America's new STEALTH FIGHTER revealed on INSTAGRAM?

[@perfectectlylegitimatename631]

The year is 2035. There are over 2500 f35s and 200 ngads. There are 30 su57s

[@ye7576.]

@@suny1265 u meant backwards right? 2 f 35 can shoot down 10 su57 and the rest can never land because they are a trash can

[@Wonderwhoopin]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@EslytheCrow]

Crazy analysis, but very realistic 👍🏼

[@jessemills3845]

You are Breaking the FIRST RULE OF WAR! NEVER UNDERESTIMATE YOUR ENEMY! SUGGEST you read "SUN TUZ, the Art of War"! It is the 2nd most read book in China! KNOW YOUR ENEMY! Due to OBAMA, BIDEN AND DEMS, WE HAVE NO CLUE OF WHAT OUR ENEMIES HAVE !

[@Admiral-General_Aladeen]

Let's be real here in a war Russia would stand to chance against NATO the only real threat is China now but even then the US allies around China

[@williamromine5715]

It's hard to believe the "skunk works" would transport it's super secrete next generation fighter on a flat bed, in the day light and not covered by a tarp. If it did, it wanted it to be photographed and shown on the internet. With its history of secret aircraft development, this didn't happen by accident.

[@recoil53]

Seriously, there are test sites in the remote desert. But it's known the NGAD prototype has at least flown. so we know it can be moved quietly. Maybe a misdirect or trolling.

[@Neeboopsh]

clearly intentional. psyops are everywhere :)

[@mikeboosh8776]

I was thinking exactly the same. If this was seen, it's because they WANTED it to be seen. Likewise, if they're putting out a shape on instagram it's either nothing like that, or it's so generic a shape it doesn't matter.

[@pdexBigTeacher]

I saw their Top Gun mock-up at an airshow at Edwards AFB. I got the sense that mock-up was more real than people may believe, 'hiding-in-plain-sight" vibe, because some design aspects made sense.

[@Holiday_Ringo]

All this crap is coming out in an extremely controlled manner

[@ThirdLawPair]

While it's too soon to know that that's the actual design, it's probably not too soon to know that it's going to strongly emphasize BVR over dogfighting.

[@MrDJAK777]

It's gonna fly high and fast to maximize stealth advantage and give missle kinematic/range advantage+ easier/wider communication area for better wingman drone control. Also helps with connecting to all the upcoming and any existing satellite/space based tracking systems.

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@MrDJAK777 And as lasers get smaller, a high-altitude NGAD will have better line of sight.

[@patclark2186]

@@MrDJAK777 It's going to burn money faster than any other fighter in history

[@PigeonHoot]

@@patclark2186 thats been the case for any new fighter...

[@MrDJAK777]

@@patclark2186 ooh noooooo what will we do........ invade a country to bankroll it? Maybe, but I'm okay with that cause me want shiny 6th gen.

[@piotrd.4850]

I can only imagine what YF-23 would have been after update with 30-40 years worth of advancement in materials, manufacturing, GE engines and electronics.... btw: that shape resembles on of visions of supposed SR-72 Aurora.

[@bnblasercleaning]

Id imagine regardless of who won the f22/yf23 fight, both would have gradually evolved into something similar

[@bigearl3867]

Back in the early 1980's, a model kit maker called Testor sold a kit called the F-19 stealth fighter. This thing looks a lot like it. These where the days before the public knew what the F-117 looked like. I often wonder how long the technology we see today has been around before the public sees it.

[@dextermorgan1]

I saw a video not long ago that showed the B21 design in the 1990's. So, likely they've been around for a while.

[@baomao7243]

1-2 decades

[@dongately2817]

I remember the 1st version of Microprose’s Stealth Fighter game had a similar design - like a frisbee with stubby wings

[@trolleriffic]

In the end there never was anything like F-19 "Frisbee". It was a fun bit of model designing imagination but it wasn't based on anything.

[@trolleriffic]

@@dextermorgan1 That's because it's essentially an evolved B-2 which itself came out of the Advanced Technology Bomber program that began in 1979 and its designer, Hal Markarian produced an early concept sketch in that year that looked a lot like both the B-2 and the B-21.

[@mikebridges20]

Alex, as you've pointed out in previous videos; these images aren't "accidents" that are left in the public arena; they're vetted through the DoD well beforehand. Thanks for keeping us informed!

[@Cactusfruitsquisher]

But why? Genuinely asking, what’s the purpose?

[@mikebridges20]

@@Cactusfruitsquisher Alex has a good segment on the intentional release of our capabilities into the public arena: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZull5yZaaaKmcU TL/DR: If your adversaries are intimidated by your publicly-released capabilities, maybe they'll think long and hard before doing nefarious deeds.

[@Cactusfruitsquisher]

@@mikebridges20 thanks

[@protorhinocerator142]

I for one am pumped for the NGAD. It's supposed to be a new evolution of the fighter concept, not just a faster stealthier F-22. Of course I want it to do everything the F-22 does, as a baseline. But then take it to the next level and do some amazing things we never considered.

[@ThirdLawPair]

Maneuverability is not going to be one of the top design goals.

[@Jasonnnnnnnnnnn]

f15ex The location is very awkward😂😂😂

[@pushinP87]

Such as what. Shoot a high off bore site next-gen missle from half way around the world..ooorr. Completely stop in forward motion and let the enemy fly right by (says Maverick)

[@thuydoan7496]

The NGAD doesn't have to perform like an F-22. Since there will probably be lasers on board the fighter jet, it doesn't have to be maneuverable. Furthermore, there will be drones as loyal wingmen, it ensures that it has no need to be maneuverable. However, the NGAD must be very fast in order to dodge any missile chasing it. That is the premise of the new fighter jet.

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@thuydoan7496 Or super stealthy.

[@MarkBarrack]

Who doesn't enjoy Sanboxx videos and Alex Hollings? No one. Thank you for another great video.

[@ek2156]

I know 2 things from just knowing that the Skunk Works is working on the NGAD.... 1) It will be impressive as hell once we to officially see it perform. and 2) the Chinese are going to shit their pants wanting to steal the plans for it!

[@StrokeMahEgo]

Probably already have the plans

[@zamar2158]

The chinese already know. How many Chinese Americans working there? How do you separate the spies from the non spies. You can't do anything due to human rights. At this time you probably have to give reparations for hurt feelings to Chinese spies. Only a fool under estimates the enemy. The inscrutable Chinese never let anything out. Whereas the usa takes a film crew to broadcast everything secret.

[@regular7156]

@@StrokeMahEgo there's protocols to prevent this from happening. It's clearance stacked on multiple clearances and i'm pretty sure they have a "dud" plan/blueprint or fake information out both the public and private to start a psyop to confuse spies on which information is correct, accurate or misleading. It'll be hell for any Chinese spy.

[@bloodyspartan300]

Not really, Joe bidet and his son already sold them the plans.

[@wayausofbounds9255]

That could be a silhouette of a Loyal Wingman aircraft too. It would make sense for the them to have a faux cockpit even if unmanned.

[@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND]

"make" sense. just a little help with your english there. in spanish, for example, things "have" sense. in english things "make" sense. no offense intended here. my spanish grammar is horrible, and i'm always grateful for the help.

[@hgfkowgxnfkpeosuvjgosa4431]

@@USS-SNAKE-ISLANDyup you say “have age” in french so you have 5 years as an example instead of are 5 years old

[@SoloRenegade]

we already know what loyal wingman looks like. google it. it's not a secret.

[@protorhinocerator142]

I'm not sure the faux cockpit is useful. I don't expect any enemy fighters getting close enough to an NGAD to see if it's manned or not.

[@ImMrHibachi]

@@protorhinocerator142 Pretty sure he meant faux just for the silhouette picture to throw people off a bit, not that it would be an actual production feature of the drone.

[@keithlillis7962]

I still think the Northrop YF23 was a superior concept to what eventually became the F22. I think that in the end, Lockheed just had a better PR team and shmoozed the USAF into choosing their design to go forward with.

[@rcons1g262]

YF-23 was stealthier and faster. Northrop has only to develop the platform for 3D vector engines and the design can be ready to go and out the door faster than Lockheed. You have to think Northrop has the tail-less design experience with the B2 locked-in.

[@RavenSL65]

Northrop bought a Gen6 fighter to a Gen5 competition.

[@gatorspad3632]

Maybe a case of changing AF requirements. The F-23 had a lot going for it in stealth and range (probably also slightly better speed) but did not have the maneuverability that the AF wanted. With the industrial base continuing to shrink and the desire to keep several companies working, I expect to see the evolutionary programs spread over several companies versus a winner take all approach. Except for Boeing. Until they get their house in order they will be shut out. The T-7, KC-46, AF-1 are all a disaster as programs. The 737 Max and other issues will give AF acquisitions pause. And I worked for LM Skunkworks for 5+ years…

[@falcon16czz]

So Fast That The Skunk's Hairs Are Forced Back To It's Ass 😂

[@Xenomorphine]

Also worth keeping in mind that there won't be a singular design for the NGAD programme. Not only is the US Navy's F/A-XX simultaneously a part of it, but there are meant to be multiple different planes arising from it and future evolutionary 'upgrades' won't even necessarily use the same platform, but could look completely different. It won't be like F-XXA, B, C, etcetera. That's in the past.

[@dwwolf4636]

20 year platforms, max.

[@JAlucard77]

Keeping everyone guessing with all these different images and shapes is the GREATEST way to redirect the public attention from the real thing.

[@MrDANGEROUSIDEAS]

that was simply a test shape for radar. There are many more that are close to it seeking the best shape you have to actually build a model in order to test the radar cross-section so I imagine there's 30 or 40 advanced radar, cross-section reducing shapes that people haven't seen over the last 20 years. But the shape of an aircraft is also determined by other factors, payload fuel load pilot, safety systems, sequestering the engines, etc. etc. so let's not get too excited about a shape they've Sean although they do have a habit of slyly placing certain advanced aircraft or ideas within some logos, that's not the first time the shape has shown up in case you don't know.

[@brendanedwards2277]

That tail number is the Dark Star in Top Gun Maverick, the silhouette is almost identical too, besides the rear of the aircraft.

[@johnross6314]

☝🏻He is right, you know.

[@Scott079]

You also left out the darkstar and although it is a movie aircraft Lockheed did have a hand in designing it

[@RandomguynamedShaun]

I thought the shape was very similar to the fictional aircraft as well. Makes sense to use it since won’t reveal their actual NGAD

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

The Darkstar is influenced by the SR-72 concept, not the NGAD.

[@onetruehitman7623]

@@majorborngusfluunduch8694I’d say the SR-72 may already exist in the black world. However, it’ll take some precarious circumstances to reveal it publicly (like a China vs Taiwan conflict)

[@trolleriffic]

@@onetruehitman7623 The SR-72 doesn't exist because if it did we'd know about it already and because the fundamental concept of a hypersonic replacement for the SR-71 would be a really bad aircraft in all sorts of ways. A subsonic stealth drone would be better in every respect.

[@onetruehitman7623]

@@trolleriffic If we assume that what you’re saying is true, how is current investment by the US military on drones? I know NGAD is supposed to have some flying around it but there has to more to it

[@marksanney2088]

Interesting. Thank you for the update, my friend. 👍🏻🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

[@dentalnovember]

So interesting that there is such a gap between the u-2 and SR-71 and the f-22/f-35. We all can assume skunkworks has many other aircraft designed and produced from that period which are still classified to this day.

[@trolleriffic]

Other projects were happening in that time such as the D-21 drone, CL-1200 Lancer, AH-64 Cheyenne, Have Blue, F-117, Senior Peg, X-33, RQ-3 Darkstar, X-35. As for why there was no direct successor to the SR-71, that's because there was no point in building one - satellites could carry bigger and better sensors with better ground resolutions and were near-impossible to shoot down on top of the fact that they didn't violate airspace. Overflights of the USSR by American aircraft were banned in 1960 by Presidential decree so the A-12 and SR-71 never flew the missions they were specifically designed to conduct and instead were limited to flying along international borders where they could legally operate without causing an incident or risking conflict.

[@recoil53]

I am sure some of the project cost overruns (historically) have been in part to fund test projects we don't know about.

[@ThompPL1]

3:18 . . . Now SkuunkVerks will have to make everyone check their cell phones at the gate driving into work ! 😆😎

[@Meatball1407]

Alex, I have always wondered about the abilities of the USAs war time economy. Especially if we where to go to war over Taiwan in the coming years. Do you think you could do a video on that and the production plans for the US if they went to war! As always great video and I appreciate your work.

[@GLoveJF]

Being that we are sort of* bringing back factories here it’d be interesting to see a fully WW2 type mobilization.

[@zamar2158]

Why go to war over some country in Asia? Didn't you learn anything from Vietnam? Why doesn't Taiwan look after itself? After all, it's full of Chinese. Don't bother going to war with China. The USA is debt to China in the trillions. And they manufacture everything for the usa thanks to your greedy ceos

[@Inertia888]

@@GLoveJF It would be interesting to think about what the US could do with full WW2 production, in the new millennium, but it is not something that I would want to see actually happen.

[@GLoveJF]

@@Inertia888 Ikr lol. We need a simulator just for the shit of it.

[@corey8420]

​@@Inertia888I'd be curious to see how the generation z people would react as it seems they don't like to work and only 16% say they are proud to be American.

[@TwstedTV]

This looks so awesome. 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Hope to see it live with my own eyes before I pass on from this world. 👀🤓👍

[@pdexBigTeacher]

Take artist's renderings with huge grains of salt. During the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition one of the more common artist renderings was very little like either aircraft, but one of China's current stealth aircraft looks like a copy of that artist rendering.

[@recoil53]

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the stuff released are just trolls, since we know everybody is watching and copying. Somewhere there is a foreign engineering team frustrated that they can't figure out how to get these things to fly.

[@PaulLe-jk4uq]

Thanks for Good research and tracking about this topic, Alex. I'm sure many can't wait to see what it really looks like, the NGAD. 👏👈👍🗽

[@thomaspohl5845]

Looks kind of small (F-16 sized) given the NGAD's publicly stated range and payload requirements. Could this shape be one of the three NGAD technology demonstrators that were recently said to already exist? 🤔

[@benson4820]

The Northrop design looks massive by comparison

[@maxpower19711]

Looks small if you assume the cockpit is a single seater, but if the cockpit is a twin seater then it’s definitely a lot bigger than the F16

[@aidanwilliams9452]

@@maxpower19711 Is there a real need for a twin seat now? Unless they need someone to manage any drone wingmen

[@skirata3144]

@@aidanwilliams9452Considering that drone wingmans are very much a part of the program a second dude to manage those isn’t really far off.

[@NickNightingaleYT]

Love your content. This video inspired an unsolicited background suggestion: Make it look like a government hole in the wall, sparse vibe. In the background a filing cabinet, a red phone, moody light sources, a la “Night Agent”. 🤷‍♂️ 😎

[@michaelvaughn1496]

BEST military reporting ever! I love Janes but it is sometimes indecipherable and so dry. Of course I know that Janes isn't meant for general public consumption even though it's open source, and Alex is intended for all. Which makes his work as good at least as Janes. Informative; clear; excellently written; honest; and precise all while being utterly accessible. Thanks Alex and your entire team! Keep up the great work!

[@jrdsm]

who is janes and why do you love her?

[@joshuaschmidt5222]

No love for the f-117 in this skunk work’s lineup?!

[@Grenadier311]

I wonder if it wouldn't be a terrible idea to combine everything we've learned from the F22 and F35 programs and manufacture a new fleet of 5th generation + long-range and fast air superiority capable fighters for the air force and navy to accompany the 6th generation fleets and the F35 and replace the F22, F15and F16's plus a naval model for the carriers to replace the F18.

[@recoil53]

I'm not sure there would be a huge cost savings. A 6th Gen fighter is a 5th gen with AI and networking for wingmen drones. In other words, a 5th gen with more computing hardware and some communications gear. Now yes, they are probably going to add more than that because technology has progressed, but that is the bare bones definition. So the basic physical platform probably does use what we have learned on the practical & theoretical side of stealth. There is known to be a new radar absorbant coating that is a ceramic rather than the current paint that is more durable and easier to take care of.

[@jf5336]

Am I not seeing the 3D print file? Would love to print one out. Please and thanks.

[@kathrynck]

Most of what I see from Lockheed under-appreciates the prevalence of IRST, by failing to get the exhaust nozzles up onto the topside of the blended wing/body, to hide the exhaust from below. YF-23 further expands on this aspect, with the V-tail hiding exhaust from the sides fairly well too. IRST puts a clamp on the maximum effectiveness of stealth. It should be a very high priority. That "shape" was put forth in other NGAD publications previously. I think it has just become synonymous with the NGAD program, with or without representing the actual aircraft design. It appears to pretty much just be the shape for lockheed's concept for the wingman (even though it has a canopy in a few renders). It's worth noting that the B-21 had 'drawings' in circulation which were accurate except for the window configuration, well before the big reveal. So it may be a sneak peek. Hard to say.

[@Youtubeuser1aa]

You known of anything that can see IR from above planes?

[@willpugh8865]

You know what IRST systems love? Flares

[@jonathanpfeffer3716]

@@KZbinuser1aaSats, but those come with massive trade offs and can be planned around.

[@kathrynck]

@@willpugh8865 Flares are for when you're trying not to get hit by a missile. Flares do nothing for maintaining your stealth and the element of surprise.

[@trolleriffic]

@@jonathanpfeffer3716 If there's a network of them (which I believe the US is working on although it's primarily for missile early warning and tracking) then it could be difficult if not impossible to plan around them.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

0:52 - He forgot to mention the SR-71's precursor the A-12 Oxcart.

[@ericmason349]

When the American military industrial companies post things that really should be 'top secret' I just think their executives wanted to boost their stock at the expense of the U.S.

[@kerbalairforce8802]

By the time F-117 was unveiled, it had flown for I think 11-19 years. If the NGAD is unveiled, assume there's something 10-20 years more advanced being tested.

[@markmitchell457]

You nailed it. Quarterly earnings are direct cash in a VP 's pocket. Doing business three months at a time is no way to do business.

[@JMurph2015]

My dude, it's just an outline of a generic tailless fighter. We have zero idea whether that's accurate, and even if it's accurate, that information is next to useless.

[@rick7424]

They do not post "top secret" info. That is delusional. Any benifits would be undone by the costs of violating the law and giving your competitors your bloody specs.

[@PCcardboard1354]

If Lockheed is working on something its gonna be DOPE!!!

[@bennymutant]

The F-22 isn't a legend with one downed balloon. The F-15 is a legend.

[@DeetexSeraphine]

~~Dude, that 3D print is awsome, you gonna share that STL?~~ NEvermind, question answerredd.

[@waynemccormick4773]

If our OPSEC is getting that bad, its truly frightening!

[@minibuns5397]

What is your video setup??? With KZbin compression and and iPad this looks really really great!! Are you shooting sony or?

[@lorentzcoffin4957]

The F-22 is the greatest fighter jet to never fight

[@PigeonHoot]

Well it did get a balloon...

[@samuelcaballero9966]

@@PigeonHoota big ass balloon

[@Admiral-General_Aladeen]

What stealth figter did actually go into combat?

[@qwertyuiop1234567180]

@@Admiral-General_AladeenF117

[@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND]

That's the idea.

[@Opusss]

That leaked photo reminds me of Flight of the Navigator lol.

[@Admiral-General_Aladeen]

Instagram? At least release it on a WT forum

[@verdebusterAP]

its certainly an interesting question So many proposed designs have been popping up, no one really knows for sure till we see the prototype roll out its just easier to wait then keep guessing

[@ronboe6325]

Management could have told the art department to submit some Marvel Comics fighter designs, picked one or two that did NOT resemble the NGAD and told them to run with them. Just to troll other countries. Toss in some R&D experiments and we have some classic FUD.

[@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND]

I've thought that, too. Probably the image is just "similar" at most.

[@sethb3090]

Make it look cool, then run it past the engineers to be sure it's not an obviously nonviable design

[@matchesburn]

Lockheed-Martin: "Look! A tail-less stealth design! Truly innovative!" Northrop-Grumman: "...That's cute."

[@Scriobh]

The YF-23 was either deliberately overlooked for aesthetic reasons OR it was vastly superior to the YF-22 so they decided to keep it under wraps and create Next Gen aircraft from it. I'm predicting the NGAD is going to look more like a modified YF-23 than anything else.

[@xLeeroycranex]

Yeah, I expect it to look similar to the YF-23 and/or X-36 but don't think the YF-23 was superior to the 22. The 22 actually could fire missiles and matched what they were going for - maneuverability mixed with speed and stealth. Regarding aesthetics of YF-23....knowing the military, looking cool is important lol. Still confused why some people think the YF-23 looks better but tastes are subjective, I guess. Either that or internet people are weird

[@michaelwerkov3438]

I mean, that story is already known. The f23 was slightly superior, but the f22 showed off flashy moves to the committee

[@daggerace9918]

it lost because the top brass thought that Lockheed was more likely to deliver on time than Northrop and Douglas.

[@Scriobh]

@@daggerace9918 ...despite the fact that YF-23 outperformed the YF-22. Allegedly by quite a large margin.

[@Scriobh]

@@michaelwerkov3438 Yup, didn't have thrust vectoring but excelled in every other area.

[@michioaluna5799]

That song in the credits is badass who made this beat?

[@suny1265]

It looks like the AI from Stealth Movie

[@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND]

Yeah, still waitin' to hear if you live in a barn.

[@suny1265]

@@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND You can't hear it but if you read you might be surprised.

[@christianlong-lo3jm]

little Putin fanboy who is always ignorant and knows nothing but too spew out what is taught in their Soviet schools because that's the only way they can cope with reality

[@christianlong-lo3jm]

(Reality)The United States military invents weaponry on the side that Russia has wet dreams about the best military invention to ever come out of Russia was meat boxes (humans)

[@suny1265]

@@christianlong-lo3jm I don't speak Chinglish. Pls use proper Translation or learn English.

[@jeffsellers5069]

How do you get your 3d print out of that plane?

[@pkt1213]

Oh, I thought skunkworks trained skunks for behind the lines and asymmetric warfare...also to fly F14s.

[@trolleriffic]

That's a ridiculous suggestion. As if skunks would ever fly anything built by Grumman!!!

[@rob_nice1]

This is why the government downplays all the UFO sightings

[@jessemills3845]

So Why didn't they had it covered up? Apparently NO ONE IS CONCERNED WITH SECURITY, TREASON OR GIVING OUR CHINESE ENEMIES MORE TECH DESIGN!

[@Admiral-General_Aladeen]

You can't get a lot of insight from just the shape don't worry about it😂

[@riccccccardo]

😂 I can’t wait for china to copy paste thx yankies 😂😂😂

[@trolleriffic]

@@Admiral-General_Aladeen You say that but my I showed my Chinese neighbour this video earlier today and as I'm typing this he's rolling a 6th Gen stealth fighter out of his garage. True fact.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Thanks Alex.... Old Shoe🇺🇸

[@tarmaque]

Thanks for bringing up the YF-23, an aircraft who's fate still makes me mad. I'm still convinced that they chose the F-22 because it looked more like a traditional fighter than because of performance. (And a little bit of politics too.)

[@Quidisi]

The YF-23 was so very sexy.

[@Scriobh]

100% agree.

[@alexfortin7209]

Catastrophic management of the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit program was the real reason - no one wanted to take a risk with that team.

[@JSFGuy]

It's 10:00 on a Saturday, the usual crowd shuffles in....

[@nick_steele9790]

Great song :)

[@dentalnovember]

“The regular crowd!”

[@bertg.6056]

A great presentation, Alex. Remember, there may be some misdirection involved.

[@loganskiwyse7823]

There is a second reason for the variation in designs, it makes it more difficult to understand what is coming out in relation to what is actually being done. Aka: industrial scale 3 shell Monty.

[@JeffDAPG]

@3:48 That kind of looks like an SR-71 Wing...🤔

[@I_am_MeriumT]

China: Dayumm brother, you mind if we copy that shape?

[@SirHargreeves]

The skunkworks needs to realise its latest UFO anti-gravity machine.

[@Wannes_]

the planview looks a lot like Italeri's "F-19 Stealth" model kit

[@MichaelRoberts-mn9jn]

Great info. Thanks Alex

[@TheBadBunny87]

Everytime a prototype is shown, the more closer they resemble a ufo.

[@danonorato8862]

In 1988 Microprose made a PC game call F-19 Stealth Fighter and this looks Exactly like the jet in the game.

[@kayinoue2497]

NGL, this will get some laughs but it has some serious prequel triology Jedi Starfighter lines to it LOL

[@rickw1427]

Where do i go to get one of those 3d print?

[@thuydoan7496]

The NGAD doesn't have to perform like an F-22. Since there will probably be lasers on board the fighter jet, it doesn't have to be maneuverable. Furthermore, there will be drones as loyal wingmen, it ensures that it has no need to be maneuverable. However, the NGAD must be very fast in order to dodge any missile chasing it. That is the premise of the new fighter jet.

[@leeofallon9258]

Nobody builds 'em better than the outrageous Skunkworks!

[@RedSinter]

So, Alex does the X-59 have any carry over in any of this.

[@Reepicheep-1]

"Skunkworks made (these planes)." Forgot to include a little side project called Nighthawk. Been on a couple missions. They made the shape, the Hopeless Diamond, based off a 30+ year old (forgot the time frame) Soviet paper on radio waves. Computer-controlled outputs were the only thing making it flyable. Air Force & everyone else had to upgrade their testing criteria to realize just how good it was.

[@machdaddy6451]

It'll be interesting when the NGAD does come out to see how close the renderings turn out to be.

[@carygrant8796]

Good reporting with no fluff.

[@mistysowards7365]

Careful what you read, see, and even imagine. Sometimes your thoughts are in fact not your own.

[@bored383]

the F19 Stealth fighter outline lives on!

[@robertthomas1286]

The F-22 is far from legendary. It’s done nothing to date to justify that moniker

[@waaki]

Deterrent is the best weapons

[@thomask2210]

People, the silhouette is none other than Lockheed’s Darkstar made for the movie topgun.

[@cahg3871]

As you stated Alex,what these manufacturers test can be a basic rendering of what they eventually will mass produce.Trial and error is part of every R&D program.

[@LunaticTheCat]

What if the appearance of the Blackbird in Top Gun 2 was to create a front for a real top secret plane that looks the same from the birds eye view of a spy satellite... 🤯

[@ericvosselmans5657]

The biggest feat of Skunk works is how they hire new personell.

[@cturdo]

That cutout would make a cool light switch plate!

[@samuelleal6149]

i just feel a lot of things coming together, the f-18 with thrust vectoring, the x-47b, the work of jack northrop, etc.

[@brianv1988]

@sandboxx can you do a video on Russia's so-called new stealth interceptor the mig-41 I would like to know more about it if it's actually in production or are they still developing it and its capabilities I'm sure you probably would know more than I do on that topic

[@antonioduenas8342]

Congrat Alex, another fine video. So could you find information about Northrop NGAD? I saw intakes over the wing because radars becomes from ground to air and it helps to be stealth. Thanks. It goes to law!

[@stealthsmoke5780]

I always make it to the end of your videos and you do a good job! Which 6th Gen fighter jet in the US will be better? Also you think the 1 of 3 goes to the Air Force & other(2nd) go to Navy?

[@paimonisfood4986]

The NGAD is the Air Force's while the Navy has their own which is the F/A-XX

[@markprescott303]

I think the new shape is the single engine version. There will be a larger twin engine version much like the F-15 and F-16. New adaptive cycle engines and optical cloaking(in the infrared spectrum and electronic cloaking will further hide the jet. Hypersonic missiles will be the next generation of long range attack options. Love it and can’t wait to see what they come up with! I would name the single engine version the “Dagger”.

[@erikcourtney1834]

They’re trolling us. They know we’re all excited about the new fighters.

[@Itsjustme-Justme]

If I was the USAF, I would park a new fantasy movie prop on Edwards AFB every year to fool everyone who has a satellite.

[@sakkasufle6326]

Call me a science fiction nerd but its possible that the NGAD could have stealth camouflage. I've heard stories and seen videos of F-22s using an experimental "mirror" coating, which they could be using the F-22 as a testing platform for next Gen visual stealth coating. If the NGAD doesnt have vertical stabilizers then it makes it easier for a mirror/stealth coating to be applied to the surface... or maybe the mirror coating is used to conceal infrared signatures????

[@kerbalairforce8802]

Mirror finish stumps laser guided, IR guided, or direct energy weapons.

[@Youtubeuser1aa]

@@kerbalairforce8802how could a mirror stump a laser? It would be the ideal thing to reflect

[@sundhaug92]

@@KZbinuser1aa Lasers damage not through reflection but through absorbtion - the conversion of energy as photon to thermal energy

[@Youtubeuser1aa]

@@sundhaug92 lol you’re taking about laser weapons and not sensing. Guess what is likely to kill you for the next 40 years

[@philgooddr.7850]

You forgot to list the F117 in the Skunk world list of success …definitely a technological breakthrough …

[@recoil53]

Yes, one that has yet to be equaled by foreign powers.

[@wattsmichaele]

The aliens will be in charge before the plane is IOT…..

[@AdamosDad]

I would say this is just misdirection, as well as keeping interest hot.

[@williamwilliam]

One prototype aircraft is not of much use if they don't have a squadron which, based on all their previous "new" fighter aircrafts, takes years to materialize.

[@AnimeSunglasses]

... I just want a bottle opener in that shape.

[@mig1nc]

I'm definitely going to print that. Off to thingiverse I go!

[@looseygoosey1349]

is it common to not know anything about the planes such as what they look like while the compition is on going? Is that what happened witht the F-35 or the F-22 compition?

[@FaithDane]

I like you!! Thank you for your hard work!!! I appreciate you!!

[@hafsalinda]

Uhhh what happens to flight when the engine craps out ? How will you mantain attitude ?

[@BMF6889]

Aleex, you are the best. But you need a better background in your videos.

[@AlbertCloete]

Some of those designs are starting to look pretty alien.

[@NWguy83]

That definitely doesn't look big enough to have the range for the pacific theater like the air force wants. Based on the canopy size, assuming its single pilot.

[@GauntletKI]

Can I just get an updated yf-23 to f-23 to complement the yf-22 with more modularity.