Worth noting China's navy is largest only in terms of number of ships but it is far from as powerful as the US navy. It is not nothing but it is effectively a local only navy.

@MeanLaQueefa

6 ай бұрын

I believe the North Korean Navy has more ships too. 😂

@willpugh8865

6 ай бұрын

More ships- but the US has more tonnage.

@wilhufftarkin5852

6 ай бұрын

They dont need a global navy. They only need to cover there own seas and if they can defeat the US Navy there, its enough from there point of view.

@jms3827

6 ай бұрын

It may be local only but that doesn't really matter when the operational theatre for a potential conflict is squarely in their backyard.

@RandomeXits

6 ай бұрын

Both China and North Korea lack the support ships to maintain a Blue water Navy

'The best weapon is the one you can leave on the shelf' F-22 crying on the shelf

@jklappenbach

3 ай бұрын

"They say that the best weapon is the one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree. I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once. That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it, and it's worked out pretty well so far."

@matsv201

3 ай бұрын

I have a bit of criticism how realistic DCS specially for modern systems. But its rediculas how superior it is to pretty much any situation. There is a video of where 10 F22 take on the whole north Korean airfoce. And the most up voted comment under the video "its like the scene from independence day, but we are the aliens". still the YF23 might be even better. Japan is building a new fighter. Its basically a clone of YF23. (at least externally): My reading of the situation was that US airforce was not convinced in the stealth ability of F22/F23, so they wanted the F22 that is better in conventional head to head fighting. While F23 is probobly better beyond visual range.

@jj4791

2 ай бұрын

@@jklappenbach technically, it was twice* (People forget about Nagasaki).

@omegaz3393

2 ай бұрын

@matsv201 The F-22 is the most stealth aircraft to date. If it had it's electronics upgraded, it would continue to be for the next 30 plus years.

@matsv201

2 ай бұрын

@@omegaz3393 well.. YF23 is probobly more stealth. Ngad and FAXX will for sure be more stealth as well. Japan is also building a YF23 clone. All those aircraft will be ready before 30 years Also that is only fighters. B2 and B21 is for sure stealther. And there is a bunch of other unmand aircrafts as well

Always a good day when there is more new from Sandboxx

The best weapon is the one you can leave on the shelf, while being certain nobody can replicate it.

@giganigga9624

6 ай бұрын

B21 these are the babies China should worry about. Able to carry more than 20 high precision missiles , each one of them able to perform task independently

I love your last comment. US has the big stick, but doesn't uses it. Main difference between US and China is - US could, but wouldn't. On the other hand - China would, if it could.

@hugoguerreiro1078

6 ай бұрын

Couldn't have put it better myself.

@protorhinocerator142

6 ай бұрын

They have been bragging about building their military to attack the USA for the last 20 years. We know what they want. We're not going to let them have it.

@jamesogden7756

6 ай бұрын

About to change once we get geriatric excuse out of office.

@thanhtong2281

6 ай бұрын

@@jamesogden7756 - the world wouldn't be as bad as it is right now for sure. Russia wouldn't make that road trip to it's neighbor and Hamas wouldn't have the guts to throw their temper tantrum. It's not about going around to show off your stick, its about keeping in sheath but letting others know we got it. 80% of the fights could be prevented this way

@jamesogden7756

6 ай бұрын

@@thanhtong2281 For sure.

Your explanation of deterrence is a valuable retort to those that complain the US is revealing all of its secrets.

@randallvickers8509

6 ай бұрын

Just think of the stuff they have they're not telling us about

@navyseal1689

6 ай бұрын

​@@randallvickers8509like what? The government is releasing way too much info, should be kept confidential

@frankholub4673

6 ай бұрын

​@@randallvickers8509 Secrets have no deterrent value.

@trolleriffic

6 ай бұрын

@@randallvickers8509 The stuff they're not telling you about is usually tech that's still very much in the development phase and nowhere near the reliability and performance needed for a viable weapon. Also, a lot of what people think is a secret was revealed years ago if you're interested enough to read up about it.

@charlesrichardson8635

5 ай бұрын

@@trolleriffic The word "usually" is key here. The US has hundreds of programs going at the same time. It is the programs coming off black status because it is viable and needs full system support to complete that you get to see, like the B21 and the 6th Gen systems and AI F16's and so forth.

An outstanding presentation, Alex. Thanks !

Thanks Alex, Powerful segment... "the best weapon is one can leave on the shelf"!!! Thank you for all this hard work and insightful commentary!

At the end of the cold war pundits keep asking "Where is my peace dividend?!", not realizing the dividend has been the decades of "relative" peace.

@protorhinocerator142

6 ай бұрын

The global economy, that would not exist if we didn't stop Soviet expansion.

@leemarkley8496

6 ай бұрын

Excellent point ! Those days are now over.

@protorhinocerator142

6 ай бұрын

@@leemarkley8496 Pax Americana is ending. All those countries that demanded the end of "American Imperialism" and shouting "Yankee go home" are about to get their wish. Hope you like going back to becoming a British colony. Because that's the best option for most of these countries. Being a strong independent nation with a bright future is no longer an option. Once America pulls out and places that $20 bill on the nightstand, global trade ends. This will default to the equivalent of America placing trade sanctions on every country at the same time. Without the 6 layers of support provided by America alone, there is no global trade. If you weren't self-sufficient before WW2 you will go back to that. If you were a colony before WW2 you're likely to go back to that. Colonialism/Mercantilism was ended by Pax Americana. It will return once those days end.

@charlesrichardson8635

5 ай бұрын

@@leemarkley8496 If Russian does not win Ukraine, then it is not over. That's why the US and EU have to make sure Ukraine wins and RECOVERS afterwards, too.

@rickleasure

3 ай бұрын

You only get the dividend, if you have something invested.

Ahhhh. Wisdom, wit, intelligence. It is informative and a pleasure to watch your segments. I've watched many of them more than once. Thank you.

I not only love the content and the weapons that we are adding to our arsenal but I love how we are publicly sharing the information. I believe this is the greatest deterrence to war. Carry and show the big stick! Thanks Alex for making our Friday’s and thank you for listening to our requests!

@JessSimpson1313

6 ай бұрын

Agreed to a point. I think the effectiveness could be useful to hide, thinking the stealth attacking in Desert Storm but letting the world know that no matter what you think your gonna do we can blow you up, but would rather just buy stuff from you is a really good approach.

@protorhinocerator142

6 ай бұрын

@@JessSimpson1313 Agreed. I like a good balance of both. Some secret weapons to be revealed at the last second before the war, and some very obvious weapons that destroy all hope from potential enemies.

@caracoidwren944

6 ай бұрын

That can get you arrested.

@navyseal1689

6 ай бұрын

I prefer we keep everything hidden from adversaries though

@nguquaxanguyen5224

6 ай бұрын

@@navyseal1689 anything we build in large numbers it's impossible to hide since we have to distribute to many bases we have across the world.

I wonder if the navy is able to use the tech that the air force has in their fancy decoy missiles, cause if they put those on a bunch of little drone boats, they could project decoy ships to throw off the enemy’s missiles, this feels like the sort of thing they must’ve thought of

@carlpanzram7081

6 ай бұрын

I thought of this immediately as well, and that fact alone is probably enough to make it a realistic guess that they have though of this immediately also.

@jeffbenton6183

3 ай бұрын

@@carlpanzram7081 Our Burke-class destroyers already can deploy a radar-decoy out the back of the ship which mimics the ship's radar signature. I've never thought of making one that's attached to - for instance - a Sea Hunter drone far away from the fleet. That is a neat idea! It might even help prevent the PLA's radar satellites from cueing the correct targets (unless an electro-optical sat is nearby - but those can be countered merely by a cloudy day)

The only weapon worthy of keeping a secret is one your opponent can't compete with and might insight a first strike to keep you from having it.

@khaldrago911

6 ай бұрын

When all is said and done, this missile will only end up costing the taxpayer 10 billion dollars each!

@tropicsalt.

6 ай бұрын

​@khaldrago911 you need fact checking, LOL.

@The24Gamer

6 ай бұрын

Not sure I can agree, having a weapon that your opponent can't compete with sounds like the exact thing you want them to know you have, that would be the perfect deterrent, think atomic bombs at the end of ww2, certainly helped with that war.

@cameronspence4977

6 ай бұрын

There is literally no weapon in development or in theory, anywhere on earth that would make it more beneficial to strike the United states first (only achievable with nuclear weapons so you die from the counterstrike anyways) rather than sitting back and either figuring out a countermeasure to it or simply deciding to not fight in the first place.

@charlesrichardson8635

6 ай бұрын

​@@tropicsalt. He thinks in Rubles.

Sir, the way you finished off this extraordinary video could not have been said any better. Thank you for your service.

Enjoyed watch my Airmen brothers and sisters doing munitions loading. 22 year Crew Chief on F-15s. ❤️

I agree with how you put it, "the best weapon to have is the one you leave on the shelf", kinda like Theodore Roosevelt's "speak softly and carry a big stick", War and unnecessary violence (violence that is pointless, such as terror attacks and Ruzzia's invasion of Ukraine) are horrible, but if it comes to violence, always be prepared

@boxlid214

6 ай бұрын

It's human nature, there's always going to be those that desire wealth, resources, and power. It's not a matter of if war will come, it's when it will come, because it always will. Europe turned tranquil through much of the 19th century, then boiled over into two of the worst conflicts in world history going into the 20th century, which spilled all over into the rest of the world.

@user-vm2ix8pj8j

5 ай бұрын

RUS.🇷🇺. The Age of Space for All Mankind - Began according to Moscow Time. according to the Time of the Country with the Capital in Moscow. Gagarin - The First Earthman who Made a Manned Flight into Space. Titov - The First Earthling who Made a Manned Daily Flight into Space. Leonov - The First Earthling who Made the Entrance into the Open Space. The First artificial satellite of the Planet Earth 🌏 - Russian Sputnik 1. The First stable Signal from Space (which Mankind managed to receive) was Sent to Planet Earth - Russian Sputnik 1. Russians are Pioneers in the Sphere of Space.

@user-vm2ix8pj8j

5 ай бұрын

@@boxlid214. Russian Language is the First Language of All Earthlings in Space.

@user-ur7co2cz6x

5 күн бұрын

@@user-vm2ix8pj8j Russian nazzi

Great show, thanks Alex!

I think the deterrent effect is the fact that what is revealed is floor capability and there are some hints of the higher capabilities, like the AI F16's that we see and how will those go into Loyal Wingman. We see tech from the F35 being so important and useful that it finds a way into an older platform like the F22, i.e., the helmet change for advances in targeting. The little hints that those R37 may not be so important because two or three F35's may be able to do 90% of an AWACS job and even more. The scariest part to others has to be the fact that our floor always works. We don't hype like Russia about the Kinzhal being invincible and see it shot down sixteen times in three nights. Thanks for all your effort, Alex! Oh, do we know where the F22 upgrades are like the networking, sidekick weapons rack, and helmet are and will they change the overall length of service? How is the new RAM maintenance system changing the hourly costs of the F22 and F35?

@tito.aguiar5016

6 ай бұрын

Serbia “sorry we didn't know it was invisible” you do not have confirmation that these missiles were shot down, there is no report of Migs 31 taking off from any Russian air base that night, no person near or far reported this. 16 Kinzhal, in one night, forgot that his Patriot system does not have the capacity to attack targets of such speed, the patriot system can defend against a maximum of mach 7 or 8, and the Russian missile flies up to mach 10, more than 2000 kilometers faster than the Patriot's ability to intercept. Furthermore, it's not strange that they don't talk about Patriot interceptions anymore, that is, it was destroyed by a Kinzhal, and after that even Kinzhal missiles disappeared from the media, which is a little strange. At the end of this war we will know the lies they told us and the truths they omitted

@fkboyStalin

6 ай бұрын

F35 still has over 800 issues and 7 of which are critical, it is a waste of time and taxpayer money on a project for tech that no one can compete with, none of any of our competitors are even developing anything close to it, we simply do not need it, it is just a waste of taxpayer money, no matter what it provides it will be a mar upon our history for being such a waste of time and money while yielding little result in doing so, as after decades, and trillions, it's still, not, able, to fly, in the rain.

@charlesrichardson8635

6 ай бұрын

@@fkboyStalin CLUE: It's Air Defense that is the problem! The F22 is an Air Dominance platform and the F35 is a Battlespace platform. Yeah, the people in the 17 other air forces and 6 more that want on the waiting list are all stupid and failures as engineers and pilots! How you know the list I am amazed. Have you talked to the Chinese lately? India and Turkiye , oh and Japan, too. but hey they are all wrong! We are talking AD penetration for all these planes. Like the J20 against Aegis systems. Yes, the F35 can fly in the rain and both the USAF and USNAF required this! With the new ceramic RAM it's CHO is dropping to below F15's. It's tech at any one block level works fine, but as an new block level introduced there are matters to be chased down. But you have more aircraft with similar logistics unlike the F16 and F15 and Eurofighters. You need to check in with YTer Sandboxx and get your myths updated. Oh and spend some time on TYer "Millennium 7 * HistoryTech" He even points out the stealth isn't as important as "hive mind" aspect and replacing both jSTAR and AWACS.

@trolleriffic

6 ай бұрын

There have been cases of US weapon systems being much less capable or reliable than their stated abilities but it's pretty rare. The most obvious example is probably Polaris - the first generation of missiles couldn't achieve their designed range and were pretty unreliable with an expected failure rate of 50%, and the warheads they carried were even worse with a 75% failure rate. Out of 16 warheads per submarine, only 2 could reliably be expected to reach their targets and explode. Fortunately these issues were remedied within a few years and the third generation Polaris was a very capable system that served until the 1990s with the Royal Navy.

@charlesrichardson8635

6 ай бұрын

@@trolleriffic Not an unusual cycle with leading edge tech for anyone. Note that no one was allowed to buy early Polaris and the actual number of early versions deployed were small. Tech today is usually coming from a known platform of hardware and software with better project tracking and requirements. The Polaris was perceived immediate need to made the third leg of the triad. Plus nothing like that had been done. Frankly some of this early tech is a bit scary! The whole idea of a feedback loop in sensors to track was new.

Always learn something. Thank you, Alex.

2:00 WACM, SMACM, ATACM,... ARGM..? At least the DoD has retained a sense of humor... 😂

@nekopop8159

6 ай бұрын

Wack, smack, and attack!

@tedarcher9120

2 ай бұрын

You should look up their laser names

@ataxpayer723

4 күн бұрын

The US is also developing a smart loitering munition called ICU-BigBoomBoom

A radar hunting missile makes perfect sense for a stealth fighter platform. It just helps with a stealth capability. If you have a fighter that is hard to see on the radar equipped with missiles that literally hunt down radars and destroy them more stealth

@DEP717

6 ай бұрын

Well said, BigTom - Tom Clancy, before Stealth Fighters were confirmed as existing, said that the ultimate mission for a Stealth Fighter would be the Wild Weasel mission. It makes perfect sense. Stealth Radar Hunter.

@Holdmy2nuts

3 ай бұрын

Seconded. With NGAD around the corner, this is the perfect weapon for it.

@jeffbenton6183

3 ай бұрын

I would like to add that F-22s and F-35s are uniquely suited to using them because of their complex radar warning receiver arrays. The one on the F-22 is designed to detect radars from enemy fighters at 240 nautical miles away (over 400 km) and a small number of F-22s working together can use their datalinks to combine data from multiple RWRs to gain a targeting solution on an enemy fighter without even using their active radars. This should be even more effective against surface-based radars. The F-35 uses a smaller, shorter-range version of the same system (which is also designed to be more reliable and lower maintenance. I imagine the NGAD's equivalent will meet or perhaps even exceed this performance.

@marcjohnson4884

3 ай бұрын

@@Holdmy2nuts better for the CCA drones that will fly ahead and next to NGAD

Considering how Fast and Accurate the Pershing 2 was in the 1980s, If the US doesn't have a vast Arsenal of Hypersonics in Black budget Development or Production I will eat my hat.

This is an impressively detailed, thought-out analysis. It's quite helpful in giving an understanding of projected strategy. Thank you, sir. Warmest compliments. :)

Once again Alex your information is always great and as accurate as is possible! Good job! Keep it up. Yours is about the only military technology channel I watch anymore. There are so many channels just using AI, copying other info or just fabricate stuff to pull in a view!

$.75b used to be a huge deal. Now it’s a small program. Anyway, you can be certain, just like with 🇷🇺, 🇨🇳’s weapons are nowhere near their claims and the HGV missile’s range isn’t nearly 1,200 miles.

Once again a well researched and concise commentary on this new missile and other platforms within the military branches of our beloved Republic. Thank you for continuing to supply real and pertinent information, my friend. May you and your family have a safe and blessed weekend. 👍🏻🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸👍🏻

@acjohn6995

6 ай бұрын

Beloved Republic? What a freak.

@marksanney2088

6 ай бұрын

@@acjohn6995, and proud to be a patriotic, American freak, my friend. 👍🏻🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸👍🏻

@FirstLast-vr7es

6 ай бұрын

The US certainly has its problems. But if it's so horrible then I suggest you go live in Russia or China for perspective. Criticizing the government over there will get you locked up without trial and beaten, or worse, and they employ human wave tactics on the battlefield. Maybe instead of calling someone a freak for seeing the positive in the US, you work to fix its problems instead. @@acjohn6995

@user-vm2ix8pj8j

5 ай бұрын

@@marksanney2088. RUS.🇷🇺. The Age of Space for All Mankind - Began according to Moscow Time. according to the Time of the Country with the Capital in Moscow. Gagarin - The First Earthman who Made a Manned Flight into Space. Titov - The First Earthling who Made a Manned Daily Flight into Space. Leonov - The First Earthling who Made the Entrance into the Open Space. The First artificial satellite of the Planet Earth 🌏 - Russian Sputnik 1. The First stable Signal from Space (which Mankind managed to receive) was Sent to Planet Earth - Russian Sputnik 1. Russians are Pioneers in the Sphere of Space.

@JamesOMalley-hb4tf

4 ай бұрын

It's not really well researched and has tons of holes in the information. It's also clear it's biased.

The end of your video is very thoughtful as always. Another great job.

Reminder that, as yet, there have been no verified Terminal Guidance tests of the DF-ZF and thus its ability to actually strike any target with anything other than a nuclear warhead is very much in question. That means it is a very high profile Vunderweapon which is likely still more interceptable than 1960s era MIRV technology.

@jacobdewey2053

6 ай бұрын

All the same, we should plan around it's touted capabilities. Better to accept the capability as fact and counter it than denigrate it and risk large numbers of personnel and billions of dollars

@r.s.w.k4569

6 ай бұрын

Yep. And those speed numbers and maneuvering claims are useless when it comes to actually hitting a moving target on the surface.

@defective6811

6 ай бұрын

@@jacobdewey2053 well put.

@smithnwesson990

6 ай бұрын

I believe China follows Russians playbook of lying and exaggerating capabilities of weapons.

@olderchin1558

6 ай бұрын

The DF21 and DF26 are the original carrier killers, has been in use for a decade. They are not manoeuvrable hypersonic DF-ZF. The DF-ZF are radar evading hypersonic glide vehicles launched from a DF17 or DF27, mainly intended for Guam or Japan. The DF21 and DF26 are based on mobile launchers located as far back as the Gobi desert. As far as I can tell, the DF21/26 are not really terminal guided but midcourse guided. There is a Chinese video available some years back showing the mechanics. A hypersonic warhead is release onto its target after targeting, probably from 100-200 km at Mach 10-20. The warhead will hit the target in about 30 seconds . An aircraft carrier moving at max speed of 50km/h would have moved about 400m during that time and is about 320m long. If the carrier is going straight, the warhead will likely hit it dead center, the warhead targeting will at the minimum be movement compensated. Recent PLA statement claim a conservative kill with 3-5 warheads, China has about 60-150 of these kind of missiles. There are talks of using the DF17/27 as a carrier killer after recent announcements about successful terahertz comms that work with hypersonic warheads. These missiles would have to be satellite or drone guided. Alex is great presenter but his knowledge is as good as western open source. There are so many holes in his video.

The only thing they did was upgrade the HARM/Shrike. They increased its payload and ability to be mounted on multiple platforms, and gave it a new name.

@douglasthompson201

6 ай бұрын

Well, the AGM-88 is in need of upgrades.

@bobjoatmon1993

6 ай бұрын

Well, you have to feed the military industrial complex so instead of having a Mk2 or Mk3 you rename it as if it's SPARKLE "New & Improved" SPARKLE. The sheeple taxpayers are clueless and the corporate CEOs and Pentagon officers are ecstatic.

@trolleriffic

6 ай бұрын

@@bobjoatmon1993 That's not how it works. Often something with a new name is a harder sell than just giving the public and politicians SPARKLE Mk.2 - that's why the Super Hornet is called the Super Hornet despite it really being a whole new aircraft. If you try to sell them on something new, they'll say "Why do we need that when we've got SPARKLE which is already the best in the world?"

@bobjoatmon1993

6 ай бұрын

@@trolleriffic sorry, I disagree. then why do so many products rename to 'reinvent themselves' and get away from their old image, because people want new and improved. That's what they teach in marketing classes. But we're talking Congressional funding here, a different turkey. If the Pentagon wants more money they don't say to Congress, we've got this old weapons system we want to upgrade (because then they won't get much), they bring out a presentation of the NEW wonder weapon that will take a butt load of cash to develop but it'll be worth it, and the military industrial complex companies lobby for the more expensive 'new' weapon (which is just the old weapon renamed) so they stay funded and profitable

It is certainly hoped that they included a "spoofing" capability, so the missle looks to the enemy defenses like any of a number of Allied aircraft. This would help keep enemy resources focused on them, and keep them from shutting down their radars, making them easier targets.

Alex, I so appreciate your perspective ! and context ! So much of air power depends on the engines involved whether missiles or planes. Please can you give a relative timeline for the different technologies in engines and their pros and cons. Thanks, Patrick

Good coverage, and I completely agree. It's always best to have a weapon so good, that no one wants to find out how well you can use it.

Kudos for annunciating AARGM-ER flawlessly every time!

Anyone else just automatically like Alex’s videos before even watching? They’re always good

@Yuki_Ika7

6 ай бұрын

Same

FIRST rule #1. Never underestimate your Enemy!

@jj4791

2 ай бұрын

Never underestimate your friends. Just look at Chinas missile program leadership. (Where are they?)

Thank you for your great information, presented with such clarity and enthusiasm.

Thank you for bringing out content on this channel every week I'll be hungry for it and you keep feeding me 😊

Please note: If the recently upgraded F-22 Raptor is used, its supposed to have a range of over 1800 miles when used with external fuel tanks. that can be jettisoned in flight. Best wishes

Thanks, great job again.

Thanks, Sandboxx.

In the 80's I worked on the AGM-88 (HARM) radar guided, anti-SAM site missile. It also has an inertial nav system so it too can can continue to a site that shuts down. Just ask the Russian advisors who were docked in a port in Lybia when Kadafi was showing his ass. They were quite surprised. All of a sudden their dark ship lit up like a Christmas tree, wanting to make sure we were hitting SAM sites instead of them.

Navy submarines need this missle

Well Done! Thank You! Keep it up!!!

Love these videos ty❤

This all in one missile is a great idea but if I was in an F-35 and wanted to take out a ship or a large hardened fixed GPS target like a building and it had to fit in a F-35 weapons bay (exclude the B model) it would be the Joint Strike Missile. Why - the range of the SiAW/AARGM-ER missiles is about 300km for Hi Lo and the JSM missile at 555km for Hi Lo, as this make sense since the JSM is a turbofan powered missile and SiAW and AARGM-ER missile's have an anti radiation mission set to accomplish and have to be faster thus not as economical in range. Due to the SiAW missile having an all in one Anti Radiation, Antiship, GPS, Millimetric radar capabilities, one has to compare the effectivity of their warheads. The JSM has about a 40 percent larger warhead than the SiAW warhead and this matters in curtain anti ground targets and defiantly an anti ship capability. Id fit one of each to the F-35A & C internal weapon fitout as I don't think the SiAW has enough bang to do the damage to most large structures and ships, but a definitely more survivable missile.

Australia needs to buy a squadron or two B21 bombers to complement the planned SSN capability. We can ditch some of the expensive surface ships and replace them with long strike/standoff and ISR capable platforms such as these - be the porcupine that carries bloody long and sharp spears.

At 13:50 you kinda bombed. You said that the f-35 has a published RCS of half the F-117 which would double the detection range.

I'm glad my country is a friend of America lol.

During the B-21 released to the public. It was stated that the B-21 can loiter over an S-400 without detection. The B-21 is supposed to have the same RCS as the F-22 of 0.00001 or better.

@Christian-fg3we

6 ай бұрын

We dont know how, but its claimed that the B21 is 1-2 generations ahead of the B2 in stealth capabilities. It must be some new technology that we know nothing about. Pretty crazy

@protorhinocerator142

6 ай бұрын

The B-21 is a whole new concept for a bomber. Yes on the surface it looks a lot like a B-2 but it has insane upgrades and a completely different paradigm.

@Istandby666

6 ай бұрын

@@Christian-fg3we Obviously someone knows. From 1984 to 1992, I spent my life under the Above Top Secret Government Black Programs. Everything from the F-117 to the B-2 and beyond. There are still programs that haven't been released to the public due to the advancement in technology. Most of the technology being released to the public today was technology being worked on back in the 90's. The technology being worked on at Groom Lake is up to 60 years in the future. There's even a hanger at Groom Lake that employees call the alien hanger because the technology is so far advanced. Don't use the word We, when describing yourself.

@Istandby666

6 ай бұрын

@@protorhinocerator142 It's not a whole new concept. The concept was imagined years ago. It's only new to the public.

@trolleriffic

6 ай бұрын

@@Istandby666 It's not even new to the public. Much of the design concept stuff was released decades ago.

Without a doubt, some of the best content on the internet.

You go Alex!

Cheers, Alex. 👍

A new video and info from Alex. Always glad to get these. There are too many posers on KZread trying to be Alex and are terrible about it. Too much misinformation from these guys.

Making war safer is probably going to become more dangerous, as strikes will become more precise over time. But it might save a lot of cannon fodder's lives.

Best military channel on KZread

Our enemies have a tendency to overhyped their weapons and as usual the US bites and build effective weapons to counter then thus pushing the gap further

@maynardburger

6 ай бұрын

Very true with Russia, but we've not really got a lot of information about this on China, since most of their stuff is so new and they've not used their capabilities in any kind of conflict yet.

Greetings . It is evident that the B-21s and submarines with cruise missiles would be the main weapon against China in the early phases of a combined war. And the B-21s must have Air-Air, SEAD/DEAD capability.

Alex, you did a wonderful job in this presentation, as usual. Thank you

I enjoyed from your presentation. THanks

Fantastic reporting.

Expect this weapon to be deployed from bombers, stealth aircraft and more likely stealth drones.

I'm pretty sure China has the largest Navy by Hulls in water, and America has the largest Navy by Tonnage (by a wide margin).

@maynardburger

6 ай бұрын

True, but even this is likely to change over the coming 5-10 years. China's production is rampant.

Appreciate the emphasis on deterrence Alex.

Another Impressive Presentation Alex.

11:55 no its used from STAND IN ranges not stand off, thats why its called stand in attack weapon (SiAW), if you dont use short range direct attack munitions it doesnt automatically become long range stand off, theres also mid range stand in. I think there also 2 additonal things worth mentioning -the fact that its a stand in weapon and doesnt have to fly very long ranges means it can carry a significantly larger warhead. This is especially useful for hitting targets deep inside China like command and control and ballistic missile launchers because these are often hardened and buried targets which means a very long range stand off JASSM-ER/XR missile wouldnt have a warhead that is large enough. -the fact that its a stand in weapon and doesnt have to fly very long ranges means it is much cheaper and this allows SiAW to be mass produced. This is important because the number of targets during a conflict with China that need to be targetted is immense at around 100 000 (in destert storm iraq 40 000 were used in 43 days) and the US currently doesnt have enough munitions to target them all, e.g. JASSMs/LRASMs would run out in about a week if 500 are used a day. all around great video though!

SIAW looks to be an awesome eeappon. I wonder if AIM+260 has a secondary capability to go after surface targets? Some of the development programs for a next gen AAM (jDRADM, Triple Target Terminator, etc) had a SEAD/DEAD role

@jeffbenton6183

3 ай бұрын

The Taiwanese modified some of the AIM-120C AMRAAMs we gave them to become anti-radiation missiles. This shows that even if AIM-260 isn't designed for it, it will still at least be possible.

God bless you, sir! You're the best! My kids enjoy your Knowledge immensely

Another great segment.

Tony Stark disagrees with you Alex... They say that the best weapon is the one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree. I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once. That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it, and it's worked out pretty well so far.

@piotrd.4850

6 ай бұрын

However cool, it's not effective.

Thank you for sharing 🏆🙏🇺🇲💪

Highly Informative video. Thank you.

Thank you Alex very interesting.

Wait, you're telling me that the AARGM isn't pronounced the way a pirate would?

@lestermarshall6501

6 ай бұрын

You can, but you need an eye patch and a hook to do it right.

So the Air Force is developing the Swiss Army knife of a missile for the F-35 and its bombers. The Navy has F-35s. Will the Navy have access to these missiles, or do they need to develop their own? I love all these parallel systems. Like the Navy and Air Force coming up with their own stealth fighters. Who else has the resources for them than Uncle Sam?

You provide a lot of factual information and are shockingly cool. Keep up the good work.

Hypersonic missiles are blind due to the plasma sheath around it; to be able to pick up anything they'd need to slow down to mach 3. Our fleets have multiple layers of protection.

"The whole point of a doomsday machine is lost... IF YOU KEEP IT A SECRET! Why didn't you tell the WORLD EH?" Words of wisdom. Peaceful skies Alex.

@piotrd.4850

6 ай бұрын

#DrStrangelove.

I agree, the best weapon is the one you can leave on the shelf. Use all best efforts to avoid coming to blows. Thanks Alex I hope we get a congress next year that sees the need to tax the rich and invest in America. Our Defence needs have been under budgeted for years. Our ship building needs a big push. The list goes on we need a budget fit for purpose.

Great video Alex

Taking a step back - it sounds like the sooner it comes to a conflict with China the better for the USA, but what you didn't address is the exchange of nuclear strikes which would be a totally different scenario.

@trolleriffic

6 ай бұрын

There was a CIA analysis of China's nuclear forces done years ago which calculated that their small DF-5 fleet alone would likely cause 40 million American deaths in a nuclear war. Even a conventional war would be bad for the entire world so it totally makes sense for the US military to work on developing such an overwhelming range of systems and capabilities that conflict doesn't break out at all because China knows it could never be worth the cost.

@cylentone

6 ай бұрын

@@trolleriffic It's a guessing game. How quickly would each side's air defences be overwhelmed, what would get through, etc. Also, no exact details are known about the latest weapons from either side. That's what keeps all nations from using nuclear weapons until now, the cost in one's own country would be too great no matter what. The USA worries about their citizens, Russia & China leaders worry about clinging to power.

"Eleven and a half foot wingspan" (11:25) 😂

@Tora1337

6 ай бұрын

Good catch! I had to go back to see what you were talking about. Must have looked away from the video so didn't read it said 11.5". 😆

Keep up the great work

One missile to rule them all and in the darkness bind them 💀

This SIAW just needs two more features... the ability to transition into a low-fuel-use high-loiter configuration (mid-flight deploy-able glide wings perhaps?) and the ability to soft-land on water for retrieval and re-use. These capabilities, combined with what it already has create a new mission-space/usage-mode that is based upon the idea that you described: that the weapon can be targeted at a general area and then have its target data updated in mid flight. The idea here is that the two-way data-link that is based upon makes the SIAW a weapon AND a sensor drone. The new usage mode is a sort of aerial reconnaissance-in-force with waves of probe-missiles... the first few are launched speculatively, if they don't detect enemy targets, they deploy their wings and transition to high-loiter-mode to maximize data gathering that can refine the are that the next wave of missises is targeted at. When you finally send in actual fighters and bombers, the air space they are sent to has already be saturated with sensors and force allowing for them to be sent in at very low risk. Of course, with all of this speculative deployment as probes.. you'll go through them fast, so if even a fraction can be recovered and refurbished, it would make the economics a lot better.

@CHNISD

6 ай бұрын

F-22 first strikes. This not Russia Ukraine.

@CHNISD

6 ай бұрын

Loitering munitions. This is America. We have autonomous drones. Best in the world drones like the XQ-58 Valkyrie

@mm650

6 ай бұрын

@@CHNISD The distinction between a smart loitering weapon and a suicide drone is shrinking. It ultimately comes down to the questions: To what degree does the platform possess the ability to send back telemetry? The what degree does it possess the capacity to be remote-operated, and to what degree is it designed to be reused? Note that weapons that ABSOLUTELY fall into the missile not drone bucket, often have all three of those capabilities... Look at the Tomahawk... It can be told to self destruct or switched to a secondary target mid flight... that's a degree of remote operations. It can send back telemetry to assure the operator that it is on target and in various stages of approach. There have even been cases of aborted Tomahawk missions recovering hardware from the field... so that's minimal reuse potential (although I admit that one's a bit of a stretch). The point that I'm getting to is that there is a real value that for,some missions, not all to be sure, there is value in not even trying to respect the edges of the categories of "missile" and "drone"... and make a general purpose platform that can function as both, perhaps both even inside the same mission.

@CHNISD

6 ай бұрын

@@mm650 you are basing this off Ukraine and Russia. Yet, the US military is far more advanced than either of them. Even the predator drone is a huge upgrade to what is in Ukro Russian war.

@JohnDoe-ei5gp

5 ай бұрын

nobody want to touch an armed, launched then "soft landed" missile 😂

Hi Alex! Great report! Thank you. How would you feel about telling us about the development and capabilities of GLSDB? It's all gone very quiet on that front. Just a suggestion. Thank you again.

Very insightful

What they should do is make a hybrid aircraft carrier and missile ship and it should have a bunch of drones and after they take off the runway would open up a bunch of missile silos. The drones will be controlled by the crew members and the ship would go close enough to launch the payload and then fall back in and out and all the drones would be considered expendable and not even expected to return to the ship and to kinda make it less expensive could just install a remote control module on existing platforms like a 10s or f14-16 (just as easy examples) so instead of retiring some of our older aircraft we could use them as kinda suicide drones with guns to attack and for targeting/revealing their anti air defenses opening them up to the barrage of missiles and basically overwhelming their radars to make sure the missiles hit em where it hurts most but idk what do you and your viewers think about it 🧐🤔✈️🚀

@protorhinocerator142

6 ай бұрын

Older aircraft are still valuable, for after all their radar and missiles are destroyed. Look at the B-52. It's a textbook example of how NOT to do stealth. The B-52 is not a Day 1 weapon. It would be shot down. Once the F-22 clears the skies and the F-35 destroys all the missiles and radar, you send in the B-52 and the A-10. They're great bomb trucks and much cheaper to operate. If an enemy had ANY missiles, they would use them against the B-52, because they really hate that thing. It causes way too much damage. The fact that they don't means they have no missiles. Day 1 you want all your super high-tech expensive stealthy wonders to get in there and take out the super high-value targets. By Day 3 you start sending in older aircraft like F-16 and F-15. By Day 7 you're sending in the A-10 and B-52. At this point, the war is effectively over. The enemy just doesn't want to admit it. The USA will keep bombing them until it decides to stop bombing them. It's never a matter of running out of planes or running out of bombs. They might surrender. We might simply decide to leave (Afghanistan). So far they've been unable to make us stop. We always stop on our own.

The only truly bad part of these as deterrents is the overall cost to field enough to make China rethink its position. Also this will lead to another big push in anti-missile systems and energy weapons costing even more dollars that could be better spent on America it self.

@marcondespaulo

6 ай бұрын

However, it seems only the US is anywhere close to a deployable system.

@hydrolifetech7911

6 ай бұрын

The money is being spent on America itself. The money goes to American companies hiring Americans. US being OP prevents a war with a near peer that will cost orders of magnitude what's spent on the weapons and also prevents loss of hundreds of thousands of American servicemen.

Great episode. The acronyms get confusing but watching AP helps.

As always incredible content man, deference is peace

What game are we changing? We’re still in a proxy war in Ukraine. We’re still in a proxy war in Israel. And we’re about to be in proxy war in Taiwan. What game is changing?

@Typexviiib

6 ай бұрын

We arent in a proxy war anywhere.

"Warheads into foreheads with all deliberate haste."

Thanks!

The new wonder weapon that will totally live up to the hype.

Excellent summary!

another excellent report

Amen!

Outstanding understanding (proposed and probably correct) of why US reveals plans and tests on weapons, by Alex. All that data and pretty cool stuff before and up to that, good too.

Forecasting is an important part you always have to play from both sides of the board.. Solutions seems like a good fit for the equation.

I love Alex Hollings