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For weeks now the German Heavy Weapons debate has been stirring. What was going on?

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Gepard picture: IMAGO; Luftbilder ROCKENSUSSRA, 05.06.19, https://www.imago-images.com/st/0091876992 [20.04.2022].

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- Timecodes -
00:00 - Disclaimer
00:58 - Intro
02:19 - Heavy Weapon Exports
03:14 - Problem 1 - Stockpiles
06:38 - Problem 2 - NATO Obligations
08:19 - Problem 3 - Training
14:35 - Sellout minute
15:40 - Short-term vs long-term solutions
21:31 - Military support in Germany
27:40 - Outro

#Gepard #Germany #militaryaviationhistory

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a number of questions on how we rate military capabilities, what we should consider when making a verdict, and what some of the underrepresented aspects might be. To talk about this, I invited Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute to explore how we could tackle this question in the future.

- Expert-
Richard Shimooka is a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute:
https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/cm-expert/richard-shimooka/

- Check out my books -
Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com
STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com
German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/

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- Sources -
Richard Shimooka

- Recommendations -
Richard Shimooka: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/cm-expert/richard-shimooka/
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Center for Strategic and International Studies
https://www.csis.org/

International Institute for Strategic Studies
https://www.iiss.org/

Jacques S. Gansler, The Defense Industry, The MIT Press, 1982
https://www.amazon.com/Defense-Industry-Jacques-S-Gansler/dp/0262570599?language=en_US

Royal United Services Institute
https://rusi.org/

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Expert
01:10 - Money and NATO's 2% Guideline
04:50 - NATO Standardization and Defense Inflation
07:33 - US vs China, Europe vs Russia
13:04 - US Intelligence Advantage
15:55 - Why did we get Russian Military Power so wrong?
19:51 - Problems of Russian Defense Industry
24:12 - What is the most important capability no one talks about?
27:42 - Recommendations
29:42 - Outro

- Visuals -
Department of Defense
Russian Ministry of Defense
NATO
Vitaly V. Kuzmin (T-72A in Thumbnail)

- Audio -
Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound

Germany announced €100 billion for the Armed Forces and an increase to +2% GDP on military spending one month ago. The question is where is that money now and is Germany putting their cash where their mouth is?

- Check out my books -
Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com
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- Reading recommendation -
.loyal (Björn Müller), Mehr Geld für Rüstung: Die Positionen der Bundestagsfraktionen, 17 March 2022, available at https://www.reservistenverband.de/magazin-loyal/mehr-geld-fuer-ruestung-die-positionen-der-bundestagsfraktionen/ [last accessed 23/03/2022].

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- Sources -
Augengeradeaus, Deutschland soll „Herzstück“ der EU-Eingreiftruppe neuen Stils stellen, 21 March 2022 available at https://augengeradeaus.net/2022/03/deutschland-soll-herzstueck-der-eu-eingreiftruppe-neuen-stils-stellen/ [last accessed 30/03/2022]

Bundesrat, Antrag C106/22 Entschließung des Bundesrates: Für ein Sofortprogramm
Ausrüstung und Einsatzbereitschaft - Bundeswehr konsequent
auf Landes- und Bündnisverteidigung ausrichten -
Sicherheitsarchitektur reformieren, 8 MArch 2022, available at https://www.bundesrat.de/SharedDocs/drucksachen/2022/0101-0200/106-22.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=13 [last accessed 30/03/2022]

Bundesrat, Stenografischer Bericht 1017. Sitzung, Berlin, Freitag, den 11. März 2022, p.79, available at https://www.bundesrat.de/SharedDocs/downloads/DE/plenarprotokolle/2022/Plenarprotokoll-1017.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2 [last accessed 23/03/2022]

Bundesministerium der Finanzen, Eckwertebeschluss der Bundesregierung zum Regierungsentwurf des Bundeshaushalts 2023 und zum Finanzplan 2022 bis 2026, März 2022, available at https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Downloads/Oeffentliche-Finanzen/Bundeshaushalt/kabinettvorlage-eckwerte-2023.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=5 [last accessed 23/03/2022]

BMVg, Bundeswehr ganzheitlich, modern und einsatzbereit aufstellen, 14 March 2022, available at https://www.bmvg.de/de/aktuelles/tagesbefehl-bundeswehr-modern-einsatzbereit-5371062 [last accessed 15/03/2022]

BMVg, F-35: Nachfolger für den Tornado, 14 March 2022, available at https://www.bmvg.de/de/tornado-nachfolger-beschaffung-neue-kampfflugzeuge-fuer-truppe#section-5370770 [last accessed 15/03/2022]

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Euractiv,
Germany goes on a mission to secure supplies of Qatari gas, 21 MArch 2022, available at https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/germany-goes-on-a-mission-to-secure-supplies-of-qatari-gas/ [last accessed 23/03/2022]

FAZ, Das 100-Milliarden-Euro-Risiko der Bundeswehr, 10 March 2022, available at https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/scholz-plan-des-100-milliarden-euro-risikos-der-bundeswehr-17865763.html [last accessed 23/03/2022]

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.loyal, Mehr Geld für Rüstung: Die Positionen der Bundestagsfraktionen, 17 March 2022, available at https://www.reservistenverband.de/magazin-loyal/mehr-geld-fuer-ruestung-die-positionen-der-bundestagsfraktionen/ [last accessed 23/03/2022].

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Topics of this video
01:33 - German F-35
05:37 - Defense planning announcement
07:09 - Germany's shopping list
11:36 - €100bn: Setup
13:49 - €100bn: Analysis
20:01 - Outro

- Audio -
Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound

Should Ukraine receive NATO/Western Air Defense systems? A MANPADS is one thing, but what about more sophisticated systems? That is one of the hot questions nowadays - so I thought, let me make a primer on air defense, what the different weapon systems do and let you decide yourself what can/should be send, or not.

- Check out my books -
Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com
STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com
German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/

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- Museum -
Footage used includes scenes filmed at the Deutsche Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim:
https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/flugwerft-schleissheim

- Social Media -
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- Sources -
JWP 3-63 Joint Air Defence – Joint Warfare Publication 3-63, 2nd Ed., 2003.

Reach, Clint; Geist, Edward; Doll, Abby; and Cheravitch, Joe; Competing with Russia Militarily – Implications of Conventional and Nuclear Conflicts, RAND Corporation, June 2021.

US Army; FM 3-01; US Army Air and Missile Defense Operations, Dec 2020.

US Army; FM 3-01.7, Air Defense Artillery, Brigade Operations, 2000.

US Army; FM 3-01.11, Air Defense Artillery Reference Handbook, October 2007.

US Army; FM 44-18-1, Stinger Team Operations, December 1984.

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Air defense for Ukraine
01:07 - Types of air defense
03:47 - Air defense weapon types
03:56 - Infrared homing (IR)
05:04 - CLOS and Radar guidance
07:52 - Air defense weapon systems
08:18 - AAA/SPAAG
10:07 - CIWS
11:00 - Missiles (Surface-to-air SAM)
12:19 - MANPADS
15:26 - Short-range missiles
17:40 - Medium-range missiles
18:33 - Long-range missiles
19:38 - Paper vs reality
21:49 - Scenario example
23:34 - Conclusion
24:51 - Outro

- Audio -
Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound

#militaryaviationhistory #airdefense

A No-Fly Zone over Ukraine is a very popular topic at the moment. But there is little information out there on what it *actually* means for Ukraine, Russia, and western countries. Let us look at it in more detail!

- Check out my books -
Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com
STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com
German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/

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- Sources -
BBC, No-fly zone: What it means and why the West won't act, 2. March 2022, available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60576443 (last accessed 7. March 2022).

Bronk, Justin, Is the Russian Air Force Actually Incapable of Complex Air Operations?, RUSI Defense Systems Vol. 24, 4. March 2022, available at https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/rusi-defence-systems/russian-air-force-actually-incapable-complex-air-operations (last accessed 7. March 2022).

McLaughlin, Rob, United Nations Security Council practice in relation to use of force in no-fly zones and martime exclusion zones, in Weller, Marc (ed), The Oxford Handbook of the Use of Force in International Law, Oxford University Press USA, Ebook: 2015.

Mike Pietrucha and Mike Benitez, The Dangerous Allure of the No-Fly Zone, War on the Rocks, 4. March 2022, available at https://warontherocks.com/2022/03/the-dangerous-allure-of-the-no-fly-zone/ (last accessed 7. March 2022).

Mueller, Karl P., Denying Flight: Strategic Options for Employing No-Fly Zones, RAND Corporation Research Reports: 2013.

Schmitt, Michael N., Clipped wings: Effective and Legal No-fly Zone Rules of Engagement, in Schmitt, Michael N. (ed), The Law of Military Operations: Liber Amicorum Professor Jack Grunawalt, International Law Studies Vol. 72, Naval War College Press, US, Rhode Island, Newport: May 1998.

Sophy Antrobus, No-fly zones would escalate the Ukraine war – but they shouldn’t be off the table, 5. March 2022, The Guardian, available at: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/05/no-fly-zones-ukraine-war-escalation (last accessed 7. March 2022).

- Visuals -
Department of Defense, NATO, Russian Military

Thumbnail Image: Robert Sullivan

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - What I will do in this video
02:23 - What is a No-Fly Zone?
03:58 - Assessment of past No-Fly Zones (Iraq, Kosovo, Libya)
05:21 - Situation in Ukraine
06:24 - Simulating a No-fly Zone over Ukraine
09:38 - A No-Fly Zone Reconsidered
11:46 - Russian advantage in a No-Fly Zone
13:23 - Open questions: Rules of Engagement / 'legal' targets
15:30 - It's more complex than the name implies
16:44 - Outro

- Audio -
Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound

#noflyzone #militaryaviationhistory #russianairforce

The 'absence' of the Russian Air Force in the reerupted Ukraine conflict is strange. Let's talk about that, the potential reasons, and shed more lights on the strengths and limitations of the Russian Air Force.

- Guests -
Justin Bronk, Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute: https://rusi.org/people/bronk
Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/cm-expert/richard-shimooka/

- Check out my books -
Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com
STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com
German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/

- Support -
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- Social Media -
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilAvHistory
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MilitaryAviationHistory/

- Sources -
Dominic Nicholls, Why the complacent Russian air force has failed to gain control of Ukraine’s skies, 01.03.2022, available at: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/01/complacent-russian-air-force-has-failed-gain-control-ukraines/ [last accessed 03/03/2022].

Justin Bronk, The Mysterious Case of the Missing Russian Air Force, RUSI, 28.02.2022, available at: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/mysterious-case-missing-russian-air-force [last accessed 03/03/2022].

Henry Foy and John Paul Rathbone, Air power counts for little in Ukraine war as caution prevails on both sides, 02.03.2022, available at: https://www.ft.com/content/faf80b4a-1f17-48b1-8df3-1522ad3cb3a0 [last accessed 03/03/2022].

Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, What happened to Russia's Air Force? U.S. officials, experts stumped, Reuters, 02.03.2022, available at: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/what-happened-russias-air-force-us-officials-experts-stumped-2022-03-01/ [last accessed 03/03/2022].

Oryx, Attack On Europe: Documenting Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine, available at https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html [last accessed 03/03/2022 at 1745 GMT].

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Developing situation (Intro)
01:59 - Russian opening strikes (Feb.24, '22)
03:15 - What the Russians are not doing
06:35 - Intermission (Have your say)
07:01 - Trying to make sense of this
07:28 - Pilot skill and experience?
09:34 - Lacking equipment?
10:12 - Lack of air-ground coordination?
11:37 - Lack of preparation?
12:16 - Russian defense industry?
15:41 - Keeping forces in reserve?
16:21 - Underestimating Ukraine?
16:41 - Increasing activity
17:42 - Possible future scenarios and assessment
22:58 - Outro

- Audio -
Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound

#militaryaviationhistory #RussianAirForce

Is the F-35 back on the menu? It looks like it given that the German government just threw 20 years of Foreign & Security policy out of the window...

- Check out my books -
Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com
STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com
German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/

- Support -
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- Social Media -
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- Sources -
Augengeradeaus.net, Neuer Kurs auch in der Verteidigungspolitik: 100 Mrd „Sondervermögen Bundeswehr“, 2-Prozent-Ziel wird erreicht, available at https://augengeradeaus.net/2022/02/neuer-kurs-auch-in-der-verteidigungspolitik-100-mrd-sondervermoegen-bundeswehr-2-prozent-ziel-wird-erreicht/ [last accessed 01/03/2022].

BMVg, Mehr als 100 Milliarden Euro für die Bundeswehr – für unsere Sicherheit, 27.02.2022, available at https://www.bmvg.de/de/aktuelles/mehr-als-100-milliarden-euro-bundeswehr-sicherheit-5362112 [last accessed 01/03/2022].

Deutscher Bundestag, 19. Sitzung TPO 1: Abgabe einer Regierungserklärung duch den Bundeskanzler zur aktuellen Lage, 27.02.2022, available at https://augengeradeaus.net/2022/02/dokumentation-regierungserklaerung-des-kanzlers-aussagen-zur-bundeswehr/ [last accessed 01/03/2022].

Deutscher Bundestag, Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz: Wir erleben eine Zeitenwende, 27.02.2022, available at https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2022/kw08-sondersitzung-882198 [last accessed 01/03/2022].

Deutschland Wählt (Twitter), 01.03.2022, available at https://twitter.com/Wahlen_DE/status/1498624508760047616 [last accessed 01/03/2022].

The World Bank, Military Expenditure 1990-2020, available at https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?end=2020&locations=GB-DE-FR-PL-US&start=1990&view=chart [last accessed 01/03/2022].

The World Bank, Military Expenditure 1990-2020, available at https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?end=2020&locations=GB-DE-FR-PL-US&start=2020&view=bar [last accessed 01/03/2022].

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Big Announcement
01:56 - 100 billion € for the German Army
03:54 - 2 % GDP is happening?
07:09 - Changing Germany
10:21 - FCAS/SCAF
12:02 - Armed Drones
13:50 - F-35 & Eurofighter
17:27 - Intermission (Have your say)
17:58 - When will Germany buy...stuff?
21:59 - German weapon exports
24:28 - Trump (just spare us both with this...)
25:35 - Outro & upcoming videos

- Audio -
Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound