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Ukraine F-16 & Gripen: Why it's difficult to send jets!
F-16 and Gripen are the favorites for sending NATO jets to Ukraine. Which aircraft is more realistic and feasible right now? Let's discuss both, from the number of available aircraft, the political will and the military requirements for the sender. Why is it so difficult for any country in Europe to send jets?
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Aviation24, https://www.aviation24.be/maintenance-repair-overhaul-mro/sanca/belgian-firm-sabca-loses-maintenance-contract-for-the-u-s-f-16s-in-europe-in-favour-of-polish-company/, Dec 23, 2023, available at https://www.aviation24.be/maintenance-repair-overhaul-mro/sanca/belgian-firm-sabca-loses-maintenance-contract-for-the-u-s-f-16s-in-europe-in-favour-of-polish-company/
Aviation Week. Saab Begins Serial Gripen E Deliveries to Brazil, Sweden. Nov 21, 2021, available at https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/saab-begins-serial-gripen-e-deliveries-brazil-sweden
Brussels Times. Charleroi to continue to service American F-16 jets, June 2, 2022, available at https://www.brusselstimes.com/231715/charleroi-to-continue-to-service-american-f-16-jets
Bronk, Justin. Regenerating Warfighting Credibility for European NATO Air Forces, RUSI Whitehall Report 1-23.
Flight International, World Air Forces 2023
Kyiv Independent, Sweden to train Ukrainian pilots on JAS 39 Gripen jets, May 25, 2023, available at https://kyivindependent.com/sweden-to-train-ukraines-pilots-on-jas-39-gripen-jets/
The Warzone, Belgium Ready To Train Ukrainian Pilots To Fly F-16s, May 17, 2023, available at https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/belgium-ready-to-train-ukrainian-pilots-to-fly-f-16s
Rekenkammer (NL), What gebeurt er met de F-16
USAF Instructor
Saab
- Timecodes -
00:00 - Sending Jets to Ukraine
00:28 - F-16 vs Gripen: The Shortlist
01:40 - Are there jets available to be send?
02:56 - F-16: The Fast and Freedomious
09:02 - Pilot Training
12:45 - Gripen: Avantguard Europop
16:46 - Beyond the Hype: Countries make tough choices
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Not just Kamikaze: The Reality of Japanese WW2 pilots
There are many myths on Japanese pilots and the use of air power in the Pacific. From sending pilots on senseless missions, over to not giving them parachutes or protecting the aircraft, listen to Chris chat with Michael Claringbould on the myths and realities for Japanese pilots of WW2. Michael Claringbould is an expert on Japanese aviation and the South Pacific, focusing largely on the timeframe of 1942-1943.
Check out the many fantastic books by Michael Claringbould and others here:
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Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com
STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com
German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/
Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de/
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Mentioned during the Interview:
- Richard Dunn, Exploding Fuel Tanks
https://explodingfueltanks.com/
- Osamu Tagaya, Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko ‘Betty’ Units of World War 2
https://ospreypublishing.com/uk/mitsubishi-type-1-rikko-betty-units-of-world-war-2-9781841760827/
- John Lundstrom, The First Team (and the Guadalcanal Campaign)
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Michael Claringbould
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00:00 - Introducing the Expert
00:57 - Expendable or Elite? How highly valued were pilots in Japan?
05:19 - Losing pilots on "senseless" missions (pre-Kamikaze)
14:58 - How self-sufficient were downed Japanese airmen?
18:50 - Japanese Search and Rescue - did they do it?
21:20 - Did Japanese pilots not have any parachutes?
28:27 - Armor and fuel tank protection on Japanese planes
40:20 - Reading recommendations
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Increasing Resilience: Changes in NATO Air Forces
After more than two decades of peace in Europe and complete air superiority in its deployments, western air forces now confront a renewed peer-to-peer adversary with Russia and China. How has this period of peace impacted Air Forces, what are the main problems on recruitment, platform-centricity and focusing on efficiency over resilience and flexibility? Join Chris as he talks to Dr. Sophy Antrobus (Research Fellow with the Freeman Air and Space Institute) about the current challenges facing western Air Forces.
Read Dr. Sophy Antrobus ( & Dr. Hannah West) article on critical thinking in the military: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03071847.2022.2112521 (last accessed 12/12/2022).
Dr. Sophy Antrobus: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/sophy-antrobus
This video is part of the Military Aviation History & Freeman Air and Space Institute collaboration.
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Dr. Sophy Antrobus
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Provided by Dr. Sophy Antrobus:
Radio 4, Winging It, aired 10 March 2019, available at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002z4m (last accessed 12/12/2022).
Defense Committee, Formal meeting (oral evidence session): Aviation Procurement, 28 June 2022, available at https://committees.parliament.uk/event/13505/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/ (last accessed 12/12/2022).
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00:00 - Intro: topic and expert
00:45 - Preparedness of Western Air Power
03:53 - Problems: recruitment and training pipelines
07:31 - Spreadsheets vs resilience: Efficiency over flexibility?
11:08 - Pilot-centric vs force-centric visions
14:24 - Emerging cooperation between air forces in Europe
18:10 - Recommendations
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STORM SHADOW: Ukraine gets NEW Cruise Missile
Storm Shadow is a long-range, low-observable, air-launched cruise missile with a range of up to 250-500km. The United Kingdom has now confirmed that it has send Storm Shadow to Ukraine.
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BBC, UK confirms supply of Storm Shadow long-range missiles in Ukraine, 11 May 2023 available at https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65558070 [accessed 11 May 2023] - Article has been updated since making of video
CNN, Exclusive: Britain has delivered long-range ‘Storm Shadow’ cruise missiles to Ukraine ahead of expected counteroffensive, sources say. 11 May 2023 available at https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/11/politics/uk-storm-shadow-cruise-missiles-ukraine [accessed 11 May 2023] - Article has been updated since making of video
Picture Storm Shadow: Rept0n1x/wikicommons
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00:00 - Storm Shadow send by UK
00:51 - What is Storm Shadow
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75mm Anti-Tank Gun: The Luftwaffe was desperate
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During 1942 the Luftwaffe was tasked to find ways to halt the increasing tank threat on the Eastern Front. One such experiment ended in the Junkers Ju 88 receiving a Pak 40 75mm (7.5cm) anti-tank gun. It caused lots of damage but only to one side.
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BArch, RL 30/7, Fernschreiben: Ju 88 mit Pak 40, 25.1.43.
BArch, RL 36/65, Fernschreiben: Einsatz des Versuchskommandos für Panzerbekämpfung, 13.9.43.
BArch, RL 36/65, Einsatzberichte der Versuchsstaffel Ju 88 seit der Unterstellung zum Panzerjagdkommando Bleckmann, 14.09.1943.
BArch, RL 36/65, Dauerschießerprobung Ju 88 P-1 mit Pak 40, 22.04.1943.
- Timecodes -
00:00 - Big guns during WW2
00:47 - Reasons for AT guns
01:45 - Tank Hunter: Panzerjäger
06:43 - How effective was it?
09:40 - A problematic experiment
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Russia: Kremlin Drone Blast - What Happened?
At around 2:30am two drones (UAV) were allegedly recorded around the Kremlin. Camera footage appears to capture as one erupts into a fireball near a flagpole overlooking the preparations for the traditional May 9 parade.
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Video TBU: https://twitter.com/arawnsley/status/1653757316469084160
Video TBU timestamps: https://twitter.com/kromark/status/1653761880144396288
Video: https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1653734975873732613
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00:00 - Drone Blast
00:11 - Possible Explanations
02:10 - What now?
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WW2 - France vs France
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Kamikaze Drone: Stolen engine used on Shahed-136
Conflict Armament Report just released a new report indicating that the Shahed-136 is powered by an illicitly exported German engine that was reverse-engineered in Iran by MADO (Oje Parvaz Mado Nafar Company). The Shahed-136 was recently used en-mass in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.
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Conflict Armament Research, New evidence confirms identity of Iranian drone engine maker, April 2023, available at https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/31ca7fc85b4e47f791377ded5621c360
Germany tries Iranians charged with smuggling drone engines as jet ski parts, 2014 available at https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-germany-trial/germany-tries-iranians-charged-with-smuggling-drone-engines-as-jet-ski-parts-idUSKBN0ER1PH20140616
Thumbnail: Adobe Stock/ CBorealis
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00:00 - Shahed-136
00:47 - Evidence on engine
01:36 - Shahed-136 in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict -
Fighting for Horsepower: WW2 Aircraft Engines w/ Eng. Calum Douglas
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