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@robot336

Жыл бұрын

Could chrome coating deflect laser weapon's ?

@geofftimm2291

Жыл бұрын

What about flash effect. Canopies would flash reflected sunlight, wouldn't a mirror finish do the same? Geoff Who remembers the Canadian camo on the early F/A-18s.

@corey8420

Жыл бұрын

Just have to say, it took awhile to get the new swag, but I love it! Years ago we talked about it

@PilotPhotog

Жыл бұрын

@@corey8420 awesome and thank you!

@steveperreira5850

Жыл бұрын

What a joke and a waste of money. The only combat future for aircraft is drones.

As a Canadian, I have to hand it to the US, their R&D, quality, and manufacturing capabilities are incredible. Glad they are on our side.

@Wpns175

Жыл бұрын

They are incredibly expensive. But thank you and keep America's hat safe for us!

@ryanestes7331

Жыл бұрын

@@Wpns175 the f35 is actually becoming very cheap, currently you can pick one up for less than a f15 and operate it at a slightly increased rate (at the increased rate it would take 20 years to spend more than a f15

@rayjames6096

Жыл бұрын

People don't understand what that cost per flight hour really means. The F-35 has systems and sensors built into it that 4th generation jets don't, the cost of maintenence on these systems are included in the cost per hour. The F-35 has the helmet, a built in targeting system whereas a 4th generation needs multimillion dollar targeting pods that also need maintenence but since its not part of the aircraft that cost isn't included in the cost per hour for that 4th generation jet. The F-35 has sensors all over it and the electronics that go with them and that requires maintenence, a 4th generation don't. A F-35A is cheaper than almost every 4+ generation jet being produced at 77 million each. The cost per hour has dropped considerably and is expected to drop a lot more.

@boneill7597

Жыл бұрын

@D these are valid criticisms but the F35 was literally not meant to be a bomber or air superiority fighter. It’s filling the niche between both of those and I’d say it does it quite well. The US already have other aircraft and future aircraft that will perform the functions of a bomber or air superiority role far better than an aircraft that was designed not to be either. The F15 is not going to be performing the same functions as the F35 either. If you think the US is drinking the koolaid and wasting money, how do you explain all the other countries lining up to buy the F35 plane? They are all far stingier with their military procurement than the US is.

@jeancastro1654

Жыл бұрын

Bullshit - You’re on our side!

Seems like it works do several things: reduce heat signature, make own heat signature look like the sun's signature, reduce effectiveness of DEWs, and reduce visual detection. (USAF studies in the 00s showed that brightly lit up aircraft have virtually no siloughette at range.)

@sargera1

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but on a nighthawk lol kwkwkw imagine a chromebird instead of a blackbird

@goolash1000

Жыл бұрын

@@sargera1 As I recall, an issue the nighthawks had in desert storm was that Iraqi AA batteries on the roof tops were not using radar and the black paint siloughetted the nighthawks against cloud cover, but yeah, the idea of a nighthawk anything other than black flies in the face of their reputation.

@demizer1968

Жыл бұрын

I’m guessing DEW defense may be the biggest factor. Someone somewhere must’ve got intel o

@Wise101

Жыл бұрын

@@sargera1 Maybe the USAF wanted to convert some of the Nighthawks into Dayhawks

@vitor2650

Жыл бұрын

Problem is if one goes down it’s 7 years bad luck.😁

Hell yah, have always loved the Chrome aircraft like the P-51, so happy the style will be returning with modern technology!

@totalnerd5674

Жыл бұрын

P-51 Stealth??????

@positiveband9645

Жыл бұрын

I honestly like the 1960's - 1980's aircraft designs with nose arts. And the blue and white USAF logo. But yes, the new coating is much more useful.

@hippolytecourtilleau7980

Жыл бұрын

Wasn't it the bare metal (aluminium), not paint?

@raywhitehead730

Жыл бұрын

Its Not a "style" it has Purpose not that it looks, keeno.

@user-ts8ep6mq7x

3 ай бұрын

LOOKS GOOD

There's been a bunch of talk recently about the development of ceramic RAM. This is almost certainly it. It's likely a dichroic, multi-layer coating and has all the benefits that everyone here has already guessed - protection from IR (which includes lasers), a claimed 80% radio wavelength absorption (not sure how that compares to the existing stealth coatings), lack of silhouette in a bright sky, much higher temperature allowance, and likely much lower lifetime costs.

@HotPlates.

Жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing. Hopefully it is!

@knowsmebyname

Жыл бұрын

Safe to assume that being ceramic that it won't wear as easily?

@ShootBlueHelmets

Жыл бұрын

@@knowsmebyname correct. The ceramics can handle more heat than the F22 can generate, by quite a margin. I am hoping this is said ceramic RAM, and that we upgrade as soon as possible.

@outatime626

Жыл бұрын

Another aspect of this is that the F-22 and F-35 are limited in their supersonic performance by the fact that supersonic speed damages their RAM coating. If this is the ceramic RAM that it seems to be, this will allow for continuous supersonic flight without any damage to the RAM. When combined with the new adaptive cycle engines, this will make the Raptor even more deadly than before and make the Lightning II even more powerful than it already is. Additionally, the fact that it’s being applied to even the F-117 may hint that they may come out of retirement and used to increase the existing number of stealth planes available.

@knowsmebyname

Жыл бұрын

@@outatime626 yikes I hope not. Cuz if it is in the works to update the f-117, then that hints to the fact that there is a clear and present danger doesn't it? Something imminent. Or an I being an alarmist?

Love the chrome, it gives me Century Series vibes

@newman977

Жыл бұрын

Chrome F-106 would be gorgeous.

@teezwilliams22

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I said silver surfer lol

Possible protection from laser attacks? They are becoming more relevant each year, especially on newer nuclear naval vessels that can power them. Scatter laser targeting perhaps? I'd still think additional spectrum scattering is more likely however.

I'm sure someone else has mentioned this, but it just popped into my inexperienced brain. Is it possible the chrome is meant to keep the anti-rad coating from degrading? Example: Some chrome-lined rifle barrels hold up to high heat and protect the barrel structure.

@user-cc32vcg811

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say so, the chrome lining, if anything, would increase the radar profile since metallic paintjobs aren't as porous as whatever stealth aircraft use.

@rns_nickitoloko_psn5775

Жыл бұрын

F-35's use RAM, Radar Absorbing Material. I don't know if chrome coatings would absorb Radar waves, but they do reflect the heat away from the surface, like a mirror.

@weasle2904

Жыл бұрын

@@user-cc32vcg811 It's likely it's a material designed not to interact with radar

@280ackleyimp

Жыл бұрын

Plated chromed barrels is not a thing. Only stainless steel or what you are probably thinking off is chrome moly steel (the blued finished barrels).

@Delgen1951

Жыл бұрын

@@280ackleyimp Nope the M1 of ww2 had a chrome plated barrel and chamber as did most US guns in the Pacific theater and one was given to the m16 after it stopped firing in combat in Vietnam due to corrosion in the barrels and chambers.

Great video. This is exactly what I think people are looking for when they are interested in the cutting edge improvements on an airframe. Good Stuff

@PilotPhotog

Жыл бұрын

Thank you glad you enjoyed it and more on the way!

Very good video, and interesting information about the f35 and the new engines

I hope the chrome finishes let us return to ww2 and Korean War style markings

@PilotPhotog

Жыл бұрын

Agreed - and you're first!

@kingdomofvinland8827

Жыл бұрын

@@PilotPhotog could you do a video on the ceramic ram coating we talked about on discord? It sounds like that tech could be a game changer. Especially when combined with the adaptive cycle engine the F-35A and C are getting

I have recently seen new armoured BMW’s with a paint job that makes it almost invisible by connecting it to some electric gadget etc. A little bit like windows, are made no longer see through by simply clicking a switch. I am aware that stealth is based on invisibility to radar, but in air combat like a dog fight being actually not physically visible or almost not visible would be an advantage as well.

@carkid7640

Жыл бұрын

Lmao wow dude ur basically flying a fighter jet very comparable

@rogeriodaconceicao2568

Жыл бұрын

@@carkid7640 no need for sarcasm. I was not comparing. I was talking about paint.

@Laotzu.Goldbug

Жыл бұрын

inb4 Bond's car in _Die Another Day_

There are likely many types of aircraft coatings which would reduce IR signature. To me, this seems most likely to be a test of a coating to counter directed energy weapons. Lasers. These DE weapons are in development and it seems logical to assume they're also working on ways to counter these weapons while maintaining low observable characteristics.

@nguquaxanguyen5224

Жыл бұрын

just because reflective surface reflect laser doesn't mean that the contacted surface is immune to the heat of said laser. Using mirrors against directed energy weapon is a myth. If a thin light coating somehow can protect against an instant thousands of degrees of heat then you'll see it on all types of vehicles not just aircraft.

@alwynwatson6119

Жыл бұрын

Yes the USAF are terrified by the new world orders plasma core point defence laser particularly after what they did to russia in ukraine.

@alwynwatson6119

Жыл бұрын

@@nguquaxanguyen5224 It's not about the heat it's about how the heat is delivered using light. If light is not absorbed than the surface does not heat up. Still this is only enough to defend against ultra small PDLs. The kind of on New world order aircraft.

@travispaskiewicz2663

Жыл бұрын

Most likely it's for directed microwave weapons that have been used to down drones by hijacking/severing control. I'm not a tech guy... just going on a hunch that that these weapons might feasibly get good enough to screw with computers on board aircraft. Or maybe they already are, who knows?

@nicoschmidt4357

Жыл бұрын

@@nguquaxanguyen5224 you are wrong, a mirror with an inner 45 degree cut can reflect any LASER. Or how do you think mirrors in certain systems can focus sunlight at more than 100,000 degrees temperature?

last winter we could hear jets flying above us in one of Randolph's MOAs but we could only catch brief glimpses of them while in turns and they looked light blue

Excellent stuff bro

Fantastic video!

It could be also to allow the Navy to evaluate a new stealth coating for their aircraft. I’ve seen pictures where there are issues with carrier deployed F 35s where the coating has been deteriorating

If these coatings are quasicrystal antenna arrays, as I suspect, they are able to shape the electromagnetic signature of the aircraft to whatever you want. The craft will be truly be invisible or can transform into anything you want. The limitation might well be that the aircraft has to generate a very large amount of electrical energy to power the array, hence the stealth fighters being used because they have that capability.

Cool dynamic opacity/reflective skin. IIRC this is for IR/Optical dazzling and passive illumination(low light sig redux) They've been testing it up and down the West Coast in the deserts.

Excellent video Tog, nice work. I’ve wondered recently if it has anything to do with the new ceramic RAM that’s been engineered. I lean to the possibility side, however I’m not an aerospace engineer and honestly, I have no idea.

@PilotPhotog

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ted! I’m not sure but I think they could be related.

Enemy will be so impressed with Chrome finish that they won’t shoot. Also, we must consider the stunning _RED_ on Mazda/Maserati automobiles 😮

@swaghauler8334

Жыл бұрын

Soul red Mazda CX50s...

Seems like it would be a more durable coating as well maybe allowing them to fly faster without damaging the ram. Plus it may help with corrosion resistance in particular with the B & C variants that are around salt water alot

The perfect blending to the skies. With that type of technology; at least during night time, you wouldn't be able to tell if this thing was flying right next to you and you wouldn't even have a clue that a jet is about to take you out and you can't even see it...I wonder if this system will be able to harness some type of energy.

I think the chrome like finish is less maintenance on the stealth coating and handle the heat better

I always knew this would be a reality at some point in the future, as its in ace combat 7. And it makes logical sense to give the F-35 Lightning 2 a minimalistic coat of paint as it would be faster and more efficient as well as more stealthy.

It's definitely relative to suppressing the aircraft's IR signature. if you've ever had to use a FLIR camera before, one of the big thing you'll notice is that there's a few different metals that reflect IR light rather than emit it, even if they're hundreds of degrees hotter than their surroundings. I worked around some high temp kilns for a few years that had steel banding around the refractory fire bricks. When the kiln was firing, those bands would get up to a couple to a few hundred degrees, but they'd still look like they were at ambient on a FLIR. They acted like a mirror in the infrared. You could see your own thermal reflection in the camera when directly facing them, with spot metering identifying that reflection as being ~body temp instead of a couple/few hundred degrees. If the stealth coating they're using (or still developing) in this case is transparent in the infrared, it's easy to see how a thermally reflective layer would be advantageous. Things like IR-guided anti-air missiles would have a very difficult time acquiring a lock from anything other than some limited rear-aspect angles. (Think looking down the engine nozzles.) While that's a huge plus, if notably reducing the aircraft's thermal signature is indeed the reason why those aircraft looked chromed out, then I'd imagine the main advantage they're after likely has more to do avoiding early detection. Essentially the same reason why they're stealth to begin with, just with another light spectrum in mind. It's probably not a coincidence that this became a thing not long after China claimed to have developed a thermal search-and-track system geared towards aircraft detection. (They claim it can see stealth aircraft up to 300 km away, but whether or not that's actually true is anyone's guess.)

It’s probably the new ceramic stealth coating they’ve talked about . More durable and effective. Less maintenance = a cheaper jet.

Love that chrome finish!

great video

I wonder if the mirror coating on the C variant will withstand the saltiness of the carrier environment better than the standard stealth coatings have?

@mystaffmystaff8803

Жыл бұрын

I think the allied forces that fly the f35 are possibly being introduced to some highly classified technology that might border on light bending technology that may render these aircraft visually invisible or in some way more electronically unable to visually see or track as well as reducing their infrared signature. This looks to me to be crucially close to the technology seen in the PREDATOR movies. I know it may sound farfetched but, but it won't be to those enemy pilots who are being targeted by an enemy that can't see or track!

@reedmcginn7787

Жыл бұрын

That might explain why the C is the testbed

First off....hello! It's me again! LOL! Well you got me, as I'm laying here recovering from this 12 screw in my spine, Morning Brew makes perfect sense. My goodness, look at that Photog coffee cup!!!! LOL! As always, thank you for diving in deeper than anyone on the internet with you intel PLUS your visuals. There's just simply nothing like it!!!! Thank you PilotPhotog!

If I had to guess I would guess the mirror technology would have some sort of defensive capabilities to counter laser and/or optical targeting systems. Maybe even direct energy weapons.

0:28 Seven years ago I had a dream of two of these particular F-35's hovering side by side with an egg shaped aircraft between them, it was all white very similar to the one in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 but only one visible port and everything they flew over the ground burst open with lava fountaining out and then the titans came out of the ground and started devouring people as they fled.

AYEE!!! IM from Ventura county. Oxnard to be exact They're probably comin out near Port Hueneme . sm

Hey, J., I was wondering if you've ever tried taking things up a notch and worked on adding any vapor (v.trails, v.cones, 'shock collars')? It would be unique to see a transonic F-22 emerge out of vapor in a rendering SFX. Other ideas: shimmering exhaust, after-burners, or something like in JJ Abrams films where he uses (some say abuses) lens flares. If you've seen ANY of his films (all the recent Star Treks) or even Google him...there are even memes about it! Just curious.

I believe they are building a trend line. How much does chrome coating changes the radar cross section. Most likely as test for NGAD .

I notified the U.S.airfoce about this coating 3 yr ago ! Seems like they took notice ! 🇨🇦

"The chrome finish gives it a lower thermal profile and will allow multiple platforms to work in unison..." US Military: *"We did it just because they look cool"*

Possibly defeat ranging or targeting lasers? Downside is glinting in daylight.

I saw that coating under a microscope in 2001/2002 at Wright Part AFB. The sample was the size of a dime. I'm afraid to describe its other characteristics. Pretty dope shit.

Thanks!

there is a ceramic stealth coating people have been reporting on that supports higher temp than the current polymer version so could also be that as the current version impacts speed

Good video i would speculate that the AETP will not go into production but may be test platform because a re-engine would mean less airframes which i think would be unacceptable.

@theelf152

Жыл бұрын

That's a pointless argument the whole reason for testing the new engines is to make substantial gains and early testing results confirm this!. If an engine ends up being 30% more efficient and saves many millions of dollars per airframe - on this basis alone you would implement it to as many airframes s possible, let alone all the other benefits that come with it. Obviously it's longer term purpose is NGAD but even transitioning to NGAD you will need proven / tested technology and with China pressing forward with technology - the US knows it must ramp up as quickly as possible.

i dunno how well it works but i thought it looked so sick with those chrome face lift!

Yeah lol. We have been flying the Chrome F22 you mentioned briefly for about 10+ years now with the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron!

Wouldn't the mirror like coating cause the fighter to adopt the heat profile of the surroundings? I would assume that since the engine is the main source of heat, there must be something being implemented that will cut off engine exhaust temporarily or minimize it considerably for long periods of time, that new engine profile may have a few more tricks up its sleeves than just longer loiter times. It really sucks not actually knowing.

I was just wondering if you could do a rendering of the Advanced Super Tomcat, and the G. I. Joe fictional Skystriker (the supped up version of the US Navy Tomcat) with the Chrome Mirror Coating on them?

Interesting novelty tech here. Wonder how much and how wide spread the different implementations will be. Will it be beneficial and cost effective to stay with the development flow or will they only be used by one or two nations and the rest focuse obly on upgraded SW.

I really like the laser hologram projection. Who ever thought of that is a real genius.

I think chrome coatings may help degrade IR , and really mess with any laser designator, yet my first sighting of a military using chrome was on a small boat, to now see it on aircraft means it’s definitely being considered in several arenas

@telesniper2

5 ай бұрын

are you kidding? It would INCREASE the effectiveness of a laser designator if anything

I wonder if you could use different chrome coating like camouflage chrome coating to make it more effective or what.

It's probably as smooth as glass. Less drag and or friction possibly increasing speeda little, slight improvement on range maybe, reducing heat signature and it would probably be hard for the naked eye to spot when up high. It simply mirrors the sky. Just few guesses... it could possibly help against laser weapons well.

@mignik01

Жыл бұрын

Smooth finishes are not always good for drag. They can induce separation.

@niteowl9733

Жыл бұрын

@@mignik01 separation from what?

@mignik01

Жыл бұрын

@@niteowl9733 flow separation from the wings.

Did not know the Nighthawk was still operational. Makes me happy.

My guess on the coating is that it's not too dis similar to the metallic ceramic coating for car exhausts, like the ones from the company, Jet Hot.

I wonder if it lowers the low frequency reflections too?

I remember back in '97 either Pop. Mech, or Pop. Science, there was a story in it about this type of coating being tested on A/C. what it was supposed to do is put a mirror image of whatever you're looking at, from whatever is behind it,, so, if you're looking from below, and the sky is above, you won't really see the jet, you'll catch something moving, but you'll see the blue sky, with clouds or whatever. On the other hand, if you're an Adversary pilot, and you're looking DOWN,, you'll see some movement of ? But you'll just see whatever is underneath... desert, or snowy mountains, or whatever. I remember this from the magazine back in '97.

is it possible to pump coolant through the hot parts of the skin and chassis to drastically cool it down?

The experimental coating could also be intended to reduce their visibility to sat cams/sensors.

Somebody went nuts with the bling and wrapped their plane.

So it acts as better IR suppression, and as a bonus, looks really damn nice, that F22 with chrome finish looks so damn sexy

Just started ‘playing’ DCS World. I got me the Grinnelli F22 mod. Just happened across the mirror skin someone had made and posted. They did an amazing job, makes my F22 stand out on the ramp😎 That is proof enough I am meant to be a fighter pilot😜

Maybe - just speculating here - the chrome-like coating A. decreases air resistance at lower altitudes ever so slightly, B. is more reistant to higher speeds (something which the orginal coating was said to having trouble with) and C. is more durable, reducing the man hours required to maintain the orginal coating and thus reducing cost? On a side note, I wish the USAF would be investigating a non-folding wing the size of the C-model. The C appears to be more maneuverable and is known for having longer reach. Together with the GE XA-100 variable bypass/adaptive cycle engine and the new coating (if it will stand the rigourous testing), who knows what that would do for the A-model. A last thing I've been thinking about is a ventral enclosed weapons container (EWC) or (semi) conformal fuel tank the likes of which was envisaged for the Super Hornet. Not having to carry AIM-9X's or payload similar in size externally might increase payload-range perfomance further. But I have no idea if that would match with the arrangement of maintenance access panels or interfere with the doors of the semi-lateral weapon bays.

Would the new coating help minimise or deflect laser defense systams?

What about corrosion resistance, particularly out at sea.

Wonder if it would deflect in feared etc.

I imagine a mirror is one of the closest ways of becoming invisible without actually becoming invisible, it probably looks the same to radar but could confuse optics based systems.

It wonder if they made some breakthrough that allows them to make a coating that's visually/thermally reflective yet radar absorbent? Or who knows, maybe what we're seeing is a mature program and the materiel is only applied right before war. Like knights putting on their armor before riding out to battle.

Can understand High Reflective Surface Scattering Sunshine, and making Plane Surface look like it's surroundings...as well as maybe reflecting away any Laser. HOWEVER I'm Stretching thoughts as to 'Just How" it limits the Plane's Internal Heat Generated Signature.

My thoughts are the coatings reduce laser targeting.

A mirror like coating could theoretically bounch/deflect certain laser power or wave lengths

It would be really funny if it got down to aerial knife fight range, and the deciding factor was the sun reflecting off this new coating and just blinding the other pilot

F22s w that coating have been around for quite a while

Will you be doing a video on the F-117 Nighthawk, SU-57 Felon, F-15 Silent Eagle, or SU-47 Berkut?

This could also be a form of visual camouflage with added abilities to deflect or reduce damage from high energy weapons!!

I would think the mirror finish is also to help defend against laser weapons.

Could be a base finish for an active electronic stealth system?

Could it be for visual detection cause it would blend into surroundings?

Interesting, as usual.

@PilotPhotog

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

Awesome 😎

@PilotPhotog

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Bringing back the aesthetics of the 50's Airforce. Nice.

they flexin with thezz cromys !

@drksideofthewal

Жыл бұрын

Sheeesh

Another possibility for the "mirror coatings is a possible laser defense.

Literally lasering the enemy away, given powerful and reliable enough laser weapons, would practically render conventional canons obsolete, making it much easier to actually hit what's in sight with the only limitations to ammunition being power generation and thus, fuel. If used on swivelling, large range of motion turrets, you'll end up with the closest thing to ideal missile defense.

So if they are "shiny" to reduce infrared signatures, the same coating that reflects heat outward, can and will retain and reflect inward the very heat they are trying to destroy. I can see the coating might make them slicker and a little bit faster than the usual coating

@ray32245mv

Жыл бұрын

This is why the fuel is pumped through the aircraft skin, and specifically designed to absorb heat, and operate at a higher temp. They pull the heat from the a/c into the fuel, and chunk it right out the back. What you're starting to see now, is that this a/c was indeed designed to accommodate these technologies from the beginning.

It is very likely that it is an anti-laser coating but also could be an optical wave diffuser.

Wow! One of your best vids yet. Your rendering of the highly reflective silver paneling is spot-on! I've got an actual pic of an F-22 in situ taken by a professional photog and your rendering looks so real even in side-by-side views. Have you ever worked at ILM?😉 But really...great info and great video. It really shows. I've watched it 3X's.

Thanks

If only top gun used the F-35’s for the movie. It would have been a cakewalk though.

@vtakpanzer7456

Жыл бұрын

wouldn't be a fun movie

@murrydog100

Жыл бұрын

Or a couple of B-2s armed with MOPs dropping them from 60,000 ft and heading home. Roll credits….

I do not think it is connected to IR signature size as the engine will still be the major contributor to that. Chrome or polished aluminum is surely to reflect something like Radar or light. Maybe its not "Chrome" or Aluminum but a better stealth coating that just happens to be very shiny? Another thought is to do with an Ionised aero sheath could it need a very smooth conductive surface to control it at a level not seen before, supposed to be amazing what you can do with an ionised bubble around and aircraft, Much reduced drag, less heating, total "absorbtion" of, or reflection of EM waves. Somepeople even say you can get propulsion out of it. Anyway they are not doing it for fun, hopefully find out one day.

What is the advantages of mirror coating? Well that's simple, it glares, so it makes you easy to spot in certain conditions. How this is advantage, I haven't figured out yet.

This could of helped with the bunker approach in Top Gun and the Escape from tracking radar.

Could it be possible that this is the new ceramics-based radar-absorbent coating being tested? It's said to produce a much harder skin than the current polymer-based coating but there hasn't been any data released on how reflective it is.

Shiny finishes have low emissivity. This is just another way of saying that they don't emit as much infrared radiation. This would make the planes harder to track with an IRST sensor.

@erichahn5665

Жыл бұрын

@@Albertkallal Anyone who has ever purchased high performance windows has probably been offered "Low-E Glass". This is low emissivity glass that helps lower heating bills by not emitting heat from your home. They achieve this with a fine deposition of reflective particles on the glass. Same idea.

Could this also be used to deflect high energy light beams (lasers)?

Well, the legion system developed for the F15EX is suppose to be an advanced IRST system. It is also known as the stealth equalizer. If you can diminish the effectiveness of the more advanced IRST systems then you have again established the future value of stealth. The adaptive jet engine has been years in development and while I believe it can be achieved; the last I heard it may difficult to achieve than anticipated. Hopefully not more difficult than the US Air Force and possibly Navy anticipated. Tailless fighters have been researched in the past but there have been many accidents of tailless fighters in the past. All of this is being added into the 6th generation fighters which is about 3 R&D programs being added into one new aircraft. It is nice that some of these features are being tried in the F35 and F22 first.

It’s a speculation on my part, but it could be a film coating that makes the plane visually disappear. This type of technology has been in the works for some time. On the other hand, it could be a test for ground based radar or airborne radar detection. It’s only speculation.

Maybe is visual cammo? IR?

This might be an alternative RAM material that has been applied. Ceramic instead of polymer based. Bonus IR signature reduction due to gloss.

can't wait for the model kit makers to come up with models of these...

The mirror light coating is so the pilot can make sure he looks studley before climbing into the cockpit.