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@peekaboopeekaboo1165

2 ай бұрын

Dear Alex ... It's not in "China's backyard" . It's actually in their front yard > East China Sea, Taiwan Strait and SCS > all facing the Pacific ocean U$ provocative move of hypersonic missile test in the Asia-Pacific region is self-contradictory to U$ claim of promoting "peace" and "stability" across the World . 🙊🙈🙉

@thebarkingmouse

2 ай бұрын

"canceled" means either, it really Sucks, canceled. Or, my God. Black project time.

@peekaboopeekaboo1165

2 ай бұрын

​@@thebarkingmouse Hi there !... I'm posting "this" to you. I think it's shadow banned ? Dear Alex ... It's not in "China's backyard" . It's actually in their front yard > East China Sea, Taiwan Strait and SCS U$ provocative move of hypersonic missile test in the Asia-Pacific region is self-contradictory to U$ claim of promoting "peace" and "stability" across the World .

@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle

2 ай бұрын

​@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait and all of the East Sea do not belong to China (People's Republic of China 🇨🇳)

@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle

2 ай бұрын

@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 U.S. move of hypersonic missile test is not self contradicting their claim of keeping peace and stability across the world as it is a tool used for strategic deterrence against bad actors threatening to take territory that doesn't belong to them. Just because you don't realize that, doesn't mean you are right in making false claims.

Who gave BUFF a photon torpedo?

@arcticike8017

2 ай бұрын

I swear, by the time they finally retire BUFF, it really will have a photon torpedo in its arsenal. BUFF is immortal.

@raymondtorres-gy8uj

2 ай бұрын

​@@arcticike8017 Totally what i was going to write but i could'nt have said it better myself, You nailed it BC they're going to be inmortal's

@tenchraven

2 ай бұрын

Air to orbit, with a kilo of antimatter? Yeah, BUFF would love that upgrade.

@warpdriveby

2 ай бұрын

Funny thing, that's a technology we essentially possess, just not on a scale big enough to make a viable weapon and storing antimatter is especially difficult because it decays as well as annihilates when it contacts regular matter. But when a cheap terawatt source of power like fusion or orbital solar arrays become feasible this may change. Fortunately the record for storage is 16 minutes, because just 4kg of hydrogen and 4kg of anti-hydrogen will explode with a force of 172 megatons, and upon contact, they'd be far far far simpler in complexity and numbers of components than a thermonuclear bomb, and thus be incredibly light and small. I'd hope we become wise enough not to build them when we do figure out how to power the process though.

@commanderknight9314

2 ай бұрын

@@warpdriveby Safely storing antimatter is much easier said than done and would also make any storage device, including a bomb, very big and bulky for the amount of antimatter stored.

Alex, As an aerospace electrical engineer, designing electronics for military aircraft, (for over 50 years) problems always occur as a result of rushing a project during the design phase...Never one exception to that have I ever seen.

@NancynMark

2 ай бұрын

Im a Composite and Environmental Health and Safety Manager at an Aerospace company too and definitely agree with you on this topic Not to mention Rushing to develop Composite products for NavAir just to try to gain leverage for better contracts is also an issue

@QuikRay

2 ай бұрын

@@NancynMark I could have stated some reasons why this occurs (It's an upper management problem), but just too much to put in a text message to do it justice.

@shannonbarber6161

2 ай бұрын

All of the problems in milspec I have experience is they never leave the design phase so they get canceled.

@madmax2069

2 ай бұрын

Yup, rush things and it's usually going to fail or be very problematic, then takes more time and money to fix said failures and issues than it would have if done correctly.

@hanrockabrand95

2 ай бұрын

I always wondered if they "canceled" ARRW publicly in order to fake out opponents while they continued R&D.

A test ain't a failure if you're getting enough data from it to keep learning.

@UNSCPILOT

2 ай бұрын

Failure is a teacher, not always a foe to be avoided

Glad to see you are supporting veterans. My dad was a 25-year U.S. Army pilot veteran with 3 tours in Vietnam who didn't receive much support. I hope today's veterans are better taken care of.

@pabis6817

2 ай бұрын

If only our politicians gave a damn.

@AllTerpsNoBrakes

2 ай бұрын

No joke i feel like a big thanks to call of duty will create a larger demographic of young people who support our military.

@harryparsons2750

Ай бұрын

Doubtful since for some insane reason the Biden joke of a regime is taking care of illegals while simultaneously ignoring actual American citizens. It’s beyond disgusting and I pray he will lose the next election

Would hate for that thing to drift off track like all those balloons

@user-ob8px9td8b

2 ай бұрын

😉😉

@peekaboopeekaboo1165

2 ай бұрын

​@@user-ob8px9td8b Oops ...it was an "accident" . No accountability for mistakes and wrongdoings . 🙉🙈🙊

I think previous OSINT from Twitter suggested that AGM-183A actually has 2250km firing range due to the NOTAM warning range so quite a bit more than the official 1600km. And as for LRHW 4000km+ not the official 2775km range.

@verdebusterAP

2 ай бұрын

its likely going to max range test

@brianv1988

2 ай бұрын

Only way to test the system with full range is to do it I guess we will see soon also I don't think the military ever releases publicly the real range they usually downplay it

@StudleyDuderight

2 ай бұрын

@@brianv1988 Can confirm that the real numbers always get downplayed.

@BorKagan777

2 ай бұрын

@@StudleyDuderight Not if you are russian. They are usually exaggerate.

@pottyputter05

2 ай бұрын

​@BorKagan777 same with China, they are both on the second build of their death stars

Good luck recovering your VA benefits. You earned them. You wrote the same blank check as the rest of us. Semper Fi Brother. I enjoy your channel.

@blueberrywilbur315

Ай бұрын

You can literally go to any VA hospital at any time. I thought Marines were tough? Not so smart though 😂😂 US Army Veteran it was easy enough for me to figure out.

Quite frankly our stealth cruise missiles are far more scary than the hypersonics.

I would tread very lightly on the claim of it "not nuclear capable". We may very well find out in a decade or so, that claim is a "half truth" or lie by omission.

@tfkia356

2 ай бұрын

The smallest nuclear warhead ever made (W54) was elevenø by sixteenL inches and about 50 pounds. For comparison, the AMRAAM has a 45 pound warhead and the HARM has an 150 pound warhead.

@captaincouldverc

2 ай бұрын

​​@@tfkia356 Hint: Warheads are not the only nuclear form of armament in the US arsenal.

@tfkia356

2 ай бұрын

​@@captaincouldvercNo, but it's what the term usually implies. My point is that anything that can carry a Basset Hound fits that implication.

@KarelGut-rs8mq

2 ай бұрын

My car is nuclear capable. Anything that can carry 25kg is nuclear capable, in fact you could call my dog nuclear capable. The US has made a policy decision to not make any more tactical nukes that what they already have (like the old B61) but instead spend their money on weapons they actually can use in a war without getting the planet destroyed in a nuclear exchange. It's a very wise decision.

@xkavarsmith9322

2 ай бұрын

"Currently" is the key word they're omitting.

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.

@MattttG3

2 ай бұрын

Yes 👍 someone please do this immediately. The idea of choosing rheinmetal seems like a wild choice. Solely giving that much more and Intell to the same country that leaked the stuff they just did within?! Not good at all. Period.

@nilsandresen9912

2 ай бұрын

@@MattttG3 the leak you refer to occured using webex, a us based communication company. Furthermore is the Bundeswehr =|= Rheinmetall and the vehicles for the army will ne built on American soul in license

@texasranger24

2 ай бұрын

@@MattttG3 i mean Rheinmetall is fine, so are their IFVs. German generals messing up (or doing it on purpose, though i don't see how bad security is 5D chess) doesn't mean their industry is bad. They have both the money and good interest in keeping their industry secrets secret. Meanwhile, we lost a ton of F22 and F35 data to China because they had a guy ask nicely.

I feel like there might be some more balloons in our future 😂

@user-fq7vs8dl5k

2 ай бұрын

I think we have one right now.

@andrewyork3869

2 ай бұрын

​@@user-fq7vs8dl5k where?

@peekaboopeekaboo1165

2 ай бұрын

PRC is trolling the Pentagoon ! Love it ! 👍👏

@raindrop8061

2 ай бұрын

there is one up rn lmao

@ponz-

2 ай бұрын

@@user-fq7vs8dl5k is there really? 🤣 well no surprise there I guess

Thanks Alex....was waiting for this update..👉🏻👉🏻

Great update Alex!

When I was a kid, growing up on SAC bases in the 60s and 70s, the "Hound Dog" was the missile carried on a B-52. Fifty years later, the B-52 platform continues to remain relevant due to continuous improvements and upgrades to avionics, engines and missiles. The stand off capability is simply amazing!

You don't train using LIVE weapons. It had a yellow stripe and not a blue/inert stripe. Former B-52G weapons loader, 379th, Wurtsmith AFB, Oscoda, MI.

@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this comment.

@rudolphpyatt4833

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your service and your comments. I remember Wursmith: My uncle was stationed there in the mid ‘70s.

One of your better articles. And, candid, Your candor is appreciated.

Nice video. The details you provided added many great perspectives to consider regarding the conflict and stand off that we see happening today.

Alex, it would be cool to have a video exploring why missiles come in so many variations. In the modern era of technology, I can imagine its confusing to the general public why all missiles aren't multi-role between air-to air, atg, gta, etc. Of course the answer is specialization, but I don't think I've seen someone do a deep dive on how that drives design.

@garysarratt1

2 ай бұрын

Gonna disagree a little bit: clueless people learning a little too much about these kinds of things act out online and create controversy and panic when the msm decides to stir some crap.

@Bomkz

2 ай бұрын

A2A missiles use different targeting than A2G missiles, they either use radar or IR targeting, and they contain magnitudes less explosives to keep the missile lightweight and maneuverable, despite the lower explosive content, it's more than enough to disable an aircraft, as aircraft are fragile. A2G missiles contain many more explosives, depending on their purpose, to disable ground targets, or destroy armored targets, that and also different targeting such as GPS, optical, or laser guided, as these are more effective in an A2G sense and more economical than including radar, and different targeting tech is used depending on the situation, i.e. not using gps missiles in an area where gps is jammed, or not using optical missiles against not so valuable targets. G2A missiles have a bigger booster compared to A2A missiles, since A2A missiles have a headstart due to the aircraft already going fast, they don't need much of a boost to get long ranges, but ground missiles have to build up speed from scratch to get any range at all, as such they have to have longer booster time to get up to speed and range, this also makes them unwieldy to put into aircraft, as such that's why they are a separate missile. Antiship missiles are also their own category as they both contain GPS guidance to the target, and then also radar so they can look for ships nearby once they reach the gps coordinates and target whatever ship looks the best, they also contain a big payload to effectively disable ships, and INS systems in case GPS is jammed, as well as very long ranges to avoid getting close to ships. In essence, each missile is specialized to both be cost effective, and have a higher chance of success.

@Bomkz

2 ай бұрын

I tried answering this and got censored :( (never mind, it is now appearing in the comments section)

@jajssblue

2 ай бұрын

@@Bomkz Thank you for the thorough reply! I definitely agree with the points you bring up. 👍

@Bomkz

2 ай бұрын

@@jajssblue no problem!

Jesus that's a big missile.

@granatmof

2 ай бұрын

That's what she said

@midnightbluevt

2 ай бұрын

@@granatmof Ha, genuinely never gets old.

@isaacder3i121

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, but the problem is the glide vehicle can only carry less than 200 lb. I don't see the point in deploying a glide vehicle that is unpowered and that light in weight for the cost, and its designed for conventional use only which makes no sense because Russia's Avangard wave riding, boost glide vehicle that is huge, really no comparison. Even conventional payloads on that thing can that do real damage to American C2 land based systems and static air defense radars and batteries along with critical infrastructure. Worse is that russia made it modular, so it can carry a nuclear warhead both tactical and strategic, so theirs doesn't have to be so precise. Same with china's DFZF which is huge and creates uncertainty as to the payload which is very disruptive and dangerous allowing china to control the escalation ladder as it undermines the current nuclear deterrence doctrine of the west which is stuck in the 20th century. Why th us never thought of deploying a fractional orbital bombardment system like china shows a stunning lack of imagination. @@midnightbluevt

@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle

2 ай бұрын

@@isaacder3i121 The U.S. isn't looking for a nuclear weapon.... It alredy has many of those that can overwhelm Russia's and China's air defense systems.... it needs conventional systems to target mobile launchers and ships in a Taiwan conflict.

@johnsilver9338

2 ай бұрын

@@isaacder3i121 A miniature HGV means its harder to detect similar to stealth. A large HGV like Chinese DF-ZF and Russian Avangard not only have a large radar cross section RCS but will also produce a larger plasma sheath around its body that long range infrared sensors can pick up.

Awesome as always, thank you so much.

Always a good day when a Airpower video drops 🤘😎

Great content as always!

When i can start my day off with "IM ALEX HOLLINGS, AND THIS IS AIR POWER" i know its gonna be a good morning. The only time that seems to equal this is I'M ALEX HOLLINGS AND THIS IS SEA POWER ". GReat video as always brother. The passion and knowledge make your video's leaps and bounds better than other about military aircrafts and military ocean vehicles

Thanks for your good information.

Gonna be a bad day to pose as a peer.

@peekaboopeekaboo1165

2 ай бұрын

Funny false narrative ! China ...both the PRC and ROC aren't scare or afraid of U$ military might . Both of them will join forces to defeat the separatist DPP and it's al'lies !

Thanks bro I needed a chin check. Respect.

So where did China test theirs? Oh. They didn’t? Best bet, neither China nor Russian has hypersonic tech.

@Percival5

2 ай бұрын

I noticed western bots think they know everything, they are lying to themselves Russia have used them on the battlefield in Ukraine I don't know about china

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

@cjcoleman3893

2 ай бұрын

I think he's dome a video about that or at least touched on it in multiple videos possibly but maybe I'm mistaken

Thanks!

Nope. Guam is NOT China's back yard. 1500 miles range is NOT even on China's block.

@doujinflip

2 ай бұрын

The way China describes it, they seem to think Guam is plenty close.

@tkmmkt6569

2 ай бұрын

Well according to China they own the entire sea so

@hanrockabrand95

2 ай бұрын

I was going to comment the same thing, but then I found an old map of China with a 100 dash line around the Pacific 🤐

@ajaykumarsingh702

2 ай бұрын

Their missiles are easily capable of blowing Guam to ashes from Mainland. So yeah, Guam IS China's backyard.

@mikemurphy5898

2 ай бұрын

Never said it could reach China... said they're housing it Guam and it can travel 1500 miles so it could be flown close enough to reach China. ... but what a shock. Another 6 month old "user" account saying something stupid in defense of China. 😂🤡

The last ARRW TEST over Guam flew from what i somewhat heard.....it did its thing and collected the data they cried about not doing...this is the closest thing the US would have an actual operational Hypersonic missile right now....the HACM seems like it will be too late to the battle field...waiting for your update Alex..👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻

Would love to see a video on the history of Navy PMRF/Sandia KTF. I grew up on the other side of the island and constantly heard crazy rumors from secret tunnels/hangers in the mountainside, to underwater submarine docking stations. I recognize most of this is probably fabricated but it is still quite an interesting outpost with a ton of interesting history! On a side note: I did have my own experience with a large black triangle aircraft near there while camping. It was moving slowly around 100kts or less and nearly silent. Probably at less than 500ft of altitude. Spooky( but not the gunship)

Another great video!

Love this channel

Alex, I have a question. I know that above mach 4, give or take. The temperatures involved turn the air around the craft to plasma. That plasma in turn prohibits comms, i.e. the space shuttle losing comms on reentry. How does the military, our or others, plan on getting around the comms loss issues when the air around the projectile is plasma?

@matthorrocks6517

2 ай бұрын

They have 2 particles quantum entangled. It's a secret probably but not really. It's instant communication at unlimited distances. Anyway don't tell anyone ok... I wrote 2 new replies that got deleted instantly also. You can't even talk about things on youtube

@ajaykumarsingh702

2 ай бұрын

Incorrect. Plasma only forms around the tip not the entire body. So a communication device situation at the back side can be operational as usual. Not to mention that even plasma doesn't form in every altitude. Only low altitude pose that problem. These missiles fly high and lose altitude only when it comes closer to the target.

@jonathanpfeffer3716

2 ай бұрын

There’s a couple ways to deal with that ranging from proven to purely speculative. The way that was done in the past with radar guided MARVs like the Pershing 2 was just to pull up at the end to bleed off speed. Obviously this is a suboptimal way to do it since you make yourself easier to intercept. There’s two potential other ways that are completely unproven still, one being some crazy algorithms to communicate through the plasma, since plasma only blocks certain frequencies. This would be insanely difficult but may be theoretically possible. The other way is to have a trailing antenna out the back. Also a very difficult engineering problem, since a system meant to be deploying a long cable that can survive those speeds is not an easy system to design, lol. (oh, and of course almost forgot you basically need a very big very reliable low latency orbital datalink network for this, and some platform providing targeting info).

@kameronjones7139

2 ай бұрын

The military has said that it depends on the shape. It shouldn't produce enough to be able to do that

@ibrahimcehajic

2 ай бұрын

Could be some super advanced inertial navigation or visual guidance,no reason why a camera couldn't see through the plasma cloud

I realize this question might be unanswerable in specifics due to the hypersonics price tag and capabilities not being known but I question the price of the hypersonic missiles v the stealth cruise missiles like the JASSM-XR. Since we are talking a glide vehicle that will bleed speed due to its plasma compression on its leading edges and with each maneuver as well as the material costs of the leading edge material that can withstand those conditions what is its max range, capabilities, and explosive payload? What does a JASSM cost? it being stealth is stealth a better advantage than speed? how many JASSM can we field or hypersonics for a given price? Can the AGM-158 be deployed from the Rapid Dragon, B2,B21 can the hypersonic? would it be better to swarm with the AGM-158 to increase hit probabilities against defense networks?

That's not a knife. THIS is a knife. I mean Hypersonic missile.

Hypersonic missiles need propulsion in the lower atmosphere or it will slow down to a much less amazing speed as the air density increases.

While pootin bluffs with decades old “hypersonic” weapons, US really do the thing.

@AnimeSunglasses

2 ай бұрын

It's an old Russian habit...

@user-yw4rx6kb3r

2 ай бұрын

Don't cry when you get drafted to fight Shayna.

@matthewnewton8812

2 ай бұрын

This is something they’ve been doing since the Soviet era. Design it well, design it poorly, whether it works or not it’s going to be “hyped” (har har) as proof their system (whether that’s communism or the more recent fascism) is better than ours.

@Atheos-1

2 ай бұрын

​@@user-yw4rx6kb3r Turn off whatever right-wing infotainment propaganda source you currently listen to and MAYBE your IQ will go up?

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I just got a notification for this video 6 days after it was published. Weird...

took a few minutes after the video to understand. The program was not failing, it was going dark. Now they need to use it as a deterrent so the landscape has changed. All this tells me that the weapon has other uses than described.

I'd like to see that...

Let's the test is fully successful.

2:36 that depends on how intimate that familiarization training is.

When you say "live" what exactly does that mean? Does it mean that it has explosives or just that it's a real, functional weapon and that it's gassed up for flight?

I think in the early 80s, late 70s the USAF tested something slightly similar. Using a special system they kicked a Pershing IRBM out the rear of a C-130 and then fired off the Pershing. Fun times.

Can you do a video on the Rafale?

Yo. The US's power projection capabilities is just insane. Seriously. Like, even if I didn't have carriers, I can still show up at your door with literally whatever the hell I feel like and of my choosing. Bruh.

@ltitus8900

2 ай бұрын

@@nambu1080 Certainly more incredible than your vocabulary. Either way. Have a blessed day.

Ramjets are surprisingly simple engines in theory. The main engineering challenge is changing it into a scramjet is making it cheap enough to mass produce. I actually no very little about engineering. So don't take me that seriously! My strength as a former US Army Intelligence analyst is my ability to understand different cultures along with an understanding of how cultures' and corruption along with defense spending affect military readiness of a given country. All of those factors and whom a countries' allies are and I can usually predict with astonishingly accuracy the outcomes of a military conflict

Hey folks look up skybolt. It is a hypersonic cruise mille we had 63 years ago.

@pirx9798

2 ай бұрын

Skybolt was an air-launched ballistic missile like the Russian Kinzhal he mentions at 7:00

I've been waiting for this video since Eurasian News broke the news about the AGM-183A ARRW in Guam.

@willwozniak2826

Ай бұрын

I'm waiting to see the follow up after this last test they just did....and no funds for ARRW in the 2025 budget.

Ok- question- if the major failures of the Arrow missile were things like a malfunctioning hard point on the aircraft, or faulty wiring from the aircraft to the missile….then why did they seem so quick to shut down the program? None of those issues seem like drastic, unsolvable problems. Right?? Like you said, that seems like somebody was under pressure to get things done quickly and skipped a few important steps. But none of that has anything to do with the flight operation/functionality of the missile itself. So I just don’t get it…?

Reminder that neither DF-ZF nor Avant Garde have been tested in terminal guidance, which means they likely could ONLY deliver nuclear weapons given the massive difficulty in that particular aspect of the hypersonic weapons race. In fact, due to the huge US surveillance network and the plasma shroud issue, it is likely that neither systems provide benefits over decades old traditional MIRV equipped ballistic missiles.

Just restart the Sprint missile program. We had Mach 10 in 1968 ffs!

apperently from what I was reading about the missile from several articals pertaining to this test that is about to go down possibly is that arrw is capable of hitting 15,000 mph nearly Mach 20. that's insane!

@user-kl3lg7tf3n-anx1ous

2 ай бұрын

Mach 20 is not happening below the Karman line. Especially for HGVs. Too much atmospheric drag. Similar hypersonic weapons can go to about Mach 8 but any maneuvers will drastically reduce that speed.

@joshpingley1961

2 ай бұрын

@user-kl3lg7tf3n-anx1ous so the articals was over exaggerating then?

@joshpingley1961

2 ай бұрын

@@user-kl3lg7tf3n-anx1ous the artical came from the sun

@willwozniak2826

Ай бұрын

​@@user-kl3lg7tf3n-anx1ous then how is Pootin stating the avangard has a top speed of Mach 27 then?....we all know he is probably lying .......just asking a question.

@user-kl3lg7tf3n-anx1ous

Ай бұрын

@@willwozniak2826 Mach 27 during reentry is nothing exceptional for ICBMs...and Avangard IS launched like a typical ICBM-any maneuvering after being inside the atmosphere will result in pretty significant speed losses (provided the vehicle can withstand the extreme heat/drag from changes in direction). So technically it is true that it can reach Mach 27...but not operate like a glide vehicle in Mach 27...not even close.

I have some speculation that it’s to also test the capability of THAAD to deal with hypersonic weapons since we have that set up in the pacific

@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle

2 ай бұрын

possible

Might be worth talking to Australia about finding space for a long distance testing range.

1200$ isn’t much for our men and women that served in our military and fought in a war. I appreciate your service and can’t thank you enough.

I wouldn't be surprised if they waited for Uss Boxer to be in the area when they test ARRW. Considering the sensor capabilities of the f35B... just a thought

Hey Alex, do you think we will try to intercept this hypersonic glide vehicle conducting 2 test at once. I think it would be a good test to see if we can intercept it. could send a huge warning to china and others?

@ajaykumarsingh702

2 ай бұрын

Pointless. Deterrence against China is impossible as their industrial prowess allows them to build millions of these missiles. They will saturate every defense system by a hundred fold very easily. Even their current rocket force is too much for the USA.

Air Power!!

Chrissakes! Thought your were saying Aero!!

Will search juice is to provide weapons familiarity to me that would indicate that they're thinking about going ahead with production and that they've had two successful tests in a row.

I figure the massive counterintelligence operation that is already underway associated with this weapons test.

Can someone explain to me why we even need a hypersonic missile? What is the advantages over JASM- ER? I mean if the purpose of hypersonic is to reduce the window in which air defenses can intercept it, can’t you accomplish the same thing with very low observability? Which we do with JASM and future systems

@doujinflip

2 ай бұрын

Some targets (especially fast movers like warships) only have a limited window where they're pinpointed precisely enough for a strike. This is why China keeps touting its DF-ZF "carrier killer".

@granatmof

2 ай бұрын

The US doesn't need it. It's why previous programs were cancelled. It's overly expensive, and enemy targets just aren't equally valuable, and we have cheaper options to protect the fleet. China won't have carriers for several more years, and I suspect if it came to it the US Navy has all kinds of ideas for sinking carriers since they've had to come up with how to defend carriers for 80 years. This is a political demonstration both to potential adversaries like Russia, China, North Korea, even India, as well as US Congress who would probably ask why the US military doesn't have a corresponding weapon system to fill the headlines.

@kstricl

2 ай бұрын

Speed and range. I am certain these will only be used on high value targets that are well defended - like Chinese naval ships equipped with their version of the Phalanx, which presumably can take out JASSM. Or blustering. "We can hit you before you even know it's coming."

@kameronjones7139

2 ай бұрын

Time sensitive high value targets would be the main use. Basically they would take out the head of a military or country in less than 15 minutes meanwhile a jassm xr would take over 2 plus hours

Whats the missile at 4:48 ?

They tested this weapon overseas not because of the open space, it was a message to China.

@granatmof

2 ай бұрын

And Russia, and maybe even North Korea. Whoever could get sensors out there. They put out the warning with the flight area so potential adversaries could verify. The US has not active military engagements that would necessitate using it, so they have to show it off.

@filonin2

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, we know. We watched this video.

@ajaykumarsingh702

2 ай бұрын

China has far more hypersonic missiles in its arsenal. Besides they expect these kind of development from the USA and knows that they are all useless once China blows Japan and South Korea.

Looks like an “unbreakable” Toyota Hilux at 11:00. Uncle Sam says, “Hold my beer...” 🤣

Paraphrasing ‘never miss a drop’ I guess that could infer a hypersonic drop too.

🤔Those really look like Philips head roofing screws in the forward section @13:12

R27ER: took you long enough.

Yes, please! 🙏

This is the first time anyone has clearly explained the specific differences between hypersonic and ballistic missiles. Thank you.

Does the red ratchet strap stay on when launched?

With the price of heavy launches to low earth orbit now at around $700 a pound it seems that satellite dropped glide missiles, difficult to defend against and freed from the cost and weight of fuel and propulsion systems, would be effective against many air, seaborne and land targets. Thoughts?

Pops was onto something when he christened the Mach5...

What about the Japanese Panasonic missiles?

I would hope that the vehicle pulling them Target vehicles was not occupied, I would assume those were remote controlled or self-driving with human oversight or command

I like to think that a hypersonic weapon test was ruined by Manny the Squirrel climbing the power transformer for the test range’s sensor suite.

@davidlambert1102

2 ай бұрын

Had a friend that "went to war" on all squirrels after one got across the terminals of a transformer feeding his house. He lost TVs, VCRs, and just about everything "plugged in" at his home. Can't blame him. Funny how Mother Nature can throw a wrench into the most carefully planned operations!

Wasn't the AGM-183 cancelled last year? The program was cancelled in March 2023 after multiple failed tests. Yeah, it's the same ARRW program. Are they doing something new recently?

come and test them in Australia. we'll re-commission Woomera. It will be just like the old days!

I thought we've had these for ages now. What's the relevance now?

What about Talon-A reusable hypersonic vehicle?

We flexin'

I love your smile when you say: We gonna test it in China's backyard..

Could the “OKC UFO” filmed on March 4, 2024 originally posted on TikTok but now found all over the Internet be explained by a hypersonic missile test?

Could you do a video about the future of Shorad? Will short range air defense provided by the laser stryker? Will the Bradley replacement IFV XM30 function as an anti air cannon? Should the US look at the SkyRanger / Skynex / millenium gun system? And will there be a Stinger replacement with a better battery, targeting, and most importantly more affordable? Or is this affordable future the APKWS guidance upgrade for the cheap and plentiful Hydra 70mm rocket? Should we slap that on Avenger Hummvees? Or IRIS-T?

@jerseyshoredroneservices225

2 ай бұрын

I recently read that the one in Poland is very near its completion and handover to the navy.

Lmao that Mac in the all veteran clip has to be 15 years old my college roommate had it.

Wasn't this system being tested this off the coast of California a few weeks ago?

Un-Broken ARRW?

@LeonardTavast

2 ай бұрын

Then I took an ARRW to the knee...

@zacktrever1878

2 ай бұрын

Good 90s movie refference

@IndigoSeirra

2 ай бұрын

'Broken arrow' also refers to nuclear warheads lost in the ocean.

That's the first time I've ever seen his face. I like it. Looks like a good guy.

Would that have ordinance or kinetic? At that velocity the kinetic energy would be immense.

A live ARRW in Guam near the US military largest test range ? Duh,they are going to fire that thing off

We've had this technology floating around in our back pocket since the late 50s, early 60s. We didn't build it then because it was unnecessary. Like using a chainsaw to cut butter. Now, however, our main Potential Adversaries are developing this stuff. What do we do? We dig around in our back pocket, where we keep Iowa Class Battleships, Nuclear Pumped X-Ray Lasers, Tesla's Particle Beams and all kinds of stuff like that, till we find the stuff we're looking for. Then, we dust off the old research and start building an Air Launched Hypersonic Missile. This turned out to be a door China and Russia should have Left Closed. We already did the R&D on this stuff. Back when I was a Little Kid. Too bad. For Them.

And unlike everyone else's "hypersonic" missiles, ours actually will be. Or at least the official speed will state hypersonic capability. Unofficially it'll probably be capable of teleportation.

@filonin2

2 ай бұрын

The other missiles also reach hypersonic speeds. They just cannot maneuver while doing it. Watch the video.

@StudleyDuderight

2 ай бұрын

@@filonin2 It was a joke, mostly. The part that isn't a joke is the US' tendency to under-report our capabilities by a wide margin. Actually, most Western nations do this, but the US is the worst offender.

@ajaykumarsingh702

2 ай бұрын

​@@filonin2 Chinese DF-17 can maneuver.

@tstager1978

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I remember the first time I teleported after cruising at Mach 20. There's nothing like it!

@steveb890

2 ай бұрын

@nambu1080 Last China test missed its target by 25 miles!

Nice introduction in technical site's...US showed its hypersonic strength

I'm watching these moving targets being pulled on a trailer, and I can't help but wonder.... is that tow vehicle radio-controlled? It would really take someone with a death wish, or someone with some serious confidence in the technology

THIS is AirPower!