220 | Robert Farley: Air Wars in Ukraine and Beyond

The Realignment

Saager Enjeti, Technology, Policy, News, Marshall Kosloff, International Relations, Politics, News Commentary, Public Policy, U.s. Politics, National Security, Economics

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🗓️ 23 March 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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For Day 15 of The Realignment's daily coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Marshall spoke with Dr. Robert Farley, author of Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force and The Battleship Book. They discussed why Russia has failed to achieve air superiority in Ukraine, the debates over No-Fly-Zones and MiG-29 deliveries to Ukraine, the evolving nature of air combat from WWII to today, and the evolution of fighter aircraft alongside the transition from Generation 4 to 5. NYT Article on Ukraine's Air Force: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/world/europe/ukraine-air-force-russia.html SEND US A TIP: https://app.swapstack.co/tips/the-realignment REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment

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0:00.0	Marshall here. Welcome back to the Realignment.
0:07.8	Today's topic to be brief is all about air power. I'm speaking with Dr. Robert Farley of the
0:13.0	University of Kentucky. We hit the state of 21st century air power. How conflicts in the air
0:19.1	look different than World War II. Vietnam desert storm. Obviously they weren't quite as relevant
0:24.4	during the war on terror. And how it really differs from even fictionalized accounts such as
0:29.0	top gun. We're going to hit all the questions that really relate to air in Ukraine from
0:33.3	why is the Russian Air Force not been able to maintain air superiority? How are the Ukrainians still
0:39.0	fighting? How does the no fly zone debate look different given the specific nature of Russia's
0:43.9	bomber fleet? And how do we think through issues like the MiG-29s from Poland, Slashenato,
0:49.5	going into Ukraine? So so many great things there. Also we should note we discuss a really
0:53.9	excellent New York Times article that came out discussing the state of the Ukrainian Air Force. We
0:58.4	will link it in the show notes as well. Okay, quick note. We're getting the episode.
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