In this episode of the "Authentic" podcast, host Scott "Roger" Chafian interviews author Steve Davies about his book "Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs". They discuss Steve's background as an aviation journalist, his motivation for writing the book, and the process of connecting with people and melding their stories into a cohesive narrative. They also delve into the challenges of researching a historical book, the importance of exploitation programs in understanding foreign aircraft, and the unsung heroes of military operations, the maintainers. Finally, they discuss their upcoming collaboration on a new podcast series about the F-35 fighter jet.

Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs

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In this episode Scott is back with Andrew “Scar” Van Timmeren, our retired F-22 Raptor pilot to discuss the now infamous Chinese balloon shoot down. But beyond a play by play of the shootdown, they’ll discuss NORAD, their mission and the nuts and bolts of the defense of the sovereign airspace of the United States

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F-22 is an ongoing series discussing the history and employment of the world's premier air superiority fighter. Initial episodes will track the development, capabilities, operational history, and projected future of the F-22, while future episodes will track the ongoing evolution of the F-22 as it happens through evolution of tactics, technology, and force structure decisions.

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You’ve probably seen and enjoyed Top Gun: Maverick, and reveled along with audiences at Maverick’s heart stopping Mach 10 speed run but did you even wonder what his real-life counterparts do out there in the high desert?

Join host Brian "Sunshine" Sinclair as he introduces us to the Navy’s Test and Evaluation program through the stories of his fellow Experimental and Operational Test Pilots and WSO’s in their exploits bringing the F/A-18 Super Hornet and several high-tech weapons to the fleet.

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