Lt Col Dan „Two Dogs” Hampton: Ukrainian pilots could learn to fly the F-16s in 3 months

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Rock Rachon 20.04.23
Guests: Lt Col Dan Hampton
Retired United States Air Force fighter pilot and bestselling author lieutenant colonel Dan „Two Dogs” Hampton joined Rock Rachon on Thursday to discuss the air element of the war in Ukraine. Lt Hampton talks about the modern battlefield, how the integration of all combat systems looks like - from drones, through aviation to tanks and artillery. We are also talking about the equipment advantage that Ukraine would undoubtedly gain if Western countries would provide it with the latest combat aircraft - such as the F-16, which lt Hampton knows like the back of his hand...
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[@RTmadnesstoo]

Rock, I just can't understand how you Always get the Best Guests! I Love it! Keep up the Good Work and I'll keep Watching.

[@gamarsh1960]

Another superb interview. Rock Rachon has become a daily must watch. Thank you!

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Me too. Knowledge, concern, humanity.

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The Rock attitude is spot-on. Ridicule the chump rusk

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Great interview. TVP World, Keep up the Good Work!

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We rolling from Arkansas🐗🐗🐗

[@harlanjohnson4808]

Rock, Dan “two dogs” Hampton?? You’ve outdone yourself this time. Well done SLAVA 🇺🇦

[@Albert-Mag...]

Ruzzian Cabbage Heads...lol...

[@larrycox7169]

Ukraine has the pilots. Put'em in the seats. Contractors can keep them flying.

[@deker0954]

Ukrainian pilots have already been trained. Ukrainians were trained on everything given them before it was given.

[@johnbobak9263]

Totally agree, war mongers are acting like a walking snail to send jets...just like UK announced they would now walking back on that!

[@kathleenmann7311]

It’s not like there aren’t “advisors” there already. We* must decide that we want to actually WIN, and stop being afraid of Putin. He certainly isn’t afraid of “us”. 🫡🇺🇸. JUSTICE for UKRAINE ⚖️🧐 🛑🇷🇺🧌

[@deker0954]

​@@kathleenmann7311Putin has no idea what is happening. Bad news taken to Putler is a death sentence for who brings it.

[@GH-pr7sy]

Hi Mr Rock,great show and real guests.Thank you sir.

[@JohnnieBravo1]

Michal Rachon is one of the top reporters on the war. The high level people he has on to interview is just top tier. Awesome content as always! I wish it was on 7 days a week.

[@mathdesm9306]

Top reporter? I sure hope so, the man is literally a giant, 7 feet high almost, politicians and their bodyguards look like tiny dolls beside him.

[@seansrecords]

it is most days though ?

[@jeffaggson874]

Awesome rporting and I sure hope that they get the F-16's that everyone knows they need!

[@keithdunwoody1302]

Agreed. If we'd started last summer like we said we would, they'd be in service now.

[@bobwilson758]

Be patient - As in : stand by That’s my thoughts

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

​@@bobwilson758 Wouldn't it be "them's my thoughts" in your neck of the woods?

[@deker0954]

Ukrainians were already trained outside Ukraine on the latest planes and tanks. The Spring offensive is no joke. The Russians will leave or die more.

[@jeannettejordan7104]

This is such a knowledgeable guest. Hope to hear from him again sometime soon. As always a great show !

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

Yeah, even with him NOT wanting to go into finer details of HOW exactly the F-16 (the "transitioned" fighter jet between the older 4th and the F-35) is superior to virtually all Russian made fighter jets --- even the supposedly 5th ge Su-57 ---- if you have been reading on and following radar, computation, semi-conducting evolution, and simple avionic integration (how the West, in particular, the US, given it has a $1T defense budget)... you should be able to extrapolate it really is not possible for Russian to keep up with Americans. Now, the Russians, as the Col. said, are VERY GOOD at producing just very big, powerful fighter jets, crude and badly fabricated.... but very powerful. They've done it since they built the Mig-25 Foxbat to intercept the SR-71. Like the SR-71, the Foxbat has a 3.2+ Mach upper limits; but the SR-71 has been retired for close to 2 decades, even though it likely will remain the MOST aerodynamically beautiful top end jet ever builld BEFORE the dawn of modern high-end jets DESIGNED by super computers and run on high-end computer chips. The Russians are so poor, they STILL operate that Foxbat today as one of their top flying aircraft... a flying aircraft built in the days of ANALOG technologies, even if they made minor changes to the various things. The actual jet design, main components, main engines, etc. are still largely from the 1950 - 70 era! Again, fast, powerful, and very deadly... but it is a BRUTE FORCE machine. Pitting a brute force machine from the 1950-70s against an alien-like fabricated and 2023 7nm and 5nm (up-coming 3nm) chip controlled machine... is just silly.... Russia has ZERO capacity to designing and fabricating 10nm, 7nm, 5nm, and the upcoming 3nm chips that run all high-end machines and jets and electronic equipments... Today's super computer-operated fighter jets like the F-35 will spot the Foxbat ---- and ALL OTHER JETS ----- tens of miles away and minutes before the latter know what's up or down or what's coming at them. By the time the Foxbat & other cruder/older jets see missiles in their radars, even with 3.2+ Mach speed, it's already too late... Today's missiles (both air to air and surface to air... but especially the larger and faster ground to air high-end missiles) don't care which LARGE CHUNK of flying metals they go after.... or what name the riders call their large chunks of flying metals.... Almost all those large flying chunks of metals --- manned and unmanned --- WILL BE SHOT DOWN, if they have unknowingly crossed into a "dead zone" missiles are built to kill... Americans & the West have SHIFTED their approach (on the building & equipping of fighter jets & auxiliary craft) .... to managing INTEL (how to receive & transmit large volume of info very fast, very efficiently, without broadcasting your own location to the enemies) .... not to spend too much time on those large chunks of flying metals that impress public air show crowds so much (like those incredible stunts the 3-D nozzled Su-35/57 could do)..... but stunts that are 100% useless in a large volume of contested space, in a war.

[@WayneTheSeine]

Rock, you always have top-tier guests and Two Dogs is no exception. Not only that, but you always ask the most salient questions and birddog full, clear responses. You are the best.

[@lornec1321]

Extreme respect for your guest, I am very happy he is on our team.

[@Gabcikovo]

7:00 general hacker just smiled :D

[@Gabcikovo]

7:28 one of the best experts in this business in thr world, a man who's widely considered the most deadly pilot of F-16 in history

[@Gabcikovo]

7:42 🦮 🐕‍🦺🎉

[@Gabcikovo]

9:18 💜

[@Gabcikovo]

10:29

[@SorminaESar]

Wow, incredible view Michal, good job guy👍

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I absolutely love your show. U have top notch guests and I really enjoy your interviewing techniques. I love to c your warped sense of humour. Thank u for making it clear for those of us that don’t understand too much about tactics and equipment etc

[@vincegedeon6583]

This was great! the Top Gun pilot really knows his stuff! We❤Rock and TVP🌎💯 Give Rock a raise he does amazing work🤑

[@pastorDbow]

Keep your reporting going, you advance what needs addressed!

[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

This was a fantastic interview guest. Love this one! 💝🇨🇦 💙🇺🇦 👍🇵🇱

[@Teak701]

Recently, there was a story…possibly on Twitter…that the Australians had a large number of retired F/A-18’s that they were willing to provide to Ukraine. Would these be of any value to the Ukrainians while they wait for F-16’s?

[@phillmckill5562]

I'm Australian and I'd like to know this as well I'll defiantly look into it but haven't heard anything about it if we do we should hand them over👍👍🦘🦘 asap.Victory to Ukraine Australia is with

[@WayneTheSeine]

I am no expert but the F18 was designed as a close air support fighter for the Marine Corps and has served its purpose well. Also, there is the EA-18G "Growler" electronic warfare variant that is legend. They certainly have much beefier landing gear than the F-16. I think they would fit well.

[@judithcampbell1705]

Thank you 💛 both for your excellent work. Michael.. You've outdone yourself with the legendary air man today! Hope you have him back again and soon! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@FrankFaulkner-qf8cb]

Slava Ukraine

[@ACME18]

8:08 THIS is ROCK RACHON ... and, We Rolllin' ❤

[@KL-nj7vi]

This, in my opinion, is your best show yet! Great job!

[@delhog6161]

Hello Mr Rachon sir 🫡, your the best on TVP and we need to see you more. Because you tell things as they truly are in a very hart felt way. Keep up your unique and professional work that you do. Kind regards Del Hampson. 🫡🇵🇱🇺🇦🇬🇧.

[@frankjames4743]

Great guest, great interview, well done

[@chrisczarnik3439]

Bravo Lt. Col. Dan Hampton, you are HERO, I hope soon you will have the opportunity to help Ukraine 🇺🇦.

[@susanthibodaux8461]

Thanks from two Texans who love your program! We watch every episode. Слава Україні!

[@camdenmcandrews]

Yup, based on my very limited experience as a pilot, what Lt Col Hampton said: 3 months sounds about right for an experienced supersonic fighter pilot to master the knobology and flight techniques of the F-16. The Ukrainian pilots will certainly be well beyond the "cabbage head" stage at that point!

[@APW554]

Yes and I think that Russian cabbage head was given a medal for that combat mission !

[@irongron]

It takes way longer than that to become combat capable in he F-16, Hampton is giving dangerous advice that will get our pilots killed.

[@toddcolburn4505]

We damn rolling!!!

[@surpriseitsus9622]

Lt Col Dan the man and Rock ❤ awesome information and show. Thanks TVP World 😊 Love from Phoenix 🌵

[@SorminaESar]

Wow, Michal, you're so incredible to turn on the good song but why it's too fast, one more, guy😜👍

[@dougnichol205]

Thank you for the most in-depth interview - question - and - answer segment than any news channel has ever shown anywhere else! It's fascinating to learn of the real world elements our nations contributions can achieve if only the old man in office would unplug his ears and allow it. We're needing this real network air support to push these achievements forward and move the Russian goalposts back to their own land as it is known internationally.

[@Burgstaller007]

How many friends and admirers have the Russia Federation got within the US Congress???? (The ones that make overall decisions, like "NO" to Ukraine, receiving F16 multi roll aircraft). All seams to be bit of a scandal really???

[@Skibbam]

Whoa! Great interview and a hardcore guest. I can't argue though 🙂 Rochon

[@robertevans9354]

My main man the Rock himself , wassup DUDE great job covering our guys . Hang tough Rock I know it ain't easy but you can do this .

[@Improveng1]

Great work Rock

[@josephhalligan1712]

i luv waking up to the rock report its 6am in Australia

[@starwatcher9900]

Hello TVP world. And Rock. Rack you have the most intelligent informative guest on your show. Good stuff. GLORY AND FREEDOM TO

[@FrankFaulkner-qf8cb]

Great stuff Two dogs

[@pastorDbow]

What about foriegn pilots like flying tigers of WW2 with their planes and support crews be allowed to fight for Ukraine, we let ground veterans do this for Ukraine.

[@BroadaxeGrizzlyJones]

Great show again.

[@gordonking4360]

Rock rocks !

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

The difference in losses is Ukraine is loosing planes due to wear While rustya is loosing pilots and planes.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

When tempted to type "loosing," type "losing."

[@stuartbeck8111]

Our prime minister let it slip a while back that we are already training Ukrainian pilot's to fly the euro fighter typhoon's, let's just hope we give them some to fly back home from the UK to Ukraine ? Fingers crossed for the future.

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Great interview. TVP World, keep up the Good Work! Mikal Rachon is one of the top reporters on the war. 👍👍👍

[@peacepoet1947]

The Russian piolet crashed the fighter but Putin gave him an metal.

[@hardstyle8184]

BOTH AWESOME DUDES

[@66257788ls]

JUDAMAN……Rock! Excellent report thank you my friend

[@ProxyMaestro]

Thank you for all your hard work and keeping us informed

[@thanhnguyen-xi8fq]

As far as i understand, it is who shoot first that matter and nowaday the jet fighters have this adv over air defence system

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

Wild weasels are legendary. Even to a schmuck like me.

[@fornoeyesonly3870]

Whether special forces or combat pilots, 'situational awareness' is a really big deal!

[@evrydayamerican]

And We Rolling.. I say it on every episode i watch Roch you are a gem man def the best on TVP Poland which the whole crew does a great job of just reporting things and not putting a agenda in the news. I wish our American news would do the same. I haven't watched a single American news channel in 2 years. I watch TVP, Sky News Australia, and DW.

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TVP world and Rock has done it again,, excellent interview with two dogs,, Rock gets some very interesting guess,, and Rock always asks the right questions,, just love this program TVP world,, Been watching from the USA 🇺🇲🇵🇱💯

[@Nitestalker65]

Love 2 dog's!!! Another American volunteering to fight Evil!!! Proud to be American 🇺🇲 🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦👍!!!¡¡

[@brianazmy3156]

It will definitely be a while before you find a guest equal to that gentleman. Best description of the Russians I've ever heard. "CABBAGE HEADS " Rock even got a good laugh with that.

[@-JA-]

❤️ TVP

[@erikarolf2504]

THANK YOU! You show so clear! Hope the deciders will now even understand? Good job!

[@jeanneknight4791]

Superb interview! Don't pass this up! Ret. Lt Col. Hampton may serve as an inspiration for those who may getting "war fatigue."

[@phillmckill5562]

Stop the talk and start giving the Ukrainians what they're asking for. Victory to Ukraine Australia is with you 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇦🇺🇺🇦🇦🇺🇺🇦

[@sharingtherealworld]

Cheers mate!

[@frieda3357]

LOVE YOUR Excellent WORK MICHAEL❤❤❤❤

[@ianbailey4114]

Great reporting.

[@nicholasmcculloch7815]

BRING THE PILOT BACK!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for your service sir. 🇺🇸🇵🇱🇺🇦💞1️⃣✝️1️⃣🌏1️⃣☮️

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“Because it’s the right thing to do”….👍❤️🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💪

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And We Rollin 🫡🔥

[@frankdegroot3732]

I have two dogs I always compare new information with what is already in my data base, in my memory After scrutiny and analysis, also considering the reliability of the source of new information, it is being confirmed what I firmly believe Withholding F16's is not good, bordering to homicide

[@johnd.8224]

Gripen !!!, or FA18. both easier to suppoet, maintain, & can be used on roads.

[@SorminaESar]

Ukraine's soldiers need capability to fly fighters jet to counteroffensive Russia Federation, to be expert

[@davidoneil5164]

I love your show and pray for you my young friend and will continue to as long as you tell the truth. I appreciate you totally young man. ❤🎉🎉🎉😮😊

[@juniegaffspecialist921]

I always watch your news cause my daughter work in country poland..

[@realitycheck5902]

War is zero-sum, either you're committed or you're not. Brave Ukrainians have suffered, but they continue to prevail with a little help of their friends. America/NATO has no choice but to be fully committed. Thanks for an informative update.

[@alantaylor7346]

Meharn great interview very relevant Aussie al

[@larrywheeler7027]

From here in the USA, As much as I loved the A-10 Warthog, it would probably be dead meat in today's war. Very tough and in its intended use Is devastating. Unfortunately it's design is for down low ground support. It is slow and shoulder launched weapons would very easily take them out. F-15 would be much better suited till Ukrainian pilots are trained on F-16's.

[@johnbobak9263]

F15s have front wheel issues,wouldnt survive on runways there. Send F16s with A10s behind them airbombing orc frontlines. This war can be stopped,stop the BS!

[@sqnhunter]

Yes, they have mastered any other western equipment in record times...I don't know about three months...but this guy would know best...what experience Ukrainian pilots have and what they need to learn to become airborne f16 style!

[@robertevans9354]

I caught that Michael , but can I call you Rock ? It rolls off the tongue so much easier .

[@slavaukraineputintoprison2901]

Question: What do you do, when have a plan to eliminate Russian Donbos mobile air defense, but if you let anyone know but the commander, its worthless... how to communicate that to leadership without revealing the concept to gain ear?

[@16252]

cool

[@izamalcadosa2951]

Greetings from Los Angeles, California, USA, Rock!!

[@jimjefftube]

I agree with Lt Col Dan!

[@Gabcikovo]

4:59 "Today we're going even further, not just having provided Challenger tanks and being one of the first countries to do so, which catalysed the provision of tanks from other nations as well, but also today to move to start training Ukrainian Marines in the advanced capabilities they will need to mount further offensive, but also to train their pilots on advanced combat aircraft" - The British Prime minister

[@savagex466-qt1io]

Could you imagine the looks on the Orks faces seeing A 10's flying towards them ! " Dis da dakka dakka DAKKA jet ! "

[@Scaleyback317]

There must be thousands of ex F16. pilots spread around the globe - a little refresher training might be required but in short order I suspect 6 squadrons and maybe more could be cobbled together from both air and ground crews. Just a case of who would finance and control it.

[@eaglei8230]

F-16 fighter jets is a progression training and everything you need to do can be seen through your helmet it is not like civil plane that you need paper and pencil, the F-16 jets will teach what should be done and it is readable in your helmet glass.

[@MrJdsenior]

Man, they'd have to be flying some serious hours to do that. I thought that the Ukrainians received a whole crap load of MIGs in boxes, for spare parts. Have these been used up? The fact that Ukraine has ANY aircraft left blows my mind, considering the original numbers, ratio wise and in total. I don't think Ukraine really wants A10s, not for use anywhere that Russian AA exists, anyway. UK, as always in this war, YOU GUYS ROCK! :-) Oh, and excellent questions. You definitely have the baddest ass name on TVP, Rock. So close to "Rock, rock on". :-) "Hunting down and killing SAMs, etc.". Somehow that doesn't sound like the least dangerous flying available. :-/ What are you flying in to attack? Things that kill airplanes. It reminds me of the old joke about Kamikaze pilot in a briefing where, after being explained the mission, raises his hand and asks, "You out your friggin mind?!". Let me guess (without knowing), when he spoke about the Russian fighters, the word he used was sh*t. And yeah, Russian fighters are quite beautiful, at least ya gotta give them that. That condensing of information into something usable by a pilot, with all the other distractions he has, like not hitting the ground or being blown out of the air, was some seriously difficult stuff to get a handle on. A lot of iteration has gone into the present systems. And sensor fusion/integration gives you a LOT of advantages.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

One hunts SAMs using HARM missiles that detect radar. The HARM range is from 25 km at low altitude to 148 km. And you need planes to launch them.

[@robertevans9354]

Well here we go rockers ,

[@hardstyle8184]

OG

[@MrWolfheart111]

The Ukrainian Pilots can just learn the F16 via a Video game in thier spare time easy, a couple hours a night. Its the actual flight time in a jet thats valuble.

[@eaglei8230]

Training days required for combatant pilots to operates F-16 fighter jets is only 3-6 weeks. For non combatants pilot required days is three months. It is because combatant pilots have already experience using fighter jets.

[@joshuahoneycutt8715]

👍

[@macklyn]

Enjoyable and informative. Well done!

[@luisnguyen5455]

Ukrainia pilots learned to fly F16 during 3 months where Sir ? your news on KZbin looked like videos game ok .thanks for sharing this Clip thankyou ( veterans pilotsUSMC 1990 in 🇮🇶lraq )🇺🇸🇫🇷🇨🇦🇬🇧🇩🇪🇮🇹🇹🇼🇦🇺

[@Teak701]

I don’t understand the administration’s hesitance to provide this necessary weapon. It seems close to negligence. I’m hoping tomorrow’s Ramstein might provide a breakthrough on the problem as the January meeting resolved the tank issue.

[@IMGreg..]

Train their best in the short term and give them the F-16. Then take longer to train more for the long term. There's no winning if Ukraine can't fight on both land and air.

[@parkinsonga3092]

It's not going to take long. The UAF can transition to the Super Tucano which is being used by the US Air Force and because of the display setup, its an easy transition to the F15. So when you see Super Tucanos are being supplied, don't knock it, there is a long term plan.

[@TheAlexIceman]

🤙🏿

[@annehersey9895]

At the beginning, Mikal, you talked about how the West/NATO assumed when Russia attacked it would follow a doctrine similar to the West; First control the Air. Russia made a half-assed attempt but it didn't happen. ALL the best Military leaders in the World thought as Putin did that this would be a 2 week war at the most-that was a year and four months ago. When the Pentagon was watching the invasion in real time, I sure would have like to have been a fly on the wall to hear their reactions to Russia actions, or NON-actions. I'm pretty sure many many sentences began with 'What the HELL are they doing?'

[@RTmadnesstoo]

I would love to ask "Two Dogs" which worry him more: An S-300 or S-400 that he's 'Weaseling' and knows where it is or the Random MANPAD crew that Pops up where you least expect them.

[@fjames208]

So, what's the truth ✈🛫🛩?❤who's winning 😮🪂👽🛸✅🦧🗑

[@Peter_S_]

Putler thought it would take 3 days to conquer Ukraine. Ukraine has already recaptured over 50% of the territory ruSSia took and the ruSSian economy is headed for very, very hard times. RuSSia is ruined as a country and the world is united behind Ukraine. Nobody wins in war but Ukraine holds the stronger position.

[@gforce0311]

🇺🇲 now we need a retired F18 pilot to motivate for Australian F18s....maybe retired Blue Angel?

[@Thehermderm]

I’m willing to bet they could actually fly the plane after about a week now how good they’d be now that’s another story

[@paulharrison197]

'Two Dogs' just declared for Iron Eagles 2023.

[@markbeames7852]

A quick FYI - contrary to what "Two Dog" said, only the USA flys and maintains the A-10.