Episode 168—Protecting Airspace

Today, Eric and I talk about Russia’s incursions into Europe’s airspace and air defense. Eric’s book (from his pseudonym John West) Fry the Brain: The Art of Urban Sniping and its Role in Modern Guerrilla WarfareBuy it at: https://a.co/d/2TGmvFHArticles and videos:1. Estonia says its airspace was violated by three Russian jets | CNN — https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/europe/estonia-airspace-russia-jets-latam-intl2. What a No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Would Mean for the West - The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/world/europe/ukraine-nato-no-fly-zone-poland.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nE8.UL5C.Y8Gso44TvRy4&smid=url-share3. The Hottest New Defense Against Drones? Lasers - The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/world/europe/drones-laser-weapons.html?searchResultPosition=14. best clip from pentagon wars - Search — https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=best+clip+from+pentagon+wars&mid=CB955FD34CF5D47408E8CB955FD34CF5D47408E8&FORM=VIRE&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=05. 🇺🇲 1968: Douglas AC-47 Spooky firing at Viet Cong positions in Vietnam, near the border of Cambodia [video] : r/WarplanePorn — https://www.reddit.com/r/WarplanePorn/comments/vzm96f/1968_douglas_ac47_spooky_firing_at_viet_cong/?utm_source=chatgpt.com6. Zelenskyy: One year of war costs almost US$120bn, half must be found elsewhere | Ukrainska Pravda — https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/09/17/7531318/7. OSINT Intuit 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🇬🇪 on X: "20250914: For those who haven't seen it, here is the arrival of an AFU Aeroprakt A-22 at the Novo-Ufimsky Petrochemical Refinery in Ufa. #OSINT https://t.co/89edGC5sZB" / X — https://x.com/ukikaski/status/1967583114978382274?s=468. Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 on X: "The gap in the anti-tank ditch line is covered with mines. It's clear that numerous explosions have already occurred in this location. In the video, a Russian motorcyclist is blown up by one of the mines in this bottleneck. https://t.co/iLKd1syyTI https://t.co/U7vsJegAGR" / X — https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/19689662087256270869. I STOLE AN F-16. MERICA MEMED on X: "Bookmark this video just in case. Might come in handy someday https://t.co/QGAd3yLgUu" / X — https://x.com/mericamemed/status/1967581671244574753?s=46