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The Winston Marshall Show · Tuesday · 1 hr 8 min

AI, Drones And The Future Of American Warfare - Max Afterburner

Get a better way to stay informed at https://ground.news/winston and see through biased media. Subscribe through my link for 40% off unlimited access. In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with former fighter pilot turned YouTuber, Max Afterburner, for a fascinating conversation on the Iran War, AI, drones, and the future of modern warfare. We discuss Iran’s military capabilities, America’s depleted missile stockpiles, the possibility of a ground invasion, the Strait of Hormuz, Elon Musk’s prediction that fighter pilots will become obsolete, and how AI is transforming the battlefield. Our show is independently supported by you, consider signing up to our substack to get added benefits like ad-free and extended episodes here: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/Chapters 00:00 How the Iran War Changed Modern Warfare 01:30 AI Is Transforming the Battlefield 03:38 Who Really Hit the School in Iraq? 08:25 Mossad, Cyber Warfare & Iran’s Surveillance 09:36 How Iran Is Using AI 10:35 Is America Running Out of Missiles? 15:53 Is the Iran War Weakening America Against China? 18:38 Can America Actually Win the Iran War? 22:34 Why Iran Won’t Back Down 25:04 Could There Be a Ground Invasion of Iran? 28:00 Arming an Iranian Rebellion 34:19 Why Kharg Island Matters 37:17 The Future of Fighter Pilots 41:40 Elon Musk: Are Manned Fighter Jets Obsolete? 44:00 Max’s Real-Life Encounter With Iranian Fighters 47:26 How Dangerous Is Iran’s Air Force? 48:48 America’s Secret Advantage in Drone Warfare 51:11 The F-47: America’s Next-Generation Fighter 52:52 Ghost Murmur & America’s Secret Military Technology 55:13 How the Iran and Ukraine Wars Are Connected 57:20 Is Ukraine Running Out of Missile Defences? 01:00:05 Best & Worst Case Scenarios for America 01:02:49 Max Afterburner’s New Book: Take Command

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Get a better way to stay informed at https://ground.news/winston and see through biased media. Subscribe through my link for 40% off unlimited access.

In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with former fighter pilot turned YouTuber, Max Afterburner, for a fascinating conversation on the Iran War, AI, drones, and the future of modern warfare. We discuss Iran’s military capabilities, America’s depleted missile stockpiles, the possibility of a ground invasion, the Strait of Hormuz, Elon Musk’s prediction that fighter pilots will become obsolete, and how AI is transforming the battlefield.

Our show is independently supported by you, consider signing up to our substack to get added benefits like ad-free and extended episodes here: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/Chapters

00:00 How the Iran War Changed Modern Warfare

01:30 AI Is Transforming the Battlefield

03:38 Who Really Hit the School in Iraq?

08:25 Mossad, Cyber Warfare & Iran’s Surveillance

09:36 How Iran Is Using AI

10:35 Is America Running Out of Missiles?

15:53 Is the Iran War Weakening America Against China?

18:38 Can America Actually Win the Iran War?

22:34 Why Iran Won’t Back Down

25:04 Could There Be a Ground Invasion of Iran?

28:00 Arming an Iranian Rebellion

34:19 Why Kharg Island Matters

37:17 The Future of Fighter Pilots

41:40 Elon Musk: Are Manned Fighter Jets Obsolete?

44:00 Max’s Real-Life Encounter With Iranian Fighters

47:26 How Dangerous Is Iran’s Air Force?

48:48 America’s Secret Advantage in Drone Warfare

51:11 The F-47: America’s Next-Generation Fighter

52:52 Ghost Murmur & America’s Secret Military Technology

55:13 How the Iran and Ukraine Wars Are Connected

57:20 Is Ukraine Running Out of Missile Defences?

01:00:05 Best & Worst Case Scenarios for America

01:02:49 Max Afterburner’s New Book: Take Command