The Fighter Pilot Podcast explores the fascinating world of air combat: the aircraft, the weapons systems, and most importantly—the people.Episodes typically feature guests who help explain various military aviation-themed topics, such as how ejection seats work or what it's like to fly on and off nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.If you love the roar of a high-speed flyby or are enamored by the poise and confidence of the brave men and women who fly, fix, and fight these aircraft, then this s...
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The Merge-4: Flight Lead and Wingman

Aug 5th, 2025 3:00 PM

A 2008 mid-air collision between an F/A-18 Hornet and F-5F Tiger II near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada left one pilot dead, two aircraft destroyed, and dozens of squadron mates, family, and friends changed forever.This fourth episode of The Merge explores the unbreakable bond between flight lead and wingman, particularly on that fateful day.Brought to you by BVR Productions.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

The Merge-3: Impact

Jul 29th, 2025 3:00 PM

A 2008 mid-air collision between an F/A-18 Hornet and F-5F Tiger II near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada left one pilot dead, two aircraft destroyed, and dozens of squadron mates, family, and friends changed forever.This third episode of The Merge explores the fateful flight of June 13, 2008 from the brief up to moment of impact.Brought to you by BVR Productions.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

The Merge-2: Going to NAS Fallon

Jul 22nd, 2025 3:00 PM

A 2008 mid-air collision between an F/A-18 Hornet and F-5F Tiger II near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada left one pilot dead, two aircraft destroyed, and dozens of squadron mates, family, and friends changed forever.This second episode of The Merge explores NAS Fallon and why squadrons detach there, and introduces this mini-series' main characters.The Merge is brought to you by BVR Productions.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

The Merge-1: Naval Aviation in the early 2000s

Jul 15th, 2025 3:00 PM

A 2008 mid-air collision between an F/A-18 Hornet and F-5F Tiger II near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada left one pilot dead, two aircraft destroyed, and dozens of squadron mates, family, and friends changed forever.This first episode of The Merge introduces this mini-series with a description of Naval Aviation in 2008.Brought to you by BVR Productions.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

The Future of Air Warfare: Offensive Electronic Attack (Sponsored)

Jul 13th, 2025 3:00 PM

Electronic warfare is a crucial element of armed conflict involving controlling and protecting the electromagnetic spectrum which is vital for communication, navigation, and target identification. EW also permits the disruption and denial of adversaries' use of the spectrum, hindering their ability to operate effectively.Benjamin “Chuck” Angus, Director of Business Development in Naval Power at Raytheon, a business of RTX, joins us this week to discuss Raytheon's involvement in EW, specifically offensive electronic attack, with its Next Generation Jammer—an advanced electronic attack system that denies, disrupts and degrades enemy technology, including communication tools and air-defense systems.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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