Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The horizon over the Pacific is crowded with sensors, and the old playbook doesn’t cut it anymore. We break down how the B‑21 Raider resets modern airpower with stealth tuned for infrared as much as radar, intercontinental reach that sidesteps tanker risk, and a digital backbone that upgrades at the speed of software. This isn’t a shinier B‑2—it’s a systems shift designed for a sensor‑rich fight across the first and seco...
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Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The horizon over the Pacific is crowded with sensors, and the old playbook doesn’t cut it anymore. We break down how the B‑21 Raider resets modern airpower with stealth tuned for infrared as much as radar, intercontinental reach that sidesteps tanker risk, and a digital backbone that upgrades at the speed of software. This isn’t a shinier B‑2—it’s a systems shift designed for a sensor‑rich fight across the first and seco...
Inside the Vampires: How VX-9 Squadron Transforms Fighter Jets at China Lake
PilotPhotog Podcast
18 minutes
7 months ago
Inside the Vampires: How VX-9 Squadron Transforms Fighter Jets at China Lake
Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: Something extraordinary is happening in the skies above China Lake. A chrome-plated F-35C Lightning II and a jet-black F/A-18 Super Hornet—both operated by the secretive VX-9 "Vampires" squadron—are rewriting the rules of naval aviation. The chrome F-35C presents a fascinating paradox: why would the Navy deliberately strip away stealth from its premier stealth fighter? The answer likely involves countering advanced Infr...
PilotPhotog Podcast
Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The horizon over the Pacific is crowded with sensors, and the old playbook doesn’t cut it anymore. We break down how the B‑21 Raider resets modern airpower with stealth tuned for infrared as much as radar, intercontinental reach that sidesteps tanker risk, and a digital backbone that upgrades at the speed of software. This isn’t a shinier B‑2—it’s a systems shift designed for a sensor‑rich fight across the first and seco...
