USAF is fly testing next gen fighter tech! The race for the 6th gen is heating up.

[@mada1241]

LOL F-35 is like, 'bruh I just got here... '

[@noneshere]

So stealth it dont even exist. Nobodys buying US junk especially at what devaluation the dollars going.

[@TheLiamster]

The F-35 has been in development since the early 2000s so it’s not exactly a “new” aircraft.

[@mada1241]

@@TheLiamster On the timeline of aircraft, that is new. In development and in service arent the same either.

[@EEEEEEE354]

@@noneshere 555+ F-35s built. More than any other 5th gen, more than any 4+ gen. Oops! You're wrong lol

[@fakecubed]

The F-35 is how Lockheed Martin funds its black projects. It's likely been very effective in that role. It also no doubt will continue to be very effective at dropping bombs on countries with no air defenses long after 6th generation fighters have replaced it for riskier missions.

[@thebeautifulones5436]

The future air war will be fought between mock ups and artist renditions shooting each other with red laser beams

[@pac1fic055]

Perhaps not a bad future.

[@007kuntasod]

You're watching too much movies,kid.

[@Manbemanbe]

This is so true, well said

[@terruwuism]

@xc5647321 xc5647321 calm down

[@chrishansmatthews6260]

KHAN SPENCER Whats the name, the j20 isn’t as good the f22 and they stole most of the tech for that and use a subpar Russian engines.

[@Dagreatdudeman]

Now I understand why the Air Force were really upset about a million people raiding Area 51.

[@bigfetus4161]

Lol

[@kineticstar]

FBI has entered the chat. Please tell me more!

[@CousinJesse1]

Is that the only reason? 🤔

[@fakecubed]

All the cool stuff is at Tonopah and China Lake. It's likely that Groom Lake is now just where they evaluate radar signatures and conduct some other tests. They probably house some discarded prototypes there as well, old black projects that didn't go anywhere.

[@FIRE_STORMFOX-3692]

I bet it's because it's a military base... Call me crazy if you will

[@gkim.]

if the f22 and f23 was developed 30 years ago, imagine whats behind the curtain now

[@e.l.norton]

Nobody will ever see what's behind the curtain. No matter how advanced a plane might be, if the public is seeing it, it's old technology. I knew someone who was an engineer with an aerospace contractor. He could never talk about what he worked on, obviously. But, I once jokingly said, "I guess the world gets to see what you guys work on in 20 or 30 years." He just smiled and shook his head, "no". The real stuff will always remain hidden.

[@gkim.]

@@e.l.norton or whatever he engineered has invisible tech.

[@danharvey2876]

@@e.l.norton dude I heard about a big aerospace company having the wife of an engineer sign a non disclosure agreement for whatever her husband said during sleep talking 👀

[@jc.1191]

Tic tacs? 🤣

[@GermanGreetings]

@@e.l.norton Thank you and Brian Kim for your comments !

[@mikekopack6441]

The whole point of the rapid "new designs every 5-6 years" concept is that you wouldn't keep any plane for more than about 10-15 years total, and the huge amounts of money typically needed to keep older planes flying instead gets moved into the development of the next generation. So instead of buying a design and needing it to stay flying for 30+ years, you instead buy fewer of them, and only try to get 15 years out of them, and bypass the huge cost increases typically found in the later half of the fleet's life and use that for the development of the next gen. It also means they'll likely carry over some systems from one generation to another - rather than "New plane, new EVERYTHING" they'll keep what is working really well from the previous generation and upgrade only certain things and likely take a very modular approach so it's easier to swap in upgrades over time.

[@ionorreastragicomicchannel]

They will keep new jets 20 years at minimum, jet engines last from 4000 hours like on F/A-22 and some older Russian jets and up to 8000 hours on lower performance jets like F-16, Gripen C-E, or F-35, while airframes generally last over 8000 hours, likely a lot more in overbuild planes like F/A-22 or some modernized 4th gen like F-16V or F-15EX. Variable cycle engines, even high performance ones will likely last far more than engines in Raptor as they don't need to stick to hard to cool low bypass ratio of high-performance mode unless being utilized, also alloys are more advanced nowadays. When you consider how long it takes to master maintenance and piloting of any new jet fighter, reducing service life to 10-15 years would turn new jet fighters into an absolute money pit that would be suitable for the front line use only for 5-10 years after initial 10 years of learning how to get most of the airframe that needs to first reach high availability and reliability nowadays further hampered by complicated software as was clearly shown on F-35. US Air Force always had various overoptimistic wild plans overselling their ideas that later being hit hard by reality as was the case of the F-35 as an "affordable do it all plane for every service", which did not end up very affordable nor capable replace some older platforms like the A-10 that will fly for years to come alongside F-35 until replaced by long-endurance drones or dedicated manned A-10 replacement. The main purpose and reason for the quick development of the 6th gen is to again increase the tech gap between the US and everybody else as the US enjoyed at the peak of its power in 90ties and lost during anti-terror campaigns where money were not invested into conventional warfare as much. An increase of the tech gap between the US and competition excluding Europe which likely get closer to US tech than ever before in the last 50 years is realistically possible only because major technologies like variable bypass ratio engines were already tested in the late 80ties and are being perfected and simplified right now while compact solid-state lasers also maturing right now. Sensor fusion and user interface for situational awareness and drone control will be likely taken from F-35 where it will be perfected first together with unmanned capability that may been already tested on F-35, so there is little in doubt that the US can produce 6th gen fast, but this 6th gen will not be as significant improvement over the previous generation as was the case between 3rd gen Phantom and 4th gen Tomcat, but more like 5++ gen that could be possibly countered by modified 5th gen airframes rather successfully at least in case of smaller countries that did not need compete in terms of cruising speed and can utilize terrain together with static radars and space assets to compensate for stealth disadvantage when compared to the US upcoming 6th gen...

[@Enkarashaddam]

Lol it's the Apple model of aircraft design. But seriously they actually claimed the F35 would remain in service until 2070. By then "aircraft" will just be networks of smart missiles deploying smaller smart missiles deploying gliding bombs

[@jc.1191]

Maybe they get fortunate, and still develop aircraft that last 40 years. Who knows.

[@willymac5036]

The USAF is trying to recreate the successes they had with the “Century Series” fighter aircraft. The F-101, F-102, F-104, F-105, and F-106 were all built, tested, and serially produced in the hundreds (some of them in the thousands) all within the same decade. Of course, the 1950’s were a very different time, when aeronautical engineering itself was advancing at an extremely fast rate, and the military as a whole pretty much got whatever dollars they asked for, because there was a very real threat that our country might be over run by massive communist armies numbering in the millions. The threat hasn’t actually been reduced, China pretty regularly publishes their long term plans of defeating the U.S. as an economic power first, and as a military power second. They don’t even try to hide the fact that they want to, at least one day, land massive PLA Armies on American shores and force Americans to live under Beijings rule. There are entire departments at the Pentagon whose only job is to stay current on what the PLA’s newest plans are. The problem now is convincing Congress to fund the US Military at appropriate levels. The U.S. Military SHOULD be getting 4% of GDP MINIMUM, and that’s during peacetime. Unfortunately America could only buy 187 F-22’s because too many Congressman think it’s more important to send hundreds of millions of dollars to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for “gender studies”. Anyone who thinks that money is actually going to gender studies is fooling themselves, it’s going to buy some Pakistani officials third yacht.

[@iraholden3606]

@@willymac5036 do you have a source or did you make all this up

[@sometimestyler3496]

Unmanned Aircraft. Oh boy here comes Ace Combat 7 to life

[@wangchung2157]

ARSENAL BIRD CONFIRMED 👍

[@marseldagistani1989]

@Mř KanŽJeŔOME WAIT THERES MORE! *Aigaion-class heavy command cruiser* Bursts out of the clouds

[@asddfghjklify]

launching fighter jet from container 😜

[@infernosgaming8942]

briefing at an Airforce Base: Be on the watch for strange Latin music, it is likely that the Special Squadron, no I don't know why we're calling it that, is on patrol in the targets vicinity.

[@rj9955hi]

Those things are so frustrating!

[@LysergicKids]

The 6th gen fighter race is upon us! "Who's it between?" The USA and the USA.

[@belialclaytix4190]

Aj The dude from the UK pretty much always has to have a comment involving his country because he’s essentially the old man who’s past his prime and is only alive because of his offspring.

[@laetrille]

@@belialclaytix4190 Yeah pretty much, but you have to have respect for your elder.

[@RAS_Squints]

USAF vs USN for funding

[@kevinshort3943]

"Several countries have announced the development of a sixth-generation aircraft program, including the United States, China, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Sweden, Japan, Germany, Spain, Taiwan and France." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth-generation_jet_fighter

[@CousinJesse1]

@@kevinshort3943 I am very skeptical about any of them being able to put forth an indigenous 5th gen of their own, let alone a 6th.

[@legato3692]

When you hear "covert cabal" you can hear in the background: DU DUDU DUDUDU DUDUDU

[@chronus4421]

Please consider the 1980 US Military vs 2020 US Military as suggested by Covert Cabal!

[@El_Presidente_5337]

@@chronus4421 Thanks for reminding me that the 1980 was 40 years ago and not 26.

[@frankmueller6522]

Go forward, Nato! Long live freedom! Long live America! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Nato has the best weapon systems the world has ever seen!

[@evrydayamerican]

Finally a military channel without a robot with some real insights not just repeating the same thing all the other bots say. Good job on the vid you just got another Sub from me.

[@stephenjennings7303]

World: finaly makes 5 gen fighter America: *unvails x-wing fighter*

[@alexsutherland8126]

Not really, because the British tempest was unveiled before the U.S. Not to mention that Europe has more brain power than the US with the big three being France, Britain and Germany… www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Education/Spending-per-student/College-and-university The first effective hovering fighter jet was the harrier jump jet by Britain. The first jet engine was also manufactured by Britain but the first one put to use in an airframe was Germany in 1945.

[@stephenjennings7303]

@@alexsutherland8126 and yet neither britian nor france nor germany even has a 5th gen aircraft..they have not even done so collectivly..even worse instead of using their own "brain power" the U.K. has opted to buy american F 35's..the U.S F22 raptor came into service in the early 2000's and the EU..never made anything like it even to this day while both china and russia though unsuccessful came much closer to a true 5th gen then the collective "brain power" of all of europe..so..im afraid your last statement is false. From the very start

[@stephenjennings7303]

@@alexsutherland8126 also the tempest .isnt even a plane..its not even a concept..its a propsed design..its literally nothing but a mock up model and some drawing board scetches....um..german early jet designed spontaneously caught fire and exploded during the following Take off Landing Starting the engines And mid flight Soo..um....yeah ig that was an achievement...the largest jet air battle of world war 2 with almost 30 Me262 flown by multiple ace pilots..got absolutely decimated by the american 332nd redtails flying P51 mustangs....but i mean..if you wanna brag about that..sure And again..the tempest..isnt even off tje drawing board..there isnt even a prototype...they are as usual..behind...bu alot

[@alexsutherland8126]

No, I’m afraid your knowledge is. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/how-much-of-the-f-35-is-british-built/

[@alexsutherland8126]

It is undisputed that America did not create the jet engine.

[@kimarykorlumiose7728]

"unmanned planes launched from manned planes" oh god, we're already entering Ace Combat territory

[@TheEVGAftw]

Bro the arkbird from ace combat 5 shoots lasers from space and mark esper dod just confirmed that. Right after the cali fires.

[@RedWolf777SG]

Stonehenge Railgun Network.

[@jenokrivanszki7762]

they said they need a new air dominant fighter "ADFX" yes its realy smeels like ace combat lasers -drones tactical super weapons and A.I yep all the sweet stuff from ace combat

[@TheEVGAftw]

@@RedWolf777SG shiet man

[@bigshow196]

*Comona defense theme intensifies*

[@Overneed-Belkan-Witch]

*OSEAN FEDERATION HAS ENTERED THE CHAT*

[@wangchung2157]

ARSENAL BIRD CONFIRMED 👍

[@infernosgaming8942]

* LATIN MUSIC INTENSIFIES *

[@chico20m]

"Zone of Enders" program has entered the chat.

[@weregarurumon3202]

Nah I will Stick with Trigger.

[@TheEVGAftw]

Fuckin arkbird up there starting all these fires

[@Hawkido]

China: We also have a 6th gen fighter in the works. We can't give you the specs, because we haven't stolen them yet.

[@minus21334]

Poor whites keep making these same comments to sooth their fragile ego. Not knowing these 6th gen concepts are already made known by China few years back. UK and France are just copying their ideas. 2030 Will be the time frame for China's 6th gen jet roll out. Meanwhile, high chances these so called ppt jets of uk will remain as ppt jet until 2035

[@Hawkido]

@@minus21334 Shouldn't you be running over more of your citizens with tanks? That seems to be the biggest military accomplishment of the CCP military in this ongoing millennia of humiliation.

[@guanjun1178]

😂😂😂

[@johnnyjern733]

@@minus21334 don't you lose social points by visiting KZbin? Or do you use a vpn to bypass your masters leash? Lol

[@minus21334]

@@johnnyjern733 jeez, i didnt live in a nation like USA with gov prying on me 24/7 via PRISM......thanks Snowden for the revelation.

[@scrambledeggy]

Imagine putting an active protection system on the plane that uses lasers to destroy incoming missiles

[@josephahner3031]

With a larger plane and smaller lasers that could be entirely possible.

[@ustanik9921]

I can see that coming but also the missiles having defenses against the laser. Might be a highly reflective surface complimented by heat-resistant materials which hypersonic missiles require anyway, because of friction. I could also see it storing some gas on the tip to release which could defract or block the beam to an extent.

[@PapaSebs]

There is already one in development by Lockheed, they were even promoting it as a pod that could be used on F-16's kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH3Ep2Owgq2oqpo

[@Dev-In-Denver123]

You'd need one big duracell. We won't have the energy for mass deployment of powerful lasers. They take up almost all the power on naval ships while they're running.

[@ogc9649]

DevInDenver 23 wrong

[@icyboy771z]

I swear that the devs for Ace Combat 7 had a hand in creating these 6th gen fighters. Lasers? Checked. Unmanned Drones? Checked.

[@shorewall]

I never got my flying car, so I'm living vicariously through this. :D

[@its-amemegatron.9521]

TFW Gründer Industries isn't a fictional company *panic*

[@TheSkyGuy77]

@@its-amemegatron.9521 And they'll soon rule half the world as "General Resources LTD" **immense panic**

[@its-amemegatron.9521]

@@TheSkyGuy77 >Gets boost mobile ad with Pitfall flying an orange F-35 _Neucom has joined the match_

[@jameslyddall]

And the airforce will use puddle of mud Blurry for their main anthem :)

[@franciscogomes8884]

Binkov u need to make a video about the situation in Armenia and Azerbaijan

[@darkone9172]

He did like a year ago 😬

[@jpjones5880]

Maybe an update since this new situation has turkey essentially starting it and fighting this time. World is litteraly taking crazy pills right now

[@infernosgaming8942]

Probably working on it right now

[@brutal6129]

​@@darkone9172 no, 3 years ago and it was a complete biased rubbish becasue binkov seems to be partly armenian

[@TheObserversTV]

@@brutal6129 The video was not biased towards the Armenian side, as a matter of fact, Binkov said that the Azeris would capture some of Armenian-held territory (with heavy causalities due to the nature of an offensive in mountainous/hilly conflict)

[@aussiegod4269]

How about the flying tic tac

[@laetrille]

Fake

[@manofsan]

@Arup Ratan Mitra he means the UFO which was apparently sighted by US naval pilots -- it resembled a tic tac (the mouth freshener candy)

[@RAS_Squints]

The radar cross section probably look like one

[@floridaman4073]

Tic Tac is 50th Gen?

[@epvendetta]

F-99 Freshmaker

[@realdanksta2237]

I don’t think it will take that long to develop the 6th gen aircraft. Now that the US has military competition like China and Russia, the US military will be extra motivated to stay ahead of possible rivals.

[@shaundavidssd]

Of course,they've got 5th gen already haven't they ,lmao

[@Rio..o7..]

@Elron We stole most of our rocket and jet tech from the axis, now we're number 1 don't underestimate thievery

[@kurousagi8155]

Rio A. Well the Axis Powers shouldn’t have started wars with nations they couldn’t win against.

[@laetrille]

@@Rio..o7.. And the Axis took their inspiration from the real father of modern rocketry American Robert Goddard even Werner Von Braun admitted this.

[@davidhouseman4328]

@@Rio..o7.. jet tech mostly came from the UK. There roots started before the end of WW2.

[@freddyli5356]

But Japan has built a Gundam already!

[@theguy1506]

Yes we know but it seems pretty sluggish and has to be hooked up to a frame plus I don't find such a thing very impressive unless it's fast and weaponized

[@eclpskrmalt]

BRUH ITS A WALL WITH GUNS

[@eclpskrmalt]

THATS LIKE NOTHING

[@gamingwithgunschidiri8437]

The Fact that Its In Humanoid design just make it suck. It is Expected to be Heavy which means Its gonna be So Slow that I Expect the A6M To Outrun The Gundam. Or It Won't Fly At All. Which Is A Big Problem Considering the Fact that It Can Easily Be Immobilized By Tanks or Other planes.

[@cheekoandtheman]

Japan is developing a Voltron type system of flying robots

[@BENKYism]

Hopefully the SR-72 will be done by the end of this decade. Concept art looks badass.

[@BENKYism]

@Tom Musial It's a niche plane that's increasingly becoming obsolete, plus it's incredibly expensive. It's hard to find out anything about skunk works projects.

[@BENKYism]

@Tom Musial Is that it's nickname?

[@TheWaynester101]

@@BENKYism son of blackbird

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

Nothing like an arms race to get the blood pumping

[@wangchung2157]

@tron China: Mom can we have an F22 MOM: WE have f22 at home CHINA: J 20 .... :(

[@tapist3482]

The J20 was detected by Indians because it was carrying Lunenburg lenses to increase its radar visibility. Also J20 has a completely different aerodynamic layout compared to F22 and F35, to the point that you can't even call them similar.

[@Dronestriketerrorists]

@@tapist3482 j 20 uses SU 30 engines..so...yeah

[@tapist3482]

@@Dronestriketerrorists "Used" Su30 engines, but no more since about last year. Also, what engine do you use does not impact your radar visibility by very much, if any.

[@Dronestriketerrorists]

@@tapist3482 did ylu just say what engine you use doesnt affect your radar visibility!?!?! whaaatt🤣🤣🤣..dude just that alone can negate stealth tech if the engines are not dispersing heat and energy waves..and china literally has no domestic 5th gen engine in production🤣 my guy..where did u get that from?

[@TheNinjaDC]

I'm reminded about the Black Lagoon quote, about how don't you just hate it when there is no one left to compete against but yourself.

[@fakecubed]

I'm here from Covert Cabal mentioning your channel. This is the first video of yours I watched. Good stuff! You've earned a subscriber.

[@PongoXBongo]

The whole "loyal wingman" thing sounds kind of like a carrier battle group in the skies. A few big, manned aircraft for direct engagement and coordination, surrounded by a mix of smaller, unmanned aircraft (lesser engagement, jamming, etc.). Instead of sinking money into a massive, jack-of-all-trades plane, you can just have a grouping of cheaper specialty planes. Bring on the swarm!

[@kevinreist7718]

Unmanned drones are already being used for target laser illumination for precision guided munitions. This was the beginning of the whole "loyal wingman" concept.

[@logayn671]

Helllllll yea

[@freddyli5356]

10:28 Hey look is the happy plane!

[@fakecubed]

I laugh out loud literally every time I see it.

[@田丸哲美]

In Japan's XQ-58A plan, two types will be developed: sensor aircraft and fighter aircraft. Sensor aircraft have radar with the same capabilities as manned fighters, so they can fight without manned fighters.

[@casbot71]

*Other Western Nations:* Did we keep the receipts for the F-35's we're still waiting on?

[@mickeyg7219]

The later block of F-35 will most likely have a loyal wingman capability, it'll be a bridge between 5th and 6th gen and a proof of concept of some sort. The US doesn't retire the F-4s when the F-15 and F-16 arrived, it doesn't retire its F-15s when the F-22 arrived. The F-35 will be flying with 6th and 7th gen probably until 2070.

[@kevinshort3943]

6th gen is a replacement for Typhoon, not Lightning 2.

[@codyrahn4870]

It will probably be similar to the f22 and not be sold

[@p51mustang24]

The F-35 is in full scale production now and working quite well, I don't get why people are still criticizing the program. All of the doubters saying it doesnt work and would be way over budget have already been proven wrong the last few years.

[@p51mustang24]

@@codyrahn4870 I think that's why the Europeans and Japanese are working on their own versions. The US 6th gen might not be available for export for the first 10-15 years, if ever, and if it is exported it could possibly be a modified export variant that lacks some features. The brits are eager to bring back their domestic aerospace industry too, which really took a hit after the mid 1950's due to politics, and American aircraft being sort of forced onto many of the US's cold war partners. Having an advanced aerospace capability helps the UK stay relevant in a world where they are have been losing relevance for some decades.

[@dankoz6340]

About a day after this release the American navy released information about the Stingray refueing drone in practice right now so the reliance on fuel/range is less of an issue.

[@billhanna2148]

Thank you 🙏 AGAIN for an awesome excellent succinct informative flawless video 👍❤️💪👍.. there's over a dozen news and KZbin videos on this event and NONE ZERO can hold a candle to what you just covered... KUDOS BINKOV 🍻🍾🍷

[@dainisstranga4440]

Good Bless America, UK, Spain, France, Germany, Italia and friends👍

[@oijqwoijdowiqjdqw]

Dog bless

[@123benley]

@KK Fung ah isn't that what china's belt and cobbled road is or carrot and stick. Speak out of line and be re-educated in some unknown camp, That you still deny that the world knows more about than its own people. Eeeh communism they kill more of there own people than get to fight.

[@frankmueller2781]

@JD Israel I'm sure we will, but where else would you prefer to live?

[@randomeastasian347]

@JD Israel Shut up Abdul

[@roronoa02]

USA is on another level...

[@safidero7895]

“He’s a weak soldier who puts his faith only in weapons”

[@4rsh193]

I live in iran and jesus christ we are still using f4s what are we gonna do?!?!?

[@roronoa02]

@@4rsh193 dont know but I Hope you have S400

[@4rsh193]

@@roronoa02 i dknt think so.......... O N O

[@3wpa]

@Arc Micka Why would Russia go to war with the US over Iran??

[@WildBillCox13]

Excellent coverage of the complex set of factors shaping the future of new fighter aircraft. Good stuff, Binkov.

[@BBP081]

All I heard was CARRIER HAS ARRIVED!

[@phileas007]

I understood this reference :)

[@TheCJUN]

"Kirov reporting." Sry. wrong game.

[@iamaloafofbread8926]

We need more pylons

[@hpwan2]

You must construct additional pylons.

[@huliluliukuzelula]

And right after that it will be Battlecruiser operational 😍

[@laggindragon7166]

ok face it how many of us want the US to just build the "Arsenal Bird" from Ace combat 7 as a base for the "loyal wingman" drones

[@skrrtdotcom9120]

*No*

[@ZR-cj2fm]

*Yes*

[@cfromcass]

The B2 design with a flying wing only was realized in the 1950s. It was experimental and hard to fly. That's when they realized the stealth characteristics. When the plain was on approach for landing and several miles out they lost in on radar and thought it was down. Then it landed. That was before radar absorbing materials. Oops! let's keep this quiet. Then it disappeared until the B2.

[@Gszarco94]

Hey Binkov, we need a video of 2020 USA against 1980s USA!!

[@thecatalyst6212]

@Horizon585 or another chinese civil war

[@kcovert3]

Our military has to be able to fully operate without satellites.

[@infernosgaming8942]

Bingo. We're far too reliant on something that takes hours to evade objects, and is always exposed with no stealth characteristics.

[@mickeyg7219]

If you want a hi-tech military equipment that is 100% independent from satellite, the only solution for that is a self-aware AI. But that's problematic in itself because you're basically putting a trust into a machine that can consciously kill human beings. There's a way to make satellites less vulnerable, however, such as microsatellites.

[@taufiqutomo]

@Omar Khurshid inb4 Britain scrambles to produce Swordfish again.

[@nehorlavazapalka]

The exact opposite! Soon, the US will have the Spaceship made by SpaceX. The US will be able to mass produce and launch tens of thousands of satellites - even space based missile defense systems - large volumes = low cost.

[@timgrogan1086]

That's why they're funding neutrino research. Scientists have already demonstrated rudimentary communication system using neutrino particles. Now we just have to wait for the tech to become smaller and more reliable.

[@ogdocvato]

"Never underestimate your adversary." - Sun Tzu

[@carlsagan4395]

Based on the nature of the NGAD program, it seems most likely that the aircraft in question is a technology demonstrator that will be used for risk-reduction efforts and to help prove major concepts that could underpin the NGAD program. Perhaps coincidentally, there has been a notable uptick in flight-test activity in the Southwest of the United States of late, which could point at least in part to NGAD-related testing

[@dr.j5642]

I don't think it's likely that what flew was merely a technology demonstrator. I say this because, if you look at the timeline of US fighter programs, there's a pretty consistent trend over the last 50+ years. There is a new R&D program being started every 10 years or so, give or take, on a new fighter design (5-12 if you want to be super accurate and include every design brought into service over the last half century). Then it takes about 10 years from the test flight to full on production where you can get the numbers up. Earlier generations took a little less time, while the newer ones add a couple years every generation, but lets just call it "about 10 years." So, if you go off the trend over the last 50 years, it would be odd that the US 6th generation fighter program took as long as it did to even get started. F16 started in 1969, F22 started in 1981, F35 in 1993. The Hornet was never meant to be what the F16, F22, and F35 are, major platforms meant to be the backbone of our military in the sky, the FA18 was more of a filler design based off older concepts. If we take the the Hornet out, you get a more consistent looking timeline, which also lines up with the roles these designs were meant to take on, that being the workhorse air superiority fighter of the US military. Although the F22 never quite got to that point in terms of production, it absolutely was the plan to do so when the designs were being drawn up. Between the F16, F22, and F35, there exists a 12 year gap between the initial R&D phase of each program. If this trend is applied to the timeline, we see that a new R&D phase for the next airframe should have began in 2005. Even if we were to increase this gap period from the F35 to the 6th generation to 15 or 18 years, it would still indicate that a new program should have began some time around 2008-2010. Meaning this technology demonstrator is 10 years behind the trend, even with very liberal adjustments, and up to 15 years behind schedule, if we're just going by the trend of 12 years. What seems to make more sense in all this is that a program probably began in secret somewhere around 2005 to 2010. If that is the case, then what flew recently could very well have been a true prototype, with full on production coming in about a decade. The reason why I think we haven't heard about this program is because of what happened with the 5th generation programs, with China and Russia stealing designs, allowing them to jump start and augment their own programs. This kind of thing degrades the technological gap the US wants to have against its near peer rivals, so I believe the US military has developed its next generation fighter secretly, so as to mitigate the intellectual theft that is inevitably going to happen once it's unveiled. It's my belief that the US wants progress on the 6th generation fighter to be where the F35 is today (about 500 produced) within a window of 10-15 years. Personally, I think it's possible we'll start seeing them in the early 2030s.

[@piotrd.4850]

As far as I understand it, Silicon Valley / Agile / SpaceX infatuated people think they will built short, quick, fancy series of consecutive designs.

[@TheFuturistTom]

I love Binkov! He inspired my sci-fi/futurist channel!!

[@brothersofthetrident2647]

If you make one about the future of warfare...like sci fi. I will follow you to hell and back !

[@Ethorbit]

no one cares

[@Mojangles_]

The plane on the front video cover is a partially cut out image of the YF-23

[@andrewszigeti2174]

So given typical Pentagon delays and insistence on gold-plating, we're looking at initial deployment in 2050 or so, with ongoing weapons integration taking another decade-ish?

[@Dev-In-Denver123]

Why rush it? The f-35 is supposed to be America's primary combat fighter until around then

[@andrewszigeti2174]

@@Dev-In-Denver123 Yes, and they might even have integrated it to use all the current weapons by then. Hopefully.

[@Dev-In-Denver123]

@@andrewszigeti2174 It's already good enough to deflect incoming missiles through jamming, scramble radar and all weapons systems (including S-400), and blast radio signals with static frequency. I'd say weapons systems are integrated. It's not weapons that are the problem, it's seamless 6g integration between f-35's and all other aircraft in the sky and naval ships, connecting radar and information.

[@andrewszigeti2174]

@@Dev-In-Denver123 : I would have expected, with OVER TWENTY YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT TIME they would have gotten weapons integration done already. Last I heard they were still trying to integrate AIM-120s, a system every bit as old as the F-35 program. Someone clearly fell down on the job here.

[@Dev-In-Denver123]

@@andrewszigeti2174 I don't think so. These are extremely complicated systems. If you've ever been around or worked on planes in the AF you'd know how often they break down (constantly) and don't work correctly, very often putting pilots lives in danger, especially at low altitudes. Maintainance is a must on every jet several times a month. Because we are still children just learning how to put this technology together and actually make it work (like rocket science). It's amazing to me at all that we are even capable of firing guided missiles off of a plane the second the pilot pushes a button. It's also amazing to me that the f-35 is real already.

[@bearmare9710]

Pushing this hard just means that there's now a justification for an expansion of the defense budget before cuts start coming.

[@marseldagistani1989]

what's next an Aigaion-class heavy command cruiser from ace combat?! Also I think we are gonna need to call trigger

[@weregarurumon3202]

Call Möbius One or Cipher

[@marseldagistani1989]

@@weregarurumon3202 Those and their wingmen

[@weregarurumon3202]

@@marseldagistani1989 sure just don't show Pixy Borders.

[@mightyhadi6132]

If you watch recent news about a UFO sightings by pilot, it's actually their new prototype jet that confused the radar. It's a new tech that event current radar cannot catch up.

[@danieljusino1391]

Can you post a link?

[@Jaeger_Bishop]

If anyone has played Ace Combat 7 Sky's Unknown. Arsenal Bird comes to mind but manned and a bit smaller.

[@edbrook7088]

nah arkbird is better

[@weregarurumon3202]

Gleipnir?

[@edbrook7088]

@@weregarurumon3202 is that the name of the arkbird?

[@AICW]

@@edbrook7088 No, Gleipnir was the super-plane in Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.

[@edbrook7088]

@@AICW ohk. haven't seen that one

[@brandonwilliams6221]

I read that title as, “The race for the 6th gender” and I was very confused

[@r.c.1881]

Lmao, you're lagging a bit man, Facebook already allows you to choose between no less than *58* different options on the subject. How did they get 56 more than the natural two is beyond me, but if the Zucc says so, then so it is!

[@frankmueller2781]

@Tom Musial WWIII is actually going to be over who gets to use which bathroom.

[@thecatalyst6212]

hey there's attack helicopter, man, women, transgender, and all of the above

[@thecatalyst6212]

@@frankmueller2781 yeah if your transgender which bathroom do you use

[@richardsilva-spokane3436]

👍👍👍👍👍👍 excellent presentation, information and perspective

[@jhill4874]

So much for the Joint Strike Fighter concept.

[@ChristopherSloane]

Meh, simple you have a stealth tanker that can accompany the flight. Ideally an platform like a B-52 or heavy lift aircraft takes the drones to just outside the theater of conflict where they deploy at altitude saving lots of fuel. The fuel drones rendezvous with the combat aircraft and tops them off. When the tanker is empty they land on a carrier or a friendly airfield.

[@SevenCostanza]

stealth tanker. wow. quick tell the U.S government i bet they never thought of that. i know. lets also make the b1 lancers stealth and make them go mach 5. then theyd be better. easy

[@ChristopherSloane]

@@SevenCostanza Ooof well they are working on tanker drones. But the B1 going Mach 5 for no reason I kind of doubt that is viable in that old airframe.

[@jc.1191]

Neat idea

[@semco72057]

The D.O.D. already know what they want in the next generation aircraft and they will be based on the current fighter and bomber aircraft and they are the toughest in the world. The military will be using drones more in the future and already have them built now. The next generation aircraft designs are more computer tested long before production and testing is done, where the 4th generation aircraft took longer to get them produced due to older technology.

[@harkamelrandhawa7125]

I'm so impressed with Binkovs knowledge of weaponry and tactics. Has Binkov thought about actually taking over the world? In the art of war it is said all wars are political. Could Binkov subdue every enemy and create a superstate like Oceania? Maybe when Binkov says only real peacre can bring us all together that's what he's thinking. Hail to the mighty undefeated Binkov.

[@looinrims]

Why would he need to? He’s supreme commander of Uberslavia

[@vonpredator]

Sounds like the “new” EB-52 MegaFortress is on the horizon!

[@duster0669]

The race for the 5th gen fighter, F-22, began during the early 80s that we know of. They were showing video in "Air Force Now" programs in 1987 at commanders call. I safely assume the program began long before that. If you know about it now, it is no wonder they have a flying prototype. If we can afford it it will be bad to the bone!

[@SilvanaDil]

Indeed, engines are important. China -- a/k/a "The Little Engine That Can't"

[@SH-ui8xw]

I’ll admit our domestic engines r trash, I know a pretty high ranking pla airforce official and they’ve been writing requests after requests for Xi to put more money into developing a competent jet

[@realtissaye]

@@SH-ui8xw What.

[@Mark_Bickerton]

Would installing the sabre engine from Reaction engines, be an option for any future UK fighter and if so, how would it affect/improve it's capabilities?

[@Tigerhawk30]

If that's the actual airframe of the upcoming 6th Gen fighter on your thumbnail, someone seriously stole a whole lot of designs from the Talon fighters from the movie "Stealth".

[@crazyjds]

of which they most likely got the idea from a popsci article(check sep2000) I think it was called the switch blade aircraft

[@pnw.yfz350]

It’s a yf23 with different wings and no tails

[@steviechalmers1218]

They’ve been flying for over a month and the stealth technology has taken these prototype’s to another level ‘ incredible manoeuvrability ‘there all round performance is gonna shock the Adversary!! When they go into production!!! 🤔

[@at_omic8578]

Seeing that thumbnail makes me realize how dope a tailless F23 would look, as awesome as it already looks

[@frenstcht]

Bearing in mind a recent Covert Cabal video, the USAF's plan probably isn't that expensive. The basic chassis or airframe or whatever it's called won't be changing much, it's the electronics, skins, and other relatively-minor stuff that'll be getting changed incrementally. Additionally, with distributed systems over a "family" of specialized craft, the major changes can leapfrog. The electronics-warfare planelet -- yes! I am coining that word! It's mine! Use it, you bastards! -- won't be needing an airframe overhaul for quite some time, but the laser planelet will need an airframe overhaul toot-sweet to accommodate larger power plants. And so on.

[@Superman_Not_Clark_Kent]

With certain capacitor "batteries", I imagine that laser and plasma weapons might be plausible arrangements. If taking advantage of pulse beams, and maybe even certain other self charging battery technologies, there's really no telling exactly what these things could do, but shit loads of potential.

[@bogueji1]

When you used the adjusted for PPP military spending ị immediately had to give you a like, shows you actually understand how different military spending is in these countries. Annoys me when people just convert another countries currency to the dollar and call it a day, as if Russia and China are paying its military industrial complex in dollars. I mean who thinks that China is outbuilding the world's navies on a budget less than 200 billion, it's delusional.

[@bracesforme3]

You mean 200 billion? They change the price of their assets to dollars to so its kind of accurate.

[@bogueji1]

@@bracesforme3 Yea, meant 200, forgot the extra 0. If they were buying from outside then it would make sense, but they are not. Both countries have huge MIC that are paid in their local currencies which means that they can get more for the equivalent dollar that the US spends.

[@chromosomedcollector]

Hehe pp military

[@andreasleonardo6793]

Nice video with clear explaining of 6 generation of fighters jet of USA airforce..thanks for sending 👍👍👍👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏

[@IronWarrior86]

How do these stealth designs compare to the Iranian F-313?

[@lairdriver]

I had a relative that did helmet work for the F-35 in Quebec. They were told to design the helmet with 6 generation in mind. Whether its manned or not. Basically the helmet will operate as the pilot. They grabbed several F35 frames in various states of production as well as a couple of test Raptors. They used that material for the design. I think they started in 2010. The real purpose is to have a real unmanned Fighter jet. They are getting very close from the technology already. The F-35 will ge the last US manned Jet. Secondly, unmanned aircraft can hit 20gs, tney can move in ways that would allow them to evade SAM systems. Gravity forces that would kill a pilot.

[@forgemaster6120]

What’s the point of even having a plane at that point? When a missile can do the same job?

[@quezdonivey5518]

That YF-23🔥🔥🔥

[@murkywateradminssions5219]

the YF-23 is a sick design concept, too bad it didnt get selected...

[@boogie2025]

@@murkywateradminssions5219 bro

[@QuantumAscension1]

The F/A-37 Talon and EDI have entered the chat.

[@kingtigerbooks1162]

Fantastic channel! I come here because I don't always have time to read aviation books anymore, not like in HighSchool where I had tons of spare time and didn't really know it. I collect aviation art books. My 3 favorite aviation-themed art books are - The Aviation Art of Lou Drendel by Lou Drendel - Icon by Frank Frazetta - Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson

[@CAD-th1qe]

Another informative video binko! Thanks

[@Dutch972]

Noob question but what would the likelihood be of these kinds of unmanned systems falling victim to remote hacking or emp?

[@dionysus2006]

Hacking no, EMP would have to be generated by nukes

[@cristopheralexander1583]

Let's just all admit that the YF-23 just looks better than the F22. 5:15.

[@christopherings7996]

The YF23 was one of the sexiest aircraft ever produced. It just looks mean. Alas, neither looks, nor performance seem to be the metrics by which weapons platforms are chosen.

[@cristopheralexander1583]

@@christopherings7996 agreed

[@g.g4816]

No

[@cristopheralexander1583]

@@g.g4816 yes👁👄👁

[@g.g4816]

@@cristopheralexander1583 no

[@apocraphontripp4728]

I think the only way we got it done so fast is we used the YF 23 as a platform. Its probably a tailess YF23 with 3d vector thursting and a redigned main wing. Kind of what you show in the video.

[@MisteriosGloriosos922]

*A fantastic video , great channel !*

[@tolic14ever]

Yeah... I've noticed cabal recently too.👍 Try Caspian report as well might like..

[@Wargunsfan]

When aircraft designers are relieved of the need to keep a pilot alive the result will be a smaller, more lethal air weapon. Add A.I. and stealth into the mix and you have an air dominance weapon which can control the battle space. I see a near future Air Force with fewer live pilots directing swarms of intelligent and very lethal hypersonic weapons. Whoever gets there first will have gained a decisive advantage in the next conflict.

[@frankmueller2781]

Not only that, but we can already design aircraft able to do incredible things, but don't because a human can't survive the G forces involved. Fleets of unmanned high performance drones *are the future of air combat,* like it or not.

[@derekburge5294]

A new fighter every five years?! Has graft finally surpassed jet fuel in terms of energy density?

[@11Tits]

Tbh I don't believe they'll arrive anytime soon

[@GTOGregory]

Supposedly the US sixth generation aircraft that was test flown broke several records. I would like to know what they are. Maybe time aloft. Radar detectability. Low fuel rate burn. Altitude. Etc.

[@SuperGeronimo999]

I think its more about the time from design phase to putting it into the air. Or manufacturing.

[@perturabo7825]

What if we used the unmanned aircraft to intercept missles heading for the manned one? Sacrificing itself to save the manned and more important aircraft.

[@Lux_Aeterna04]

You sure the Commissars won’t find out about this but the guardsmen is a little sus so don’t tell any of them

[@MrMaximkozin]

The Variable cycle engine tested on the YF-23 was ment to include a ram jet engine, it was the basis for the ramjets that pushed the x prototypes to Mach 5 and above, the issue was hypersonic speed not fuel efficiency

[@AugustGreen_]

> F-35 entered service 5 years ago The US Air Force: So anyway we're gonna replace you now.

[@jb76489]

Yeahno, that’s not what’s happening. When you know this little about something, you should probably keep your mouth shut tbh

[@YorktownUSA]

It's crazy how fast the F-22 came and went... well, considering the Cold War, not that crazy. And who knows, like the F-15, F-18, they could be flying for decades to come. Only problem is there's less then 200 of them.

[@SuperGeronimo999]

Less than 200, 186 to be precise and you can absolutely forget about most of them. 85 of those are still Block 20's, like they were before IOC and introduction into service. They're just like they were in 2005, not combat capable and only used as training aircraft. Another good amount of 56 aircraft are Block 30's, which can't use AIM-9X and AIM-120D. They still use AIM-9M and AIM-120C. Any F-15, F-16, F/A-18 or even foreign aircraft like Eurofighter, Gripen and Rafale use more modern missiles by now. You're left with 45 F-22's which can fire AIM-9X and AIM-120D. Now the sad thing is, the AIM-9X failed its combat debut over Syria, where it missed a Su-22, and cannot use its full potential in the F-22, because the missiles with their IR seekers are hidden inside the aircraft. IR sensors on the aircraft are only used as warning systems and cannot be used as guidance like an IRST system. Helmet guidance isn't possible either because of the tight cockpit and the low canopy. With a bigger helmet, there is no room to move in. AIM-120D is considered outdated aswell, atleast in comparison with the european Meteor and chinese PL-15. Meteor would be a good replacement, but it doesn't fit into the F-22's weapon bays. Other upgrades? Not really possible. Radar is already BIG with almost 2000 TR modules, not sure that F-22 nose can fit any bigger radar. Even if it did, you will need new CPU's too and power consumption better shouldn't rise because these old engine generators of F-22 only provide so much power. So, we have 45 F-22's, which are still halfway modern. If we consider a mission capable rate of 52% as in 2018, then we'd have 23 F-22's ready for war. Hell yeah.

[@SuperGeronimo999]

​@Drew Peacock Exactly. 23 F-22's, armed with faulty AIM-9X (and no helmet guidance capability) and old AIM-120D's... whoever thinks they can decide the fate of war is dreaming.

[@SuperGeronimo999]

​@Drew Peacock Yeah, and ironically it has always been that way, even with past models. Just imagine that, AIM-9X being essentially useless against the whole russian airforce, including aged stuff like Su-27's and MIG-29's. Good thing they learned about it in Syria. Still, even if they manage to fix it, you just caught up with 40+ year old systems. Su-57 doesn't even need flares anymore, its equipped with DIRCM which blinds the incoming missile with a laser. The US and their allies are great, but they better not underestimate Russia or even (and especially) China.

[@ancaplanaoriginal5303]

So, while the rest of the world is struggling to develop 5th gen fighters, the US is around there doing something else, tired of waiting.

[@charleslaurenbaril9575]

lol USA is weak

[@supremegodemperordonaldtru3563]

@@charleslaurenbaril9575 Come test how weak we are and find out how that works for ya. Yall talk crazy online but NONE OF YALL want this smoke...

[@Cutie_Oni]

@@charleslaurenbaril9575 No u

[@Lux_Aeterna04]

@@charleslaurenbaril9575 nobody cares US government is always gonna make something in secret so no possible way to stop them

[@edwardlobb931]

Both this and the previous DARPA layout show how computer generated videos are becoming incredibly advanced, and realistic.

[@stratometal]

Something they could also do to develop their next planes is to design them in-house and then commission the manufacture to the companies. I think that would offer more security and reduce cost and time.

[@AoShinden]

2:56 Arsenal Bird Oh boi

[@victorsturdivant4731]

It's a shame that Lockheed - Martin and Sukoi can't get together.

[@redgingerllc6231]

Yea but I think that su would give Russ some of the secrets

[@looinrims]

@@redgingerllc6231 it’s not may it’s they will

[@amig-2143]

2:59 **ace combat 7 intensifies **

[@I_am_not_a_dog]

Going back to the heavy fighter concept. History repeats itself.

[@jklappenbach]

It’s all about range.

[@bigmike9128]

My two favorite military youtube channel

[@crispycritterz]

There was a concept of using a B-1 as a high-speed "Missile truck." That was scrapped.. or was it? They appear to have married it with stealth, parasite and directed energy weapon systems. This is scary considering that great flexibility and something close to decimation of dozens of targets in one shot may be truly possible. Potentially, this could render nukes obsolete.

[@sleepnaught]

I mean, that's what it's used for. Unless, you mean A2A missiles, which what would be the point when the F-15 exists. B-1 is being replaced by the B-21 shortly, though.

[@justinlance4174]

@@sleepnaught b1 wont be replaced by anything until 2040. Only supplemented. And yes it was originally a high mach 3-4 high altitude nuclear bomber

[@lairdriver]

Removing the human element allows them to take advantage of air frames that don't pose harm to the human body. They actually have a lot of options.

[@D.b._Lord]

And cheaper, as they won't have to train as many pilots for the drones all they need is materials for it, making it more cost efficient

[@lairdriver]

@@D.b._Lord that's right. The weakest link in the chain is the pilot. The Skynet tech has already arrived. A drone can pull up to 30gs. You could dodge any SAM with that.

[@FIRE_STORMFOX-3692]

Apparently there's 7 different supposed alien craft in area 51 maybe this one is just one of those or a reversed engineer version :v

[@alldavids4202]

We’ve heard the “five years or less” stuff before. I highly doubt a contract this big will happen quickly. Gotta get all the graft in there!

[@holabuenas7200]

What about the FCAS between Spain, France and Germany?

[@Anonymous29245]

Hey Binkov, could you do France vs Turkey?

[@himlingpatrice]

That's only interesting in case of ground war. But that's practicaly impossible without alliance and usualy Binkov don't coun't alliances. But, honnestly, France + Greece / Turkey would be interesting (or Turkey + Iran + Azerbaidjan / Russia + armenia)

[@himlingpatrice]

@Omar Khurshid You are right, that sure but (as long as it stay an hypothetical war) I prefer war on the 3 "spaces" land, sea and air. And french navy is not strong enough to try to invade Turkish mainland (and vice-versa). Which is the reason I would also be interested by an (hypothetical) war where Brazil try to invade french guyana. There are also land border. Or Turkey Vs Iran. For the same reason (and, always, hypothetical).

[@subtitleaddict5343]

Second Korean War(Russia, China and DPRK vs ROK, Japan, and US) Plz!

[@bigfetus4161]

Um yeah they would NK is basically a massive buffer zone between China and SK Also refugee issues and other stuff China would be forced to whether they like it or not

[@kurousagi8155]

China vs North Korea, but North Korea surprise attacks China first by using all their nukes in the initial attack.

[@vadimpm1290]

@KriegsVogel America is the only recent and future superpower.

[@skeletonwguitar4383]

X-32 - :D

[@mrFoxYou1]

How about the TR-3b, the flying triangles

[@koc988]

We already have aircraft that incorporate wingflex for manuverability such as the f-18 harv and the x-29 It seems like all those testbeds giving us all that info about tailess aircraft a super manuverability in the 80-90 is finally paying off