6th Generation Fighters will need MORE than drone wingmen

With a number of fighter programs underway around the world all claiming to be fielding 6th generation fighters, one can’t help but stop and wonder… What exactly is a 6th generation fighter, anyway?
Let's talk about some of the technologies we think might just come to define this new generation of jets.
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  • @danielbeshers1689
    @danielbeshers16893 ай бұрын

    Absolutely do an X-65 video. Anything X-plane will always get my eyes!

  • @harrisonlichtenberg3162

    @harrisonlichtenberg3162

    15 күн бұрын

    Agreed, I love planes, and nothing gets my attention faster than new and emerging technologies

  • @coolhand3328
    @coolhand33283 ай бұрын

    I sometimes watch your longer-form videos twice. Once to pay attention to what you are saying, and a second time to devote my entire attention to nothing but the gorgeous HD aerospace videos you put into the production. WOW. Thanks for that. 😊

  • @leonardbray3733
    @leonardbray37333 ай бұрын

    Alex, I would definitely like to see anything from you on the X 65 and active flow control technology. Keep up the good work.

  • @colinhiggs70

    @colinhiggs70

    3 ай бұрын

    I'll add a me too to this comment

  • @mikethompson2650
    @mikethompson26503 ай бұрын

    On active flow control, I remember when I was a kid my dad mentioning a USAF project that used bleed air to vent air across the top of a wing to increase air flow and hopefully get greater lift. He mentioned one problem this used a huge number of small holes that would get clogged with dirt/debris which required the poor maintenance guys to work across the wing with something like toothpicks to unclogged the holes. The idea was dropped.

  • @velvetmagnetta3074

    @velvetmagnetta3074

    3 ай бұрын

    Maybe they've figured out a way to keep the little holes sealed until a certain altitude? That would keep most larger dirt particles out, as long as they also closed upon landing. Or they may have figured out a way to blast air through the system for quick maintenance before takeoff/after landing?

  • @CircaSriYak

    @CircaSriYak

    3 ай бұрын

    Lockheed will reinvent canned air and sell it to the airforce for a cool 1M per unit.

  • @bmobert

    @bmobert

    3 ай бұрын

    As I understand it, the new system uses ducts rather than pin-holes. Basically, larger holes less likely to get plugged. This would be less efficient in directing the air but more practical. Take this with a grain of salt, tho. I have no connection to these projects and am going by what connections I can make from what scant data I've read. In other words, I'm probably talking out my ass. 😮😅😂

  • @afterthefact6708

    @afterthefact6708

    3 ай бұрын

    Making a comeback along wing edges to eliminate control surfaces

  • @carlbunner5515

    @carlbunner5515

    3 ай бұрын

    I remember that they did an f16 with a delta wing . I think it was called laminair flow. FSI in mojave had that airplane for a period of time. I got a chance to look it over a few times . At that time they were providing chase planes for us on a project teledyne ryan was working on

  • @1975KyleDavid
    @1975KyleDavid3 ай бұрын

    With the YF-22 and the YF-23 so advanced--even today--it's hard to imagine what a 6th generation can be. It blows my mind thinking about a documentary covering this prototype just as they did the competition between Lockheed and Northrop--I still think the Blackwidow was more advanced, but that's just me.

  • @beefsuprem0241

    @beefsuprem0241

    3 ай бұрын

    So advanced in Stealth but not 21st century networking and battle space management. And to date all those billions have 2 balloons on the scoreboard 🤔

  • @mobiusflammel9372

    @mobiusflammel9372

    3 ай бұрын

    @@beefsuprem0241 We have not fought anyone that would necessitate their use. Let’s hope it stays that way.

  • @afterthefact6708

    @afterthefact6708

    3 ай бұрын

    More range, higher rediness rate, stealthy to high and low frequency radar waves. Man machine pairing in the plane in addition to drone wingman.

  • @VicariousxD

    @VicariousxD

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@beefsuprem0241US has mainly fought in civil and trivial wars since f22's induction. None of the wars (Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia and Yemen) needed f22s in particular.

  • @jackryan6446

    @jackryan6446

    3 ай бұрын

    Not the only one who thinks that, but I wasn't inside either of those programs

  • @iamscoutstfu
    @iamscoutstfu3 ай бұрын

    One of the characteristics of 5th gen that you missed is a primarily digital design using fluid sims, simulations etc. Im seeing 6th gen as being partly defined by its manufacturing process, id guess additive manufacturing techniques will be used, advanced (meta)materials (which you kinda pointed to with the ceramic stealth), possible friction welding techniques, and modularity within the manufacturing chain itself to avoid the debacle that occurred when raptors chain got cannibalized for lightning 2.

  • @jackryan6446

    @jackryan6446

    3 ай бұрын

    This is happening in rocket engine manufacturing right now. A leap forward because of additive manufacturing enables completely new designs (especially cooling ducts) that simply couldn't be built before.

  • @iamscoutstfu

    @iamscoutstfu

    3 ай бұрын

    @@jackryan6446 Can confirm!

  • @harounel-poussah6936

    @harounel-poussah6936

    3 ай бұрын

    And they all use Dassault's CATIA to design their aircraft! You can make anything stealth using ONERA's latest technologies: even the M51.3 SLBM is stealth §

  • @geoffreywardle2162

    @geoffreywardle2162

    3 ай бұрын

    The F-35 is primarily a bolted structure I think is driven by the maintainability requirements of the USMC and the USN. On the Typhoon fighter, which is a 4.5 generation fighter, we used Co-bonded CFC and SPF/ DB structures, which I am with additive metallic and RTM. Composite structures will be employed on 6th generation fighters. As will be automated assembly.

  • @caseychambers2693
    @caseychambers26933 ай бұрын

    I’ll throw in an additional feature which could make sixth gens, sixth gen. If they feature laser weaponry for self-defense that would be a novel system and in my opinion generational. You’re moving from passive protection to active protection on a fighter aircraft.

  • @Regulas021

    @Regulas021

    3 ай бұрын

    The SU57 has directed energy to dazzle inbound missiles, at least in theory, though the turrets have never been demonstrated to work. I’d be surprised if we see that as a requirement

  • @MR_Foffe

    @MR_Foffe

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Regulas021 I believe they used that as a selling point on their T-14 Armata's too, though when the Chinese tested the missile disruptors they failed to distract any missiles.

  • @CircaSriYak

    @CircaSriYak

    3 ай бұрын

    Judging by requirements, it's looking more and more like there's going to be the sixth gen, and then there's going to be the AF NGAD. Everyone else is going for tailed designs, and the AF is the only entity with any real chance of putting genuinely offensive directed energy on its planes.

  • @the11382

    @the11382

    3 ай бұрын

    You could do this with chemical lasers? A large powerplant is rather heavy, so instead you spend lasers like ammunition.

  • @GauntletKI

    @GauntletKI

    3 ай бұрын

    Like the system used on the commercial passenger aircraft?

  • @josephnewbern2717
    @josephnewbern27173 ай бұрын

    X-65? YES, PLEASE! More fascinating content, Mr. Hollings. I've been wondering when, which, or "what combinations" of these technologies minimizing the need for active control surfaces would enter the mix.

  • @zachariah380

    @zachariah380

    3 ай бұрын

    ^^what he said 😁

  • @kaiying74

    @kaiying74

    26 күн бұрын

    This 👆👆

  • @benpurcell4935
    @benpurcell49353 ай бұрын

    The F-35 initially was restricted to short sprints of supersonic speeds because the RAM had a tendency to fall off at the time but the problem was found and fixed so that restriction is no longer in place.

  • @rangerg7278
    @rangerg72783 ай бұрын

    Yes, I would like to know more about how the active flow flight controls would work, in terms of differential air densities or laminar vs turbulent air flow. I understand these things a little in terms of the fluid dynamics of water flow in fish, dolphins, whales, etc., and in air flow around birds and bats [ biologist ], but if I were a fighter pilot, I would probably still want vectored thrust on a tight turn. ( Watch the tail of a crow or accipiter-type hawk in a tight turn or 'playing' in turbulent air. )

  • @jamiegunn4900
    @jamiegunn49003 ай бұрын

    I'd like to know more about the rotating detonation afterburner . Also, can it be combined with the three airstream engine.

  • @iamscoutstfu

    @iamscoutstfu

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes. Theres nothing precluding RD E from being used with variable bipass tech. But, tbh. You may as well just put a RAM jet in the place of the RDE.

  • @kyaintit

    @kyaintit

    3 ай бұрын

    I'm pretty sure he's done a video about RDE

  • @texasranger24
    @texasranger243 ай бұрын

    A video about the X65 and active flow control would be cool.

  • @ronjon7942

    @ronjon7942

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea.

  • @CircaSriYak
    @CircaSriYak3 ай бұрын

    The UCAV program is arguably more interesting than the NGAD jet because that's going to be the new backbone of the air force, and its unclassified to boot.

  • @orbitalrocketmechaniccain3150

    @orbitalrocketmechaniccain3150

    3 ай бұрын

    The amount of unmanned manned teaming drills I watched take place in the skies over the northeast coast of Massachusetts the last week would suggest it is a good time to not be an enemy of America.

  • @nedkelly9688

    @nedkelly9688

    3 ай бұрын

    lol the major UCAV programmes are very classified. no one to this day know fully what Australia MQ28A Ghost Bat can do or what weapons it can carry. it is still most advanced AI combat drone in the world with Turkey new one close to it.

  • @CircaSriYak

    @CircaSriYak

    3 ай бұрын

    @@nedkelly9688 yeah but you know what the ghost bat looks like

  • @nedkelly9688

    @nedkelly9688

    3 ай бұрын

    @@CircaSriYak so nothing else at all. we all know of NGAD. new stealth Bomber. SR72 lol. What is your point

  • @CircaSriYak

    @CircaSriYak

    3 ай бұрын

    @@nedkelly9688 you're nitpicking and biased. I win. Bye bye.

  • @Jeff55369
    @Jeff553693 ай бұрын

    Active control sounds pretty cool and is something I've thought about in the past (though I didn't have a name for it.) Pretty cool that people are working on the concept.

  • @VolklgirlKat
    @VolklgirlKat3 ай бұрын

    Great video as always. Yes let's hear more about the X65. I hear some Marvin Zindler in this dialog.

  • @barryelverson9486
    @barryelverson94863 ай бұрын

    A big yes to covering the X-65 in the future. Also for continuing coverage on the NGAD, FAXX, CCA and similar programs. ❤ these videos!

  • @jloiben12
    @jloiben123 ай бұрын

    The SU-57 is no more a 5th gen fighter than the F/A-18 is

  • @michelcoil1882

    @michelcoil1882

    Ай бұрын

    Neither is the J20 and the F35. Sorry, the F35 is a 4.85 or a 4 ➕️ ➕️ while the J20 and SU57 is just a 4 ➕️

  • @sotiredoflies
    @sotiredoflies3 ай бұрын

    My father was an aircraft mechanic. Starting with instruments for the SR-71 at sunstrand aviation. Most of his life he worked as a civilian mechanic for the airforce at several air bases around the country. He worked on many different aircraft, including the F15, A10 for the time they were with the airforce, F4, F16, C130, and possibly others like the F105 ect. The upgrades on these planes are done in a weird way. Obsolete unused equipment is left inside of the aircraft. He told me about how frustrating it was when removing a peice of obsolete tech that was so corroded it fell to peices in his hands. Lots of paperwork because there was no way ot could go back into the F4 durring reassembly. Yep these aircraft are disassembled down to a skeleton typ frame, then reassembled. Literally tons of unused material had to go back into the reassembled aircraft. Dad said there were electric cables as thick as a teenagers arm going from cockpit to tail, and it was not connected to anything . I guess it has to do with trim. One would thing these expensive upgrades would include the calculations required to remove the unused material/weight. He said the F16 was not as bad with this but it still included leaving unused/obsolete stuff in the aircraft.

  • @SmoochyRoo

    @SmoochyRoo

    3 ай бұрын

    That's horrendous as hell, what the actual crap. That's right in line with realizing they don't remove your dysfunctional kidney during a transplant but just leave it there with the new one.

  • @cranedaddy678

    @cranedaddy678

    3 ай бұрын

    That's the worst part of the job. Is seeing things that should be a simple fix be totally ignored. Stepping over dollars for dimes.

  • @bholdr----0

    @bholdr----0

    3 ай бұрын

    You're probably right re: the trim (weight distribution in the aircraft...) I hadn't considered that, though I knew a lot of obselete tech was retained even if it wasn't used. Very interesting... Cheers.

  • @bholdr----0

    @bholdr----0

    3 ай бұрын

    @@cranedaddy678 Missing the forest for the trees... (nah, I like thebdollars/dimes saying better.). Cheers!

  • @paulzaborny6741

    @paulzaborny6741

    3 ай бұрын

    Your probably correct on trim. There was an F4E in one of my units that apparently had something removed up front by the cockpits and had a large block of metal placed in the nose gear well to balance the trim.

  • @isaacbrown4506
    @isaacbrown45063 ай бұрын

    Not gonna lie, I don't know how i feel about Europe's 6th gen attempt when they have 0 experience with stealth or anything with the 5th generation. How are you going to completely skip a generation when you kinda need some very integral information and experience from the generation you'll be skipping?

  • @AngryAmericanWizard

    @AngryAmericanWizard

    3 ай бұрын

    I don't how why you think this is the first attempt, Europe are our partners in developing the F-35 and while it'd be no lie to say we did the OVERWHELMING majority of work on that, you'd have to assume they'd get access to our R&D notes, etc. So unlike china who sole bits and pieces of our research the US is essentially trading some level of the technology to our partners. Which we can't say was true for the F-22. I'd be shocked to find out the EU/etc aren't getting help from us on this.

  • @isaacbrown4506

    @isaacbrown4506

    3 ай бұрын

    @billythekid9061 I don't believe they did when our own government isn't able to get access to that stuff because of the way things have been contracted. Alex said in one of his videos that all the information for the 6th generation onwards will be contracted differently so that can't happen again and ending up stuck relying on Lockheed for everything with the jets. Lockheed has all the proprietary information on the jets and if our own government can't get access to it, then I'm positive Europe didn't.

  • @dannggg

    @dannggg

    3 ай бұрын

    @@AngryAmericanWizardno. They are partners in buying the f35s with their specifications. They didn’t help design our F35. Ain’t saying this is going to hinder any of their 6th gen experiment. Just correcting you.

  • @ramonpunsalang3397

    @ramonpunsalang3397

    3 ай бұрын

    Europe has bleeding edge tech companies. America doesn't have a monopoly.

  • @MrLathor

    @MrLathor

    3 ай бұрын

    The reality is that none of the current “6th gen” fighters are comparable to NGAD which is aiming much higher technologically. Not that the other 6th gen fighters won’t serve their purpose, they are simply are not aiming for overwhelming technological superiority in the same way the USAF is and like they did with the F-22. The US military never wants to be involved in a fair fight, which is a great policy for reducing loss of American life and making wars more politically bearable.

  • @Jefe-Grande
    @Jefe-Grande3 ай бұрын

    5G Single Platform System of Systems evolves into 6G Networked AI Assisted MultiPlatform Systems of Systems - that probably includes a Bomber size Piloted Command Platform to control multiple modular multi-mission Attritable Combat Collaborative Aircraft = more affordable reusable Drones for Higher Risk Roles optimized for Air Combat + Strike + EW + ISR + Comms + Tankers - required to achieve the far greater ranges + speeds + firepower + capabilities + survivability specified for NGAD - that no single Prime can undertake on its own - with few countries able to afford on their own - with Australia already positioning itself as a 6G player with MQ28...

  • @Jefe-Grande

    @Jefe-Grande

    3 ай бұрын

    Requiring secure pencil beam wide bandwidth LPI/LPD datalinks to move massive amounts of Control and Sensor data to and from multiple Drones processed by massive Computing power moved over highspeed wide bandwidth optical busses for near Realtime display of massive AI assisted information on glass cockpits for only a single Pilot to command a 4 platform Flight....

  • @Jefe-Grande

    @Jefe-Grande

    3 ай бұрын

    That in turn requires 6G Kubernetes Modular Open Systems Architecture to isolate Flight Control code from other Systems code for On-The-Fly Cloud One code refresh without compromising 6G Platform airworthiness...

  • @Jefe-Grande

    @Jefe-Grande

    3 ай бұрын

    With F35 acting as the 5.5G bridging platform to 6G...

  • @BadDadio
    @BadDadio3 ай бұрын

    You make good points regarding the fighter generalization issue. I always wondered how the generation numbers were developed. Next we’ll see generations assigned to drones / UAVs etc.

  • @protorhinocerator142

    @protorhinocerator142

    3 ай бұрын

    That makes sense. Drones are a completely separate tech tree and the capabilities keep going up. I think a good start would be separating Army drones from Air Force drones. There's a huge difference between a Predator drone and whatever radio controlled mini-copters Ukraine is using to drop grenades into Russian tanks.

  • @DeaconBlu
    @DeaconBlu3 ай бұрын

    Yes! X-65 vid ASAP! 😆 Great stuff Alex. Every single aviation nut on the planet needs to subscribe to this channel. The work you do is Outstanding! Thanks (yet again) for everything you do here. 😎👍

  • @jasonbroughton533
    @jasonbroughton5333 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video! Always look forward to them!

  • @ozjohnno
    @ozjohnno3 ай бұрын

    Yup, I would love to hear more about the X-65. Outstanding work as always bloke.

  • @machdaddy6451
    @machdaddy64513 ай бұрын

    More great content! The future of fighter jet technology looks exciting.

  • @rageXnation32
    @rageXnation323 ай бұрын

    why are all these videos so good???

  • @YellowJack1020

    @YellowJack1020

    3 ай бұрын

    Alex is talented and very very consistent in his content creation

  • @bertg.6056

    @bertg.6056

    3 ай бұрын

    @@YellowJack1020 Yes, he puts in the work and it shows !

  • @jj4791

    @jj4791

    3 ай бұрын

    They clearly have an excellent studio and talented content creators. Alex is a world class writer, with a great voice for this.

  • @johnwycough1955
    @johnwycough19553 ай бұрын

    Best & most informative videos on KZread. Thanks for doing it.

  • @mercor5169
    @mercor51693 ай бұрын

    The x-65 would make for a great vid - hell, a vid on the numerous projects leading up to it would be huge by itself, like the public stuff by NASA, NATO and BAE in recent years would be a great place to start. Personally doubtful active flow control will make it's way onto the 6th gen fighters given the current level these projects are at, maybe in CCA or general UCAV's? (happy to be wrong tho)

  • @Kriss_L
    @Kriss_L3 ай бұрын

    Keep in mind that you don't have to use radar for targeting. You can also use optical, thermal/IR, or even acoustic. And if an aircraft is part of a network, it has to transmit radio signals that can be detected.

  • @protorhinocerator142

    @protorhinocerator142

    3 ай бұрын

    Detected is not the same as targeted. They know the aircraft is there but they can't get a lock on it. I remember in Iraq when they were firing everything they had into the air because they noticed stealth aircraft coming in but none of their missiles could lock on. They didn't manage to shoot any of them down.

  • @trumptookthevaccine1679

    @trumptookthevaccine1679

    3 ай бұрын

    You’re targeting with acoustic?

  • @Kriss_L

    @Kriss_L

    3 ай бұрын

    @@trumptookthevaccine1679 Yes, it's a thing.

  • @trumptookthevaccine1679

    @trumptookthevaccine1679

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Kriss_L what system?

  • @louishermann7676

    @louishermann7676

    3 ай бұрын

    ​Guided torpedoes?

  • @Kawitamamayi
    @Kawitamamayi3 ай бұрын

    X-65 👍🏼

  • @pappyman179
    @pappyman1793 ай бұрын

    Absolutely yes for the x-65 full video.

  • @francoisblondeau8645
    @francoisblondeau86453 ай бұрын

    Great video! Very informative. One of your best video yet! Greatly appreciated, thank you!

  • @texasranger24
    @texasranger243 ай бұрын

    The US Army just chose General Dynamics and Rheinmetall as finalists for the 4000 Bradley replacement IFVs. Could you do a Firepower series video about this program, the two finalists and the other three that dropped out. Or more generally the current state of IFVs (Bradley, CV90, Puma, Lynx) and their most likely future. Maybe even including anti air IFVs like some CV90 variants and SkyRanger.

  • @thenegociater3387
    @thenegociater33873 ай бұрын

    Stealthy internal magazine size might be a critical component as well. However, considering that loyal wingmen will have small internal bays as well, altogether, a strike package with a single manned fighter may have an enormous internal magazine size. Altogether, they would be next generation in this regard.

  • @pju28
    @pju283 ай бұрын

    I enjoy each time your videos you create on your channel! Your information, effort and visual effects are really good 👍! Keep on this track! Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹

  • @FireGoliath
    @FireGoliath3 ай бұрын

    Back in the late '90s, I recall reading an article describing a technology seemingly very similar to what you've described in the CRANE program and how it had been applied to the B2 along its leading and trailing edges to produce super high efficiency flight and that's what contributed to the B2's nearly unprecedented range. And also the potential death of more than one ground crew member because of residual electricity in the system.

  • @cranedaddy678
    @cranedaddy6783 ай бұрын

    Let's all take a step back and appreciate the content this channel brings to the table. Great quality stuff! For future topics, how about we get in to how we can keep innovating and producing planes with almost all manufacturing and supply chains originating from overseas. Example: "The F35 is awesome, but how much of it do we really make?".

  • @Dr.Jekyll
    @Dr.Jekyll3 ай бұрын

    Yes, more about X-65! More about everything!

  • @11RamRod
    @11RamRod3 ай бұрын

    Active flow control. Jeez. More on that and the X-65 would be pretty interesting. Thanks for all the info, great channel.

  • @tigoes
    @tigoes3 ай бұрын

    Generation is all about look. You can clearly distinguish generation by just watching the aircraft picture, even if you never heard about it.

  • @modernindustrialhobbit
    @modernindustrialhobbit3 ай бұрын

    Alex: do you want me to make an X65 video? Everybody: Can you make a 3 hour long future x-planes video interviewing everyone you don’t have clearance to interview??? Yes, interview the 👽 too! Not the lizard ones. The other ones. 😂

  • @Rusty.1776
    @Rusty.17763 ай бұрын

    The accuracy in knowledge. The cadence. Yeah, it makes for a great channel!👍👍

  • @chuckcenkner1459
    @chuckcenkner14593 ай бұрын

    Truly enjoy the channel!! Your reporting is understandable and straightforward!! Even for a jarhead like me! Thank you!

  • @steveshoemaker6347
    @steveshoemaker63473 ай бұрын

    This is a lot to think about in the near future......Thanks Alex🇺🇸

  • @megafit24
    @megafit243 ай бұрын

    With the right loadout, perhaps the B-21 could be considered a 6th gen fighter

  • @MichaelK1710

    @MichaelK1710

    3 ай бұрын

    B-21 is a bomber not a fighter

  • @major__kong

    @major__kong

    3 ай бұрын

    There's probably no reason it couldn't carry air to air missiles. The interesting thing I see happening is that every platform is becoming a sensor and weapons platform, even the tankers.

  • @Appletank8

    @Appletank8

    3 ай бұрын

    Heck, if the B-21's communication systems are good enough, it too can orbit near an enemy target, and provide targeting data for the B-52 10 miles back hauling 100 missiles in its bomb bay.

  • @kyb5203

    @kyb5203

    3 ай бұрын

    @@major__kongYou know how in Sci-Fi movies how there’s always that one alien species that functions as a terrifying swarm where alerting even a single worker drone will cause the hive to collapse onto the threat? Thats not aliens, thats the US military in twenty years

  • @wasdwasdwwasd

    @wasdwasdwwasd

    3 ай бұрын

    Now that would be hilarious

  • @texasranger24
    @texasranger243 ай бұрын

    A video about the AAS / FARA (armed scout helicopter) program would be cool. Sikorsky has the S-97 Raider compete with the Bell+Textron 360 Invictus. The Raider has troop capacity while the Invictus does not, but that gives the Invictus better stealth properties, just like the Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche had. Not sure why Sikorsky abandoned that design, as they first came up with it. Just to push a common scout and transport design when they already lost the Blackhawk transport replacement to the Bell V280 Valor?

  • @jonathanregan4344
    @jonathanregan43443 ай бұрын

    Ya I’ve seen some people talk about how they are making advances with using the engine exhaust and putting ports around certain areas and compressing that exhaust air to shot out on certain points to use that as way to maneuver the plane, almost like satellite uses to move around in space. Which would be very interesting.

  • @royalukas8144
    @royalukas81443 ай бұрын

    Excellent, Alex. Thank you for your insightful analysis

  • @Abandon_All_Hope
    @Abandon_All_Hope3 ай бұрын

    *🇺🇸🇺🇸WE RULE THE SKY*

  • @vedantbhat6150
    @vedantbhat61503 ай бұрын

    I think airframe styles are the best way to designate generations. Tailless Delta wings can be considered 6 th generation fighters if they have advanced sensor fusion and drone wingmen. All non stealthy jets like rafale,su27, mig 29, f16, 18, 15 etc are 4 th gen . F35, J20 , su 57 , and raptor are stealth jets and this 5 th gen. If early renderings are anything to go by, tempest and Fcas are most probably F35 equivalents in capability and stealth. Calling them 6 th gen is just marketing copium. If US NGAD, FXX Or Chinese NGAD are tailless deltas, we could call them truly 6 th gen fighters.

  • @death_parade

    @death_parade

    3 ай бұрын

    Exactly. This is crystal clear to anybody not trying to suk up to the Europeans. There is a reason why I think we dodged a bullet by starting the AMCA instead of going down the Tempest charade with the Brits. Although, Tempest does seem to be at least 5.5th gen, especially that engine and its integrated generator is amazing, 6th gen stuff.

  • @McsMark1
    @McsMark13 ай бұрын

    Another Great Video! and thanks for turning on cc

  • @s3cunit
    @s3cunit3 ай бұрын

    Would definitely love to hear more about the X-65.

  • @AllDay3090
    @AllDay30903 ай бұрын

    *AMERICA MAKES THE BEST AIRCRAFT, GERMANY MAKES THE BEST TANKS, SWEDEN MAKES THE BEST IFV'S, & ISRAEL MAKES THE BEST SOFTWARE!* 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇸🇪🇮🇱

  • @jdavidblais

    @jdavidblais

    3 ай бұрын

    🔥 👌

  • @AngryAmericanWizard

    @AngryAmericanWizard

    3 ай бұрын

    I mean depends on "best" our tanks are better then Germany's but they come at such a high premium it's not worth it for most country's. You NEED to be wealthy and willing to spend to maintain the systems. But we do spend more then anyone else on national security. S. Korea makes some impressive artillery and it's price point is fire.

  • @TheStickinator
    @TheStickinator3 ай бұрын

    LET'S GO BRANDON

  • @AngryAmericanWizard

    @AngryAmericanWizard

    3 ай бұрын

    Edgy. I can't imagine why most Americans don't take your cult seriously.

  • @Corn_Viper

    @Corn_Viper

    3 ай бұрын

    Dark Brandon coming for you

  • @MrGriff305

    @MrGriff305

    3 ай бұрын

    America just finished 1000 F-35s ... Unemployment all-time low... Stocks all-time high. Oil output all-time high. Thank God we have an adult as our 46th President

  • @AllDay3090

    @AllDay3090

    3 ай бұрын

    You mean the career politician who's married to a doctor right? Better than the TV gameshow host who lives in a hotel with some bimbo who can't even speak English 😂

  • @rogerthat4545

    @rogerthat4545

    3 ай бұрын

    😆 cultist

  • @Kroggnagch
    @KroggnagchАй бұрын

    7:55 that is such an awesome pic/clip of those 5 different badass jets in flight.

  • @markb8468
    @markb84683 ай бұрын

    That was top shelf stuff! Thanks!

  • @jimandnena4
    @jimandnena43 ай бұрын

    MIL-STD-1553B used on the F-16 allowed upgrades to the Viper to accommodate newer weapons and capabilities. It was the major reason that Vipers could keep pace with new developments in weapons technology. GD could add new software to the fire control computer as soon as the weapon's interface unit was tested. The amount of programming on today's jets is mind-boggling.

  • @glic18
    @glic183 ай бұрын

    This is an excellent channel. Very informative.

  • @johnconner8218
    @johnconner82183 ай бұрын

    Active Flow Control on the X65 using bursts of air is moving in the direction of maneuverability beyond the Karman Line. The Thrust Vectoring would also help in that arena if a RAM jet or SRAM jet is used, or perhaps a booster that can be jettisoned.

  • @ryansmithza
    @ryansmithza3 ай бұрын

    As always, the best channel on KZread to watch!

  • @marcstraniere1065
    @marcstraniere10653 ай бұрын

    Awesome video Alex! A video on the CRANE program would be great!

  • @stephenlayland2889
    @stephenlayland28893 ай бұрын

    Regarding AFC, look back to BLC. Boundary Layer Control was a system used on the A-10A. Bleed air was tapped from the compressor (not the exhaust) stage and vented through grids of tiny holes on the wing leading edge inboard. Aerodynamically, this was a problem spot. Aside from BLC, the bird used leading edge slats and "wing fences". The slats were used to channel air to the engines at high AOA. They also deployed to compensate for a tendency for gun gasses to choke the engines. The wing fences were made of a fragile honeycomb material, constantly on back-order duting those funding-starved days after Viet Nam. I remember k-balling more than one from the current hangar queen.

  • @ralph72462
    @ralph724623 ай бұрын

    Loved the video, The new active thrust controls look amazing Yes would love to see your views on the X65

  • @pastorrich7436
    @pastorrich74363 ай бұрын

    So, should we expect to see ceramic RAM on the F-15EX? May the EX morph into a new realization of the Silent Eagle? I assume it could be applied to just about anything. (X-65 video? Yes, please!!)

  • @davedesigning
    @davedesigning3 ай бұрын

    This is good they are thinking about different frequencies. In font design we have a similar concept of optical frequencies, and we use text waterfalls to compare how a font looks at different frequencies (practically speaking-sizes). You make the letters and adjust so that many sizes look as good as possible. So if the military had something like a waterfall version of radar that might help get it invisible at many frequencies.

  • @andygish3461
    @andygish3461Ай бұрын

    You absolutely need to do a video on the X-65 aircraft. We gotta stay up to date on all these awesome new advancements and capabilities.

  • @barrybecker3706
    @barrybecker37063 ай бұрын

    As ALWAYS, an absolutely outstanding video!!!

  • @swiftycortex
    @swiftycortex3 ай бұрын

    Yes X65 please! That is a great topic. Thank you. I love your top notch content.

  • @henrikerdland578
    @henrikerdland5783 ай бұрын

    Thanks for another informative video. Yes, please make a video about the X-65

  • @texasknight5175
    @texasknight51753 ай бұрын

    Outstanding information!

  • @dougsmith747
    @dougsmith7473 ай бұрын

    Appreciate ya Alex!😎👍

  • @silentsnipe260
    @silentsnipe2603 ай бұрын

    The quality of your content has been consistently good for awhile now. Top 5 channel

  • @jbsfitness1989
    @jbsfitness19893 ай бұрын

    Alex, we want you do to a show on every aircraft you bring up because you and your team bring us "the viewer" fact based information. And to that end my friend, you have a long career of job security. 🍻

  • @24tanksalot
    @24tanksalot3 ай бұрын

    Yes please do a video on the X-65 I can't wait for it thank for all the work everyone

  • @billstech1715
    @billstech17153 ай бұрын

    Yes, I definitely want to see the flow control systems of the X-65!

  • @robertwiard7497
    @robertwiard74973 ай бұрын

    Great video, Alex! Love all your stuff! Have you done a video on the x plane(s) that inspired the upcoming NGAD?

  • @mr.murder5652
    @mr.murder56523 ай бұрын

    Outstanding, as always.

  • @aidanwilliams9452
    @aidanwilliams94523 ай бұрын

    Another thing that could be incorporated is more extensive control of the aeroelasticity of the wings and control surfaces, as successfully tested with the X-53. The ceramic coating would be a great addition, though I wonder how they'll deal with heat. The space shuttles still used a black coating over the ceramic heat shielding so that most of the heat was radiated and not absorbed into the ceramic. If NGAD is gonna be operating at high supersonic that's a lot of heat, and although IRST systems aren't perfect you wanna minimise any potential flaws. The ceramic might also be a good choice with the future use of laser weaponry, at least to aid survivability.

  • @redspartanred
    @redspartanred3 ай бұрын

    Great video! I would love to see a video about DARPA's X-65.

  • @mrmcphilsconfidential8562
    @mrmcphilsconfidential85623 ай бұрын

    Way too good production. Videos and facts, even speculations are the best ever. Make'm show us an NGAD. The power is now yours.

  • @briangriffiths114
    @briangriffiths1143 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed every minute of this video!

  • @grey5135
    @grey51353 ай бұрын

    Would definitely love to hear more about that x65

  • @relliknos
    @relliknos3 ай бұрын

    Definitely interested in the x-65 : ). Ty for all the amazing content. I am interested in active control options I think plasma projectors for flares active control and potentially stealth by absorbing/disturbing waves before they hit the aircraft would be interesting although power hungry

  • @taylormwilson1
    @taylormwilson13 ай бұрын

    I'd love to hear about the x65 and AFC, please and thank you sir

  • @jimandnena4
    @jimandnena43 ай бұрын

    Alex, one item missing from the development of military systems is the decision to mandate a new, common programming language for all DoD programs. Creating a new language while building a new fighter makes the project four times more difficult.

  • @johnnewell2624
    @johnnewell26243 ай бұрын

    Great job Alex! X-65 sounds very interesting 😊

  • @kiketve2
    @kiketve23 ай бұрын

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXCELLENT WORK ALEX, AS USUAL RIGHT ON POINT, GOOD JOURNALISM THERE, I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO LISTENING YOUR RESEARCH, IT'S VERY REFRESHING, THANK YOU AGAIN. PEACE. ENRIQUE A.

  • @rdapigleo
    @rdapigleo3 ай бұрын

    Hell yeah I wanna hear more about the X-65! Please! Thanks

  • @RichEmpty
    @RichEmpty3 ай бұрын

    This video is going to be used as a benchmark for what 6th Gen means, make my words! Such a well thought out description of the Gen, love every video! Yes pls x-65 VIDEO!!! :D

  • @DrgnRebrn
    @DrgnRebrn3 ай бұрын

    Would love to see you do a video on the MinutemanIII replacement, & what that cost is about!

  • @rxt744
    @rxt7443 ай бұрын

    Please do make a video on the X-65. Thanks for the great content and news!

  • @christopherwade212
    @christopherwade2123 ай бұрын

    More on active flow control please!

  • @nathanfisher1826
    @nathanfisher18263 ай бұрын

    Thank you😊

  • @shanehayes6048
    @shanehayes60483 ай бұрын

    Alex, we need videos on that X-65. Also need more info on the the DARPA CRANE program.

  • @icare7151
    @icare71513 ай бұрын

    ❤The channel. Great data presented like no other👍🥇🏆

  • @mikesweigard7182
    @mikesweigard71823 ай бұрын

    Yes, the X 35 would be fun to learn more about!

  • @jerrybarrax5618
    @jerrybarrax56183 ай бұрын

    A ful-length X-65 video? Yes please!

  • @nicholasmarshall9128
    @nicholasmarshall91283 ай бұрын

    It's ashamed you were at the most recent AIAA Scitech Conference, Aurora had engineers along with a model of the X-65 at the Boeing Booth

  • @myplane150
    @myplane1503 ай бұрын

    X65 vid sounds great. Well done, as usual...☺

  • @ckennedy444
    @ckennedy4443 ай бұрын

    Can you do a video on what characteristics and aircraft are included in each of the 6 generations of fighters?