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While far more asymmetric than the fighting on the ground, the air-war in Ukraine has demonstrated many of the same features - Adaptation, attrition, and the importance of resupply and sustainment. Going into 2024, it's worth asking how two years of full-scale fighting have impacted the Russian and Ukrainian air-forces and how the fighting might be expected to evolve in 2024 as Ukraine converts to Western platforms as Russia pushes to derive more benefit from its significant advantage in airframes and munitions like glide-bombs. And to address those questions, today I’m joined by Professor Justin Bronk (), author of a number of notable reports on the air war in Ukraine, including the November 2022 piece linked below. Obviously, all views expressed by Professor Bronk are his own – and likewise for those views I express over the course of this interview. Patreon: Relevant Reading/sourcing (partial as travelling without full access to my research notes): RUSI Biography – Justin Bronk RUSI – Bronk, Reynolds & Watling (2022) – The Russian Air War and Ukrainian Requirements for Air Defence RUSI - Bronk (2022) - The mysterious case of the missing Russian air force #:~:text=On the fifth day of,its fixed wing combat aircraft. RUSI - Bronk (2020) - Russian and Chinese air combat trends RUSI - Watling and Reynolds (2024) - Russian Military Objectives and Capacity in Ukraine Through 2024 Featured A-10 article The described A-10 meme (not fully accurate it must be said)… Featured article on F-16 training MiG-31 accident Example of how widely reporting on Russian FF claims spread: Featured image of PAC-3 manufacturing Caveats & Comments: All normal caveats and comments apply. In particular – I would like to note as always that this material has been created for entertainment purposes and is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive examination of the topic in question and should not be relied upon to inform financial or other similar decisions. I would also restate that Justin’s and my opinions are individually our own – and that he has not approved any of my comments nor vice versa. Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Opening Words 00:00:58 — What Are We Talking About? 00:01:43 — Prof. Justin Bronk 00:02:08 — The Evolving Air War 00:05:14 — The GBAD Transition 00:08:18 — KIT Systems 00:12:38 — Patriot Ambush Tactics 00:18:12 — Friendly Fire And The A-50 00:25:15 — A-10 00:29:39 — Sustainability 00:59:48 — Closing Thoughts & The US Role 01:01:28 — An Open Mic On Risks And Issues 01:07:50 — Creativity & Material Limits 01:09:42 — Channel Update
