys F-16s
() – F-117 red air
() – adversary drones
() – the cost of self-supporting adversaries
() – training is deterrence
() – training modernization
() – story time

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