The F-22 Raptor's Powerful Upgrades Paving the Way for NGAD

[@stevelenox152]

That's why he is called the Kid

[@Ken_Koonz]

I love that HLC's memes are spreading.

[@cds96100]

“🎶Mach 2 bumble bee🎶”

[@FlerdaMan]

A man of culture I see

[@helpdeskjnp]

Man your videos are so much easier on the ears and eyes.. not obnoxious or tons of intro. Thanks for how you do!

[@PilotPhotog]

much appreciated man, I spend extra time on adjusting audio levels after recording, your comment made my day!

[@helpdeskjnp]

You can totally tell too… It’s also the tone of your voice that makes the difference to me, but maybe that’s all done with your computerized dark magic!

[@PilotPhotog]

@@helpdeskjnp I do add a couple of effects to my recordings but it’s mostly gain so that I don’t have to shout over the music lol. I usually say a sentence or paragraph 3 to 4 times to get the right sound. Maybe one day I’ll include outtakes at the end of my videos.

[@denniss5512]

My brother was an engineer at Lockheed back in the early 1990's working on this. The intakes are his. When I asked him and his buddies about adversaries all they said was" clubbing baby seals". Still that way 30 years later.

[@Gunni1972]

Well, if baby seals are a threat to you....

[@bullpupgaming708]

"Would you intercept me?" *seductively sighs "I'd intercept me..."

[@TypicalBritishperson4972]

A man if culture I see

[@TheMalootrager]

RELEASE THE KID

[@SailorRob]

"It puts the avionics in the basket."

[@pike100]

​@@SailorRob LOL, Rob! 😅

[@HH-yj3jc]

F22 is dead. 150 left and quickly approaching end of service life.

[@W1ckedRcL]

"Would you intercept me?" *licks lips "I'd intercept me.." *gyrates hips with malicious intent

[@mikemac5070]

Correction: Gyrates weapons bay doors with malicious intent

[@scopedog9197]

So hard...

[@anthonyware4033]

The F22 still rules the skies, nothing can touch it.

[@ricky1231]

The F22 & F35 community say the F35 is far superior. Its like iPhone 4 ( F22) v iPhone 15 ( F35). Its not all about speed & manoeuvrability you know 😄

[@anthonyware4033]

@ricky1231 the F35 is superior as a multi roll jet, but the F22 is an air superiority fighter and no other fighter jet comes close to the F22. The F22 can and will shoot down any other fighter before they see the F22.

[@Jeremiah-r3q]

@@anthonyware4033The only problem is that it can only hold 4 missiles, can't be used on aircraft carriers, And has no IRST, so all you canuse is radar, Which can be jammed my most modern planes.

[@Jeremiah-r3q]

@@ricky1231The F22 is just statistically the better plane for its primary role, it's just completely useless in general.

[@Jeremiah-r3q]

@@anthonyware4033Maybe the new Mako missile can pump some life into the F22 as it'll theoretically be much harder to to jam due to its speed. by the time you jam it it will be already lodged into the back of your head.

[@bryanmchugh1307]

2026 my rear end. Both the "super" Raptor and the latest F-35's are already flying. Those mirrored jets looked crazy.

[@charlesrichardson8635]

don't forget sidekick weapons bay update!

[@JPR3D]

I can't help but think about what it means to have a plane like this in your inventory for 20+ years in terms of learning to beat your own army. Even though they barely saw combat as far as we know, there's got to be a wealth of tactical & strategic knowledge that simply having them around to play with provided.

[@imfloridano5448]

They have flown sorties already and recently

[@lovelyhippo7826]

These things must be fun at red flag. Boss battle irl

[@pike100]

​@@imfloridano5448How do you know that? (Source?)

[@cybersecuritydeclassified4793]

Great video!

[@JSFGuy]

Consider supporting, he is the GOAT...

[@PilotPhotog]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheMalootrager]

All will bow before the Raptor

[@JustReed]

They will 'crash & burn' before the Raptor

[@anthonyj5298]

@@JustReed F-35 smacks the F-22 up in stealth and awareness hence they are trying to bring the F-22 up to par. If they can modernize....geez....

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

Your most welcome and the F-22 being a jack of all trades but still a master at some it's good to see like the F-15/16 will be upgraded to escort the NGAD as I doudt the NGAD can dogfight as well.

[@pike100]

The F-22 isn't a jack of all trades; it's an air superiority fighter.

[@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531]

The F-15 comes along as a fast capable missile truck .. nicknamed the Spam-ram.

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

@@pike100 It is better at being a jack of trades then the F-35 is. The F-22 is an air superity fighter, a dogfighter, an intcapter and is 2nd in all those rules and can drop 2 1k pound smart bombs while being sealthy so for CAS and interdiction it beats the F-35 in ground attack too. That's why I said master of some the F-35 is the master of none... Which is fine because it's mid cost but still.

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

Many thanx PP 👍👍

[@JSFGuy]

Well FWIW, not in the subscription page yet in the bell icon pull down menu. Let's check it out...😎

[@PilotPhotog]

It should show up on non-member feeds after it goes live at 1700 Central Time

[@JSFGuy]

@@PilotPhotog sounds good, I was trying to get over to Patreon and give some time over there and when you know it, everybody wants to call me haha I'm still distracted.

[@alexv3357]

The F-22 is the most manoeuvrable fighter ever designed. And according to its pilots, that's the last thing they ever think about. The Raptor doesn't have enemies, it has prey.

[@JSFGuy]

It's on the main page, let's roll it.

[@NitroLambretta]

The greatest most technology laden vehicle ever made, nobody even comes close and won't for years

[@Crunch104]

Only 150 in service? That's still larger than many Air Forces of the world!

[@drksideofthewal]

150 aircraft with a theoretical 20 to 1 kill ratio against 4th gen fighters. I think that's plenty.

[@KyoushaPumpItUp]

I read somewhere that back in 2021, The US air force apparently lost 15 exclusive pilots for the F-22 because they refused the mandates. Not sure if it was even reported, so there now are N-15 F-22 pilots in service.

[@pike100]

Refused which mandates?

[@KyoushaPumpItUp]

@@pike100 the jabs

[@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531]

Part of how the US got its #14 spot on the list of covid deaths per million people was people listening to misinformation about that. Don't think there weren't plenty others willing to take their places.

[@wooohooo103]

Now the problem it was built for has actually materialised.

[@AllThingsCubey]

Free her. Raptor wants to hunt.

[@amcds2867]

Glad the Raptor got a new lease on life.

[@RectalRooter]

But wait...... There's more If you order now --- You can get 2 NGAD's for the price of 1. Just pay shipping and handling.

[@shannonhenson609]

Yes, that's right! You'll get TWO Ronco NGAD's for the price of one, plus shipping and handling. Call now!!

[@RectalRooter]

@@shannonhenson609 👍😀👍

[@RussellJacadeMorton]

Love the mug! I'll buy 1 for myself and 2 as gifts! (btw your coffee looks like water! I like it dark and thick like mud. Also, dust off the ball cap or use the clone tool! 😉jk Keep up the awesome content! thank you!

[@PilotPhotog]

Thanks for getting the mugs - I noticed the dust after I was editing - I actually wear that hat so I decided to go with weathered look as so many of my scale modelling friends do - my coffee is on the lighter side since caffeine hits me hard lol. Thanks again!

[@jpierce2l33t]

Doesn't the upgrade package also include a new helmet-mounted display system as well?

[@PilotPhotog]

It does, and I forgot to include that. I actually did a video about the new helmets last year: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqC2g4Sdidioo9E

[@pike100]

Good catch, jpierce! 👍

[@codychild2665]

Is it getting HOBS? capability?

[@jaimea.3771]

I’m not an expert but I think I heard Sandboxx say they were working on giving the f-22 high off boresight

[@PilotPhotog]

Indeed! I should have mentioned that in the video as well. I did a video last year about the new helmets: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqC2g4Sdidioo9E

[@codychild2665]

@@PilotPhotog I think I heard it from Alex Hollings AND you! Thanks for clarifying.

[@PilotPhotog]

@@codychild2665 Alex puts out incredibly good content, thanks for putting me in good company.

[@jeffreyzaleski412]

JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION YOUR CONDITION WAS IN, SO WHATS THE FINAL MARK.

[@notmebro43]

the f 23 is the ngad they have been secretly improving it for years

[@DavidSherman-m5l]

Is there an aviation mug that says aircraft instead of airplanes?

[@PilotPhotog]

I can make one!

[@KernowekTim]

The 'Grey Death'.

[@brandonradke4379]

I think the mirror coating could be a defense against directed energy weapons.

[@JustReed]

Benching the F-22 for 'whatever reasons,' is like going into the Super Bowl with the healthy quarterback that got you there, then benching him and going with the rookie quarterback from Utah or Boise state. I would think the owner would have you fired immediately, and get your star quarterback, back in the game.

[@edholubasch102]

It's going to get it's chance soon.

[@ezequielsanuy8895]

Mirror finish raptors may be to get immune to laser shots.

[@sammcbride2464]

The NGAD better be the dominance machine over the F-22. It is sad that we made less than 200 of the F-22. How many NGAD do you think we will make?

[@rickh.7158]

This aircraft was so far ahead of it's time, it's not even funny. I'm glad it's FINALLY getting much needed upgrades after better than 2 decades. It far outclasses ANYTHING in the sky today by any adversary or ALLY. Now think about the fact that it's replacement is already in test flights. Mind. Blown.🤯🤯🤯

[@colonalklink14]

Both the Tomcat and Phantom had infra red search and track. Apparently it wasn't considered for the Fifth generation Raptor.

[@silverblotter4444]

What about a F35 with 2D thrust vectoring?!

[@pike100]

Don't need it. Dogfighting ability is now of low importance.

[@markever234]

Not to mention the next generation AA technology that is already in hushhush service in AK and some that will enter in the very near future.

[@toxsin2207]

I've heard other channels that report that the Raptor has a range of over 1000 miles

[@NPC-fl3gq]

Think about the crazy air to air record that the F-15 has... Now imagine that you have an F-15 that you can't see until its already fired on you from way too close, likely it's coming at you from behind or from the side, coz he saw you so early that he had the ability to choose his angle to engage you from.

[@Anarchy_420]

F-117 Vid coming soon😅 been waiting a lil while🙏

[@PilotPhotog]

Thanks for reminding me - I do need to pick up that project again - let's say it will be in the next 5 videos - now you know!

[@Anarchy_420]

@@PilotPhotog Thanks!😁✌

[@Anarchy_420]

@@PilotPhotog I just remember another request I'd pitched you and you seemed interested! Please cover The F-35B & F-35C Gun Pods! When/why they're deployed, how much would it adversely affect RCS, and are The Pods Stealthy/Low Observable themselves!?🙏

[@Anarchy_420]

@@PilotPhotog a subject nobody has really covered yet, no vid on KZbin yet😅👍

[@Anarchy_420]

@@PilotPhotog lmao and apparently you could even include how one managed to shoot itself🙃

[@bc-guy852]

Is this a re-release of this episode Tog?

[@bigmike9128]

Sandboxx also uploaded a video on this so maybe you're thinking of that.

[@PilotPhotog]

I've done several F-22 update videos over the years, this is the first one that I do specifically about the new pods. Thanks for commenting and watching!

[@bc-guy852]

@@PilotPhotog I watch them all! Phenomenal growth in your subscriber count - way to go!

[@PilotPhotog]

@@bc-guy852 thank you! Working on the next one for Friday it’s going to be a long video but I think you will enjoy it.

[@bc-guy852]

@@PilotPhotog Notifications are on - so I don't miss any! I'm sure it will be great!

[@jefferycollyge3877]

I say that they should keep the F-22 Raptor in service even when the 6th generation fighter jets are finished. The F-22 Raptor in the king of the sky.

[@SergioMollari]

When you're only ever going to have under 180 total airframes available, no commander is going to want to use them that often. Upgrade them all you want, but you're still going to have to deal with a limited supply. And real war is nothing like war games. Your opponent isn't going to give a hoot what your rules of engagement are. And things tend to break during combat, even when there's no one shooting at you.

[@anthonyj5298]

Not true, they've been used quite a bit in Syria/Iraq for A/G strikes and A/A deterrence

[@FancyPantsOnFire]

WTF are they doing for 80 million per airframe??? It’s certainly not just external fuel/ammo and IRST pods.

[@everypitchcounts4875]

XF-108 Rapier when?

[@ericcjohnson7414ej]

It does not put out more thrust than a blackbird. The actual thrust and top speed for both of them is still classified.

[@TomMcD71]

Very cool mug ☕ but not Raptor with purchase dang it 🤣😁🤣

[@PilotPhotog]

Yeah I had to keep the price under $120 million 😂

[@TomMcD71]

@@PilotPhotog 🤣😁🤣 you got my humor 👌 though my dream plane would be the NGAD and I've watched your excellent 3D renders of the two possible versions very cool 😎

[@PilotPhotog]

@@TomMcD71 thanks and I’ll keep updating the model I use as we learn more - I think I’m on my fourth iteration.

[@RogueBeatsARG]

3:54 that was not a cobra

[@Gunni1972]

Damn, i was expecting real Airplane knowledge. But the Advertisement blurb never stopped.

[@CentralStateMower]

Yep, the USAF will have to upgrade Existing F-22 Raptors, F-16's and buy new F-35's & F-15EX's just to keep enough fighter "bulk" until the NGAD comes online in the 2030's.

[@Andy6969ful]

ONLY ONE PROBLEM - U.S Congressional House Armed Services Committee on 04/17/24 Case in point: Of 186 F-22 Raptors, only about 93 are ready to fly missions at any particular time. TESTIMONY FROM the U.S. Air Force Secretary ADMITS that 29% or less than a third of F-35s built by Lockheed Martin are operationally capable! WOW.. Billions of dollars on a plane that we see at air shows are not military ready. Unreal

[@anthonyj5298]

Nothing is ever FMC in the military. I'd take this with a grain of salt.

[@barefootbreezy6983]

Bringing back the drop tanks with a stealth coating.

[@davidsylva8138]

Thanks for displaying our best Jet F22. Its the silent killer, it will see you but you wont see it until your in heaven..... or hell.

[@barefootbreezy6983]

NGAD excites me so much. Cant wait to see what 6th gen is going to be like.

[@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531]

Betting it's expensive.

[@barefootbreezy6983]

@@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531 I dont know tbh. America recently has taken back the idea in power with numbers. The reason they'll be expensive more than anything is probably the stealth drone AI pilots that will be flying with them. They got the f-35 down from the price of the F22 so we'll see.

[@dlifedt]

I didn't understand - $80M per plane just for some stealthy pods and tanks?

[@Aaron-wq3jz]

@@alpha5449euros I swear🙄

[@bigrob966]

Huge amounts of avionics upgrades, cockpit upgrades, support for additional weapons systems, IRST, and probably some coatings upgrades. It's a LOT more than the LDTP system.

[@ryancomeaux1798]

Helmet mounted targeting system like the F35 too. Big one!

[@ceoelektronika8604]

I do not know what the F22 will ever face anything that gets near testing its capabilities.

[@Randy9541]

The new F15 ES is supposed to be super bad

[@WChocoleta]

Don't get me wrong. The raptor is definitely a formidable fighter. But calling a fuel tank and an IRST pod a groundbreaking upgrade is a bit of a marketing gimmick.

[@richardando7081]

External fuel tanks and weapon hard point will effectively void the it’s stealthiness.

[@patrickgriffitt6551]

I believe a falcon is just as if not more accurate than an eagle. That aside i just love seeing a stealth aircraft carrying underwing stores.

[@rickh.7158]

Beast mode baby!

[@patrickgriffitt6551]

@@rickh.7158 beast mode yes. Stealth mode no.

[@PW060284]

if you jettison a RAM covered fuel tank, your enemy can recover it and reverse engineer your RAM formula and geometric design

[@AllThingsCubey]

USA's adversaries already have examples of their previous generation RAM. If you're dropping the tanks you're about to go into combat and it doesn't matter anyway, cus that's probably a world war.

[@Domo6768]

well it is the best 5th gen fighter because its built for one thing air to air fighting. Unlike the f35 which is multi role

[@NationChosenByGod]

Ngad has not been flown yet.

[@scottlink183]

But the upgrades are all aspirational. The upgrades are on paper. The upgrades have not been completed and will most likely never be fully completed.

[@RogueBeatsARG]

Cant believe Ace Combat designed Fuel tanks for the Raptor before the US military complex

[@ericwilliams538]

I don't believe for one second that the F-22 is capable of exceeding the speeds that the SR-71 was able to reach ( or the A-12 ).... Yes, the F-22 is a remarkable, amazing aircraft, but to make the claims that it's faster than the SR-71 is a very bold statement to try and make.

[@joshschneider9766]

its an open secret that the actual top speed of the blackbird is conspicously higher than what they told the public for one, and for two, in full burner the raptor can outpace the public speed, for sure. for about twenty seconds before it goes from full fuel to bingo fuel. it is not an apt comparison whatsoever and i wish people would stop making it.

[@nighthawk4028]

When you have 1 trillion dollars as your annual defence budget, They will even upgrade there shoes to be stealth.😂

[@loganmerryman202]

Thermal cloaking.... Black widow and grey ghost solved it to a point back in the 90s

[@kevinthompson2111]

Yes we are going to have the power and we own the sky😅

[@shroom9033]

People from other countries love to hate the raptor while comparing their countries 5-7 year old fighters to the 30 year old raptor. It's funny that every new plane is still compared to our 30 year old that almost got retired😂

[@bitrage.]

I still wish and prefer the YF-23 was chosen...

[@newhailman]

They even replaced the old urinal system, and it only cost $14 Million dollars 😁

[@tomstech4390]

I wanna see a low cost (low-ish observability) single engine lockheed martin F16 replacement design. No, not the whale of F35.

[@g-3409]

Nice video, but unnecessary to use 5 and a half minute before getting to the point.

[@DolfSmitler]

With all those investments in can promise you one guy with supernatural powers can bring that plane down For example jesus or Superman or Harry Potter

[@CivisMilitarum]

We got robbed of the F-23 🙄

[@germancaro8999]

Back in the 90' contest,they should had use the YF-22 as the basis for a lightweight multirole fighter to eventualy replace the F -16, but keep the YF-23 as USAF Air Dominance fighter.

[@pike100]

​@@germancaro8999The YF-22 was hardly lightweight.

[@cut--]

F-22 NO other country has this plane. When we have 'swarm' capability... game over for the next 20 years for our enemies. Was the F-22 helpful in the Iran barrage against Israel? Probably!

[@americasbestconstruc]

The New $500,000 Helmet upgrade was not included, and it's the single most important upgrade - feature of the F22. Why??? without it, the F22 is Worthless. Why you ask??? The plane can only shoot threw a None Movable FIXED SIGHT, mounted on the front of the plane. With the new HELMET, F22 can shoot in any direction the Helmet- Pilot is facing.

[@NationChosenByGod]

An AI Raptor is super, extremely dangerous because there is no longer any pilot to limit its capability.

[@mikemac5070]

*laughs in fuel tanker*

[@MM-zh8yd]

This fighter is so sexy ...

[@GSXSF-250]

Why tell the world? Just keep it a secret.

[@JuvoII]

Made to have dominance over the Soviet Union?? You are just making up a story. The Raptor was alongside the other hyper expensive weapons systems, made from a decided doctrine. In the time to come, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the US weapons systems was to be so far advanced in tech, that they could take on any attackers en masse. This was to be able to take on conflict, with the +1 billion population countries, if they became an enemy. The Raptor was supposed to be able to take on 20 enemy aircrafts, and win. This came from assumptions: That all other nations, would be stuck in gen 4 weapon tech. In other words, noone else would field anything better than an f-16. Reality turned out to be different, Chinas tech advance was a complete surprise, and they can field rival planes that the f-22 can't just dominate. Other nations, including Russia, has been able to follow suite. Especially missile systems, and infrared radars, have evolved to keep other systems in the game. Another problem arose, whether it be a B2 bomber, a F22 raptor, or a Zugwalt Destroyer. There is no conveyor belt spitting these things out, in a war of attrition, if one of these weapons is lost, US has one less of them. Examplified by B2 bomber, when one is lost, US has one less, a new one will not be made. Same with basically all these new hitech weapon systems. So a huge problem, the rival tech is much closer than anticipated, these systems are too expensive to afford to loose. In came F35. The idea here being, one system that can do it all. In this way, you can field great numbers of them +1000, and if one is lost, it can be replaced by a program that is still up and running. It was not a great solution, the F-35 falls behind on so many parameters, that it is a plane that will have to shoot and get out, in a sniper vs sniper like scenario. And in any large scale confrontation, with +10 planes on either side, the enemy must be assumed to get close enough for infrared or radar, and then the F-35 becomes a sitting duck, in confrontation with an air superiority fighter.

[@MrARhodes]

3:22 - "Expensive Solution, in search of A Problem." Sounds like a certain Super Power's Modus Operandi. 🤔 Still, Outstanding Plane... Great Video. 🫡

[@johndyson4109]

It's all INSANITY! Help the sick and the poor..Help those who have NO FOOD, CLOTHES or SHELTER!!! Imagine if we put 10% of our knowledge and know-how on taking care of others who are less fortunate?

[@borismissiuna6422]

Every American taxpayer should confront their congressman and senator and be enraged over this colossal waste of money. 16 Billion was spent and we are still behind the Russians in tech. That money did not go into R&D in a sufficient amount to close the technology gap. The money simple disparaged into their pockets. The radar needs upgrading so it can see stealth, We need to go to the Australians to get the tech that allows the radar to see over the horizon to be level with the Russians in that area. We need a cost effective method to deal with Russian drones. We need better missiles and a big list of upgrades.

[@sammcbride2464]

A platform is only profitable if at least 2K are made.

[@pike100]

Profitable? Profitability is not a design objective for the U.S.

[@RKZX2]

Say what you want, but the YF-23 was better.

[@Sheba938]

F22 raptor vs su57 felon & j20 dragon, raptor stands no chance😮

[@itzyaboimemez2074]

How? I'm curious. The SU-57 is a paper tiger and the J-20 is just a downgraded copy of the F-22. Their only advantage is their built-in IRIS. The F-22, meanwhile, has a sensor suite and radar on par with the F-35. Also, they are also joined in by AWACS, F-35s, and jamming aircraft in air operations. Not to mention, the whole plane is still classified.

[@wiilli7685]

@@itzyaboimemez2074 Felon and Dragon are toys compared to the Raptor. Raptor rules the sky dominating every bird out there in combat.

[@pike100]

​@@itzyaboimemez2074Sensor suite, not sensor swit.

[@pike100]

Sheba, you must be a troll because that is an absolutely ridiculous statement 🙄

[@itzyaboimemez2074]

@@pike100 Ah, I knew I made a spelling mistake. Thanks

[@pauldean8638]

Ha ha ha nothing says useless like a dated jet that’s not in production any more .

[@40letranhuutin68]

🫡🇺🇸 from Vietnam