Something I forgot to mention in my other post, is that Raytheon is working on the Peregrine missile. It’s half the size of an AMRAAM with just as powerful of a warhead, it uses additive manufacturing and if I’m not mistaken it’ll be faster as well.
I was alwayz thinking like nowadays planes are soft enough that 1/2 weigth warhead would still do so major dmg that it will fall down... but the size and weight is mostly fuel for missile...
Russia is crying anyway because they lost a third of their air combat capabilities against an opponent without a major air force. Losses are the destroyed ones and the ones that in Russia crashed or came back with so much battle damage they can't be restored. Add that the Russian Federation is doing deep maintenance, something they usually skip making their aircraft crash, taking out a lot more capabilities.
@@jacksonteller1337 The F35 is a trash plane its only stealth against x band radar so Russia and China use S band and Lband radars on their planes. Russias Irbis-E radar system can see and engage 4 stealth planes at 350 kms in its stealth hunting mode. And See and engage 30 targets in normal mode. The F35 can't dog fight and can't get passed Russia and Chinqs Lband radars UHF and VHF radars. Its a jet that can't dog fight can't be seen at long ranges only 1 model can carry an internal gun. Its a trash plane.
@@jacksonteller1337 Russias loses are only SU 25 and Su 34s which are bombers that fly low to the ground for attack runs on ground forces. Besides that they only lost one SU35s which had completed its combat and was returning back to its base and had no more flares or chaff.
@@maxsmart645 you are forgetting the Su 30, Su 35 and the Mig 31. Better change your name to dimwit as smart is something that you clearly aren't. You can barely read as you are unable to post anything to do with reality. You even have to like your own posts as nobody in their right mind will do so.
Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark are now working to pool their aircraft to operate as a single fleet. All but Sweden have and will have F-35s. Operating all their networked F-35s together as a single fleet will be extremely powerful. It also means seamless integration with American F-35Bs and F-35Cs operating at sea. Well done.
The price is for all three variants and also includes all of the R & D associated with the entire program, the entire cost of all upgrades like block 4, maintenance costs, flight hours, etc.
They seem to be doing okay, they are on a couple ships already. The complete change over will likely take awhile though since so many nations are ordering F-35s. "Ten Navy F-35Cs with the “Argonauts” of VFA-147 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) from Naval Air Station Lemoore are embarked aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), while 10 Marine Corps F-35Cs from the “Black Knights” of U.S. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., are aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Navy spokesman told USNI News. Meanwhile, six Marine F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing variant aircraft are operating aboard USS America (LHA-6), a Marine Corps spokesman confirmed to USNI News"
When you put the effort in to R&D your own design and not steal tech, it pays as you can change things as the design evolves. The F35 is only at the beginning of it's life, it will end up as money well spent, even if it has a shorter service life, lessons have been learned which is something you don't get if you steal tech and copy it.
Could you please create a vid about The F-22 Super Raptor! Including HMD, Link 16, AIM-260 JATM, and Metallic Coatings! Also how it is being used as a stop gap solution for NGAD therefore receiving said upgrades and more!
22,000lb of weapons...... For comparison, a typical B-17 mission in WW2 carried 5,000-7,000lb of bombs, had 4 engines, and had 10 crewmembers. F-35 = three to four B-17s, with a single engine and single crewmember
Thanks for an interesting video about an important new development for the A and C variants of the F-35. Too bad your picture of the F-35B was used at the start of the video, right after 10 seconds through the end of the first flight of planes, as it is not involved in the sidekick addition, as stated in this video. The wings and the lines from the closed fan behind the pilot’ canopy show this to be the variant whose image was used.
There is one profile that NO plane can hide,,,, air dissipation. Planes create a vortex of swirling air around them, I have seen in the past of devices that can detect this air movement, but it never eventuated into a practical working model. Weather radars use a similar technology to detect wind direction (or vortices), which could be remade to detect air disturbances created by planes. If that was ever invented, no plane no matter how stealthy, would be visible.
True that also a radar that could hone in on the sound of jets ( jets are very loud but I don't know if it is possible? plus could be easy to design countermeasures)
I wonder if a next gen fighter will end up replacing the F35B sooner than expected with lessons learned. Maybe a hybrid design like an evolution of the Harrier, supersonic/supercruise capable with direct thrust jet aswell as ducted jets and stealth materials.
They've got them centered like the cg for 4 rockets means anything. If they were tube launched you could probably cram another dozen on. Just have a powered wind cap that moves back in place after firing.
I wonder when they actually going to slant them and let them shoot out of ports from the top or bottom of the plane like the ports on a ship . They can fire and lock on after leaving the plane and they could add alot more missiles if their small like the small diameter bomb. The space behind the cockpit would be a great place to put them . They may not can do it now but on future planes where they can actually plan it out would be a great option. Because with stealth you have limited options they need to be more creative on how they use space and this could work.
it should be able absorb and reflect away from operator of all types of radar no matter what angle it's at considering it's a 102 million dollar aircraft ...
@@ThatCarGuy this vid was about the aim-120 tho, which is air to air. So when the OP said “long range” one can assume he meant long range air to air. Its a relative term
@John Redcorn they said "put long range missiles" which can be many types. I don't know why you are trying to play semantics. The aim120 is already one of the longest range air to air missiles. Hard to put longer range ones on there when the US doesn't have any with a longer range then the aim120 since the aim260 is still being tested.
Already available for several years but too expensive for integration in the short term. Especially when looking at the capabilities of the Russian and the Chinese armed forces. Once it becomes relevant to do so they will be installed in a few weeks to months. Dependent on the amount of squadrons in the area.
since the F22 project been dumped (*or at least what they want us the believe-d) the addition of extra armaments seems the logical move. for a platform design to do it all it is obvious the upgrade is necessary to combat rival plane equal or close to it's capabilities but hopefully will not jeopardized it's stealth which is what makes the F35 above the rest of it's competitors. just ask the IAF.
Those conformal tanks on the F-16 Block 70 can be applied to the F-35s by installing additional missiles and and door on it as well. That means instead of additional fuel capacity, they can be additional missiles mounted internally. The aircraft may have to roll 90 degrees on its side to release the missiles.
@@leapdrive that applies the same for fighters aswell... But I have thought that it is about manufacturing process itself ... so its not so easy to copycat...
The new Peregrine AAM will give the F-22 and F-35 a 100% increase of internal carriage of AAMs. Why do the US develop 2 types of internal bay modifications?
Anyone wonders how big RCS change is if some gbu-500lbs like bombs are carried in beast mode and when these are dropped, is it again stealth? Or some adapters remain on wings which are dooming stealth profile?
I wonder how F-35 would fare against Russian Airforce if F-35 were to be sent to Ukraine to be used against RuAF. I think so that F-35 would have many advantages. 1. F-35 is a fifth generation stealth aircraft, meaning its Radar cross section is far lower than that of conventional legacy aircrafts like F-16, F-15, F-18, MiG-29, MiG-35 etc. 2. Due it's advantage of Stealth, it will detect jets like Su-27, Su-30, Su-35, MiG-29s etc before they can do the same. In this way, F-35 will have see first shoot first advantage meaning it will mostly detect Russian fighters first, acquire a lock on them and fire something like an AMRAAM to shoot them down. 3. F-35 might be able to conduct SEAD based operations very effectively with SPEAR EW. Etc.. Yes.. the F-35. Chances of US allowing F-35 or even F-22 to fight in Ukraine against Russia is pretty much next to none (I literally do mean it). But I can imagine in my head what would it would be to see F-35 flying over Ukraine.
@@niweshlekhak9646 very few SU-57 that are less stealthy than a F-35... and we don't know much about their real capabilities (however... we know Russia tends to exaggerate when it comes to its mighty weapons)
That’s nice and all but the aim-150 is no match for pl-15. What the Air Force needs is aim-260 or else it’s just muscle flexing and Chinese can outrange the US
I think you mean the aim-120, and China just like Russia tends to over inflate their numbers. They have a hard time building engines, which is why they buy so much from Russia and steal from them, the US, etc. The Aim-120 has also downed multiple aircraft, so we know it works in combat unlike the Pl-15.
pl15 is great missile but it is unlikely for china to detect f35 far enough to really use this range, it will be problem for 4th gen platforms like f18 and huge problem for tankers and awacs
F 35 A and C version s now have the same capability to transport inside weapons bay 6 air to air missiles the same as su 57 and j 20 only inferior to f 22 raptor with 8 air missiles inside weapons bay... very cool but not so good for China and Rússia...kkkk 🎉
Speed compromises the stealth. It heats the leading edges of F-35. Very low IR signature from the front is critical. Would you rather be invisible or go mach 3 and light up enemy radars all around you? Same with 2 engines. More heat. Value of F-35 is they don't know where it is at...
We dont need such detailed videos ...present us what is important please...thank you...99% of normal people dont understand what is the difference between dinosaur's disappearance and dundee crocodile movie
We won't know what the F35 can do until it flies in combat. Seen a few at airshows very noisy and visually easy to spot. From an airframe viewpoint not sure they are that big advance over F15, F18 or even F4.
Are you joking? The stealthy aspects of the F-35 are in reference to enemy radars and sensors, not to their actual eyes and ears. Do you think these are supposed to be silent and invisible to the crowds while performing at airshows?
It's a fighter jet it's supposed to be loud. I don't know a fighter jet that isn't loud. You can hear pretty much any fighter jet coming from 5 miles out. Plus the radar cross section of this airframe is greatly less than any other fighter except the f22 so please tell me where you got your information from. Any aircraft once close enough will be easy to spot,they are stealthy to radar not invisible to the eye😂😂😂
Binkoff www.youtube.com/@Binkov/featured did several analyses, where China invaded Taiwan first, and US invaded China first. His conclusion was that the first year of the war would favor the US, but as the time progressed, the Chinese would overcome US's technical advantage, by the Chinese using its Navy to disrupt our long supply chains and distruction of our advanced fighters. After about a year, the war would end in stalemate.
I've said it before, that has to be the most annoying voice. Most times I cant get through a video. Listening to the pregnant pauses. How it repeats everything. We don't need to hear the specs or descriptions in every format there is. I didnt get through this video as well.
What an absolute waste of money. Take a fighter that was designed to be stealthy, but had less payload compared to an F15, realize that it needed more payload, then eliminate its only advantage.
How is your specific handicap configuered? Is it regular dumbness? Or you did not watch the content before commenting? China bot or Trump voter would be my guess.
As I've said before, the F-35 is a gold-plated piece of 💩. As Ivan has found out, having a shiny new toy doesn't mean diddly squat. Dispite the REMF PR BS, actions do matter more than words. The aircraft that POS is supposed to replace are all being upgraded and new ones being built. F-15EX, new F-16Vs for our allies and bringing USAF Block 60s up to Block 70/72 status, F/A-18 E/F/G still being built, re-winging the A-10 Hog. Cn you really think It can move mud, carrying Close Air Support and Wild Weasel missions? As the Wild Wesel motto says YGBSM. If you don't know what it means, GOOGLE IT. Without stealth an agile Viper dodged 6 SAMs fired at it in ONE sortie during Desert Storm. During Vietnam the DoD thought that Sparrow missiles were the begin all and end all of fighter combat. It took the lives of a lot of American pilots/aviators for those dunderheads at the Puzzle Palace to figure out that you don't put all your eggs in one basket. Now they are betting on stealth and AMRAAMs to keep bandits far away. and gain air superiority. If it ends up in a furball, do you really think a 1.6 Mach POS is going to come out on top in a gunfight? When it comes down to it the Mark-One eyeball, a shit hot pilot and shit hot fighter will make all the difference. Relying on one factor is going to cost a lot of too expensive aircraft and a lot of good pilots to learn the same lesson we learned 60 years ago. As George Santayana said, "Those that refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
" Cn you really think It can move mud, carrying Close Air Support and Wild Weasel missions?" It can do something called flat spins/pedal turns which are where it basically spins 360 almost in place. With it's DAS it can scan the battlefield in real time and fire off missiles/guided bombs from out of range of MANPADs. "Without stealth an agile Viper dodged 6 SAMs fired at it in ONE sortie during Desert Storm." And how many have been shot down? Stealth technology doesn't mean things will be perfect, but only 1 stealth aircraft has ever been shot down. " do you really think a 1.6 Mach POS is going to come out on top in a gunfight?" You aren't going passed mach 1 in dog fights, it's all about maneuverability. We are also passed the days of dog fights which is why most nations aircraft carry so little ammo in their cannons. Most only have a few hundred rounds which is good for less then 2 bursts at their rate of fire. BVR is the way of the future. " Relying on one factor is going to cost a lot of too expensive aircraft" The F-35a is cheaper then many 4th gen fighters. The F-35a costs around 78-79 million depending on source. The Su-35 costs 85 million, the Rafale cost over 100 million each, the Typhoon costs over 100 million each, EA-18s cost over 100 million each, JAS 39E/F Gripen cost 85 million each, and so on. The F-35 is a great aircraft for what is it supposed to be. It can track ballistic missiles, guide other missiles, scan the battlefield with it's DAS, has a low RCS, and is cheaper then many 4th gen aircraft. Is it an F-22? No, but we wont likely see a better aircraft until 6th gen aircraft come out.
Clearly you haven't got a clue about modern equipment and their use. Go play your game Ivan and leave the discussion to people who have a working knowledge of aircraft.
f16 was dodgeing sams while f35 would just bomb target and retun home not being fired at, a10 was absorbing fire and had to be fixed for weeks while f35 would fly mission after mission
@@hphp31416 Some of you sound like you think they should paint it red and blue and put an "S" on it. Stealth only works reliably at certain angles. Stealth reduces RADAR cross section; it doesn't eleminate it! It's a fighter, not a frigging Klingon Bird of Prey with a cloaking device. Your arguments are completly naive! No weapon system is as perfect as you seem to believe. The US and others are working on ways to beat stealth, If you don't beleive that I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.
