FPP196 - Talking Marine Aviation
Lieutenant General Mike "Homey" Cederholm, I MEF Commanding General and former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, discusses U.S. Marine Corps aviation in 2024 and the role his I MEF Marines play in prepa...
9 Syys 20241h 41min
Stratolaunch Update: Talon-A
Guest host Ken "Primetime" Katz revisits our friends at Stratolunch to learn about their first powered flight of the Talon-A, an autonomous, reusable testbed advancing hypersonic flight testing. Sup...
2 Syys 20241h 8min
The Empire Test Pilot who Flew the X-32, and More
What do the Sea Harrier, F-15B Eagle, X-32 JSF contestant, Eurofighter Typhoon, and Hawk all have in common? Well, not much, actually, except that they have all been flown by this week's guest, retir...
26 Elo 20241h 18min
OFW-6: Fragile Precision, GPS Vulnerabilities in Modern Warfare
'On Future War' is a 12-part series exploring the evolving landscape of military strategy and defense technologies with a focus on the Indo-Pacific. On this episode, longtime FPP friend Brian "Sunshi...
19 Elo 20241h 6min
FPP195 - Comms & Bombs, Vietnam F-4 Phantom Pilot Tell-All
Jim "Reaper" Dunlap was a Marine F-4 Phantom II pilot who flew nearly 200 missions during a year deployed to Vietnam. ...But it wasn't all flying—Reaper earned his callsign while spending three month...
12 Elo 20241h 32min
The Israeli Air Force
Beyond the U.S. military, the Israeli Air Force is arguably the most significant, combat-tested military air arm globally in the post-Cold War era. Yet little is known about this reclusive force. On ...
5 Elo 20241h 12min
The New "Sheriff" in Town
You've heard of "Maverick" but have you heard of "The Sheriff"? You should. Zane Sennett, a former Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot who is once again a RAF pilot, has amass...
29 Heinä 20241h 18min
Larry the 5,000-hour Intruder Guy
Larry "Mung" Munns is one of only two U.S. Navy aircrew (and the only pilot) to accrue 5,000 flight hours in the Grumman A-6 Intruder, including while forward deployed in Japan and during Operation De...
22 Heinä 20241h 44min
