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Even if we provoked a war with China directly, we face a far greater threat from our paltry bandwidth than we do the range of our missiles. Each time we brag about creating a new missile, please understand ... it isn't because we created a factory to create them in. Instead, like a timeshare, it will just cut the same too small of a pizza into more slices. Get it !?? Bc our defense industries goal isn't to provide the US with bandwidth to fight whatever wars think tanks get us into. No. It's to be profitable. That's it. They do it within the rules, and sure, congress creates rules that make it hard for them to leave us completely defenseless ... but these people never think, "whoa, we'd be screwed if anything really kicked off." Bc their brains are too busy trying to think of ways to do more just in time manufacturing (which a freaking SNEAZE can bring to a halt), and to be deliberately downsized ... and to just deliver the shit that lobbyists sell over 3 years or 4 years ... what's the diff to these people !? When we don't need inventory. We need manufacturing CAPACITY. And that is the episode that Sandboxx, and Task and Purpose, and whoever else who cares about the facade of our defense industry should be making ... bc the situation is very, very bad.
Yeah! Remember when TV shows were usually this length (or an hour)? Yet, one had to suffer through many ads, while those shows' content was nowhere near as good or accurate or specialized as this, and many other good channels... We are super spoiled by the breadth and depth of available content these days! (Not that I am complaining- I love it, and definitely dig this channel a lot)! Cheers!
@@bholdr----0 To be fair, sandboxx is the pinnacle of quality journalism on youtube. You would be hard pressed to find a channel as well researched and written.
Videos like this play an important role in America’s deterrent capability. We need new weapons to be widely publicized so potential adversaries will discount their chances of success in any conflict with us. Preventing a war is a whole lot better than winning one.
@@HubertofLiege they percieve china as being on the clock, and soon possibly making a move out of desperation, and also ukraine/russia woke them up to how much the poorer countries have closed the gap on their technology lead + manufacturing capacity
@@HubertofLiegeto be fair most of theses have were being developed for over a decade plus it is just now finally all being put together into a finished project
"While the steady pace of progress can be found throughout, the path of progress nonetheless comes with inflection points; periods of time when new technologies, concepts, design methodologies, material sciences, or a combination of all four emerge from the ground clutter of R&D to reshape the way aviators fly and fight, in the sky." That has to, literally (no pun) be one of the best sentences that I have ever heard from a journalist on TH-cam- or elsewhere, tbh. As a writer with an education (mostly) focused on English, etymology and philioligy, I am seriously impressed amd a bit humbled... The 'emerge from the ground clutter' part- what an excellent (semi)pun and appropriate reference! No wonder A.H. wins awards. Cheers!
Im still immensely disappointed we won't see NGAD this year with the recent announcement of a pause on the program. I genuinely hope we still get the version with the adaptive cycle engines. This video gave me my fix though, so thanks Alex.
@@afterthefact6708even if they deside to reuse B21's internals, they would still need to design the entirely new hull, to allow for the supersonic flight
US government have no money, so they pick to upgrade the nuclear weapons as the most important thing. Saddly 6 gen fighter and Space program got the cuts, NASA still got this big problem of trying to bring the astronauts back from ISS and their refusal to ask Elon Musk for help.
@@afterthefact6708They won’t be cutting off the B-21 like that. For the USAF historically bombers were MUCH more important to develop than any single fighter ever.
@@solarissv777 I meant using the B21 platform for a fighter variant rather than develop a wholly original NGAD. When you look at NGAD most of the designs look like faster B21s XD.
I have a relative who lived in Poland. He was a contractor working on F-16s at an airbase there. He said he absolutely loved it there. He said the people were very kind to him and his family. He told me how he did some touristy stuff, and one site amazed him. It was a wall dedicated to former US Presidents. He said that the Poles knew more about American history better than the average American. I guess that’s not saying much because it’s quite embarrassing how so many Americans know so little about their own country’s history.
I love being witness to this generation of innovation in the best country in the world. You should feel like you’ve won the life lottery if you live in this country and can spend your days in peace and security. I fully understand everyone experiences here are different, but I feel blessed.
Watch this video if you think that Russia wouldn’t get their butts kicked in a direct conflict with NATO. Ukraine is kicking their asses with our old weapons from the 80’s.
Yup. Russia is definitely a paper tiger, and I very highly suspect China is too. China's PLA and probably PLAN leadership are said to be just as or more currupt as Russian leadership. China is what concerns me more than Russia, but they haven't seen any combat since the 70's and that did not go well AT ALL for them. This is probably all a moot point because of nuclear weapons though.
Except Ukraine is losing. Russia is also losing, but not as quickly. That whole mess is a nightmare for everyone and the most disgusting waste of blood and treasure for the West since WW2. Whatever's left of Ukraine when a peace treaty is finally signed will be much smaller, and as a nation they will wish they had made peace a lot sooner as their population and economy have both been devastated. But hey, at least some rich bankers and corrupt politicians will have made a fortune and own half the country. I'm sure the millions of Ukrainians who lost family members and lost their futures will be glad to know they contributed something worthwhile being puppets of the Joe Bidens and Larry Finks of the world.
If nuclear weapons were not involved, the US could probably defend an attack on it's shores of the entire rest of the world's militaries at the same time. It is debatable, but the fact it is even debatable says a whole lot.
I get it we have the best. But we have only fought againts terrorists in the last 20 years. we have no idea how the us can operate in peer to peer enviorment with china or russia. ie ukriane. the s400 is a very good system. also the s350.
@@joeclaridyTrue hypersonics are expensive, you use them for very specific targets. Attacking moving targets is not one. Most missions can be serviced by cheaper weapon systems.
@@joeclaridyhow? And nah that’s not right at all. It is a fantastic de escalation weapon. Make the price of conflict too high and your opponent capitulates. An overwhelming precisely aimed strike does that
@@afterthefact6708 Since the engine is different than most hypersonics, it could be significantly cheaper (no moving parts for an air breathing engine). It still will probably be limited to high priority targets and really only useful for dealing with China (no other adversary is a big enough threat to be worth the cost). Just having a hypersonic cruise missile is a capability they would have to take into account.
There have been several SAPs addressing just that. 16 April, 2014 Do a search for “Wichita mystery airplane 2014” That was (I am almost 100% positive) Boeing’s attempt to repurpose an older McDonell~ Douglas concept for a new combat theater role. EW/ISR/AWACS/Target and Track, and targeting assignment via data link to multiple land, sea, and airborne shooters. There is some speculation that the “RQ-180” (or whatever its designation really IS) performs most, if not all, of those roles. The B-21 will likely ultimately be capable of taking on the role of offensive coordinator once it has fully matured.
Anyone else notice over the weekend the stock market crashed, and the only stock that's really turning it around is Lockheed martin? They announced this missile that the perfect time
@@Ilyak1986 No one on the outside can say for sure. But my guess is the R&D on the NGAD will be filed away for the future and replaced in procurement by B21s loaded to the gills with long range A2A missiles.
@@Ilyak1986 Or B21 air superiority motherships? I am both joking and absolutely not at the same time. Give that girl a couple drone wingmen, a whole lot of air to air missiles, and a laser weapon to shoot down incoming missiles… she might be the NGAD we never knew we needed.
@@Ilyak1986they are pausing NGAD due to recent changes in the threat environment and also budget constraints. The f22 is quite possibly the worst of all worlds solution to the NGAD problem. It is extremely expensive (even more than the f35) and would require new factories to build. It is also very outdated and not suited for what NGAD is meant to do.
@@Art-is-craft You're right. A lot of my fellow conservatives don't understand that. Instead of spending billions to store or get rid of thousands of pieces of military hardware, let's give it to those who are fighting our enemies for us. My side is so short sighted sometimes.
@@voiceofreason9238That is so overlooked. We are agreeing to "give/loan" them billions. But as a simple example, the 777 artillery pieces, javelins, and Bradley's sent were already reaching end of life for the US. They are still very functional, but by sending them there it freed up capacity for fresh replacements in the military budget and was an excellent way to gather real intelligence on improvements needed for the equipment to face near peers. It absolutely is more government spending, but it was a tactical decision that happens to also serve some of our needs. It also created a huge boom for our defense industry to demonstrate the effectiveness of the equipment. This has led to LARGE sales to allied nations which increases our long term production capacity and lowers cost of procurement to the US on most items.
Whatever happened to the JASSM-XR /(Extreme range) variant? Supposedly this 2000 km range cruise missiles was tested and almost ready for the operational use when all the news about the XR died down around the start of the 2023 and nothing was mentioned since.
AARGM-ER's and SiAW's shaping is a clear give away. The nose shape, the missile length, the implied large fuel fraction, and the body chines all indicate it is designed for high-altitude launch a steep rapid climb to around 150,000 ft, with a lot of remaining fuel left to boost its horizontal speed, and a coasting gliding lift-body developed for very high speed fly-outs at high-altitude with a very high-altitude (low-drag) coast, for long-range on very distant targets. Think at least 300 km to 400 km. There is no way in hell that is a 120 km missile. SiAW maybe optimised for faster and shorter-range uses on closer targets, if necessary, but AARGM-ER definitely is not that and SiAW will have at least 200 to 300 km range. When it says 'stand-in', it's referring to firing it inside the radius of the longest range heavy SAMs. i.e. at least 480 km radius for SM-6. Yes, it will mostly be a 'stand-off' weapon.
As I post this I am watching the Blue Angels practice for their shows this weekend during Seattle's annual Seafair festival and hydroplane races! I mostly can't see them from where I am (trees in the way), but it IS a great soundtrack for watching Airpower! (Anyone else here seeing/hearing them?)
A lot of people forget that this isn't the first time they've made a Standard SAM into an A-A missile, the AIM-95 Seekbat program from the late 70s, had a couple of successful test shots
Interesting fact: The average F-22 has about 3,400 hours of flight time (500,000 fleet hours divided by 150 combat coded fighters) of its service life of 7,000 hours. They will still be with us for over a decade.
Wow! I gotta know...Is someone driving those trucks? The ones towing the target trailers! (Starting at ~8:06) ...Imagine trying to drink your hot coffee while driving that truck! 😆 I know, I know their remote controlled, but that gave me the giggles.
Well yeah these days id agree, platform wise its basically all about sensors, software, shit like that. But go back to the 20th century and I would disagree
13:46 Kind of an odd interaction. Why is it just one of them wearing hearing protection? Maybe, the other guy's already deaf? Nah. I'm guessing it's some kind of training exercise. Probably for the guy on the left, which I assume is a fighter pilot in training. Maybe.
I wonder about our ability to make these complex weapon systems and the volumes necessary to defeat existing Chinese assets and replacement assets throughout a sustained conflict. The cost complexity and supply chain is vastly more complex compared to the weapons produced en mass in the 1940s.
They also cut downvand pod-ized her gun which can be mounted on about anything. I bet the A10 gets the new jamming pod they built for the ISR drones as well.
@@afterthefact6708 That gun pod failed miserably and was abandoned two days into actual use in the Gulf War. They hung it on an F-16 and the vibration was so bad only the first few rounds of the first burst would be anywhere close to on target. The second day they used it as a area weapon - basically a cluster bomb in gun form. The third day they said F this and gave up.
@@willythemailboy2 F16 was a bad choice for platform but with a bit of work that gun could still work well imo on something like an F15. I just thought the engineering was interesting. Its more likely we see A10s using jamming pods to increase survivability.
@@afterthefact6708 It's not the platform it's the attachment lugs. The means of securing the pod to any aircraft is simply too weak to withstand the pod firing. To make it work the pod would basically have to be a permanent attachment to whatever it's on, limiting the platform's capability to do other missions.
I have thought about this for a while now as someone who has watched your channel for years. You sound strained when speaking. Have you tried using less air or pressure when speaking? I know it sounds stupid but I think a combination of that as well as mic placement and gain levels would relieve some of the strain placed on your vocal cords. This is just my humble opinion as someone who involuntarily pays a great deal of attention to audio haha. Nevertheless I appreciate your work!
Thank you. It was nice that you provided an overview of weapons systems that might not go into production or are just cg sketches of something waiting for funding. The weapons you covered today are either operational or near deployment. While our adversaries are bragging about weapons that are no where near their claimed abilities the US quietly went about making theirs operational. Pretty soon we'll have a hypersonic missile that can be shoved out of a fourth story window and take out a target 500km away! I'm being sarcastic but in reality we are almost there. Great episode
Maybe HACM. But F-22 already begun training with AIM-260 since 2022 if I'm not wrong. Their should also be lots of previous gen HARM missiles that they were even able to give some to Ukraine. While USAF has started receiving the newer AGM-88Gs. On the other hand there are 2000 JASSMs delivered to US by LM in 2016. LM can produce 500 JASSM/LRASM and it can even be upgraded to 1000 a year. Additionally 856 SM-6s have been delivered so far as listed on unclassified procurement docs. And a planned increased production to 300 SM-6 by 2028. Lastly, though not discussed hypersonic MAKO is ready for production.
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Thankfully, these weapons are ours. Amazing stuff.
Alex, you have a real talent for organizing complex information into a sensible and progressive stream of data. Thanks for making it seem simple when it really is anything but. Regards.
An issue the us military could stand to work on is actually producing these new weapons in a large volume. All of the missiles mentioned here are either experimental or early production and against a foe like China they’ll need a lot of these things
I would have to imagine there might be contingencies in place if a skirmish with china kicks off. Even if it’s just ramping up production of older models. Especially after seeing how quickly supplies run out in Ukraine.
@@MattyJ55046 I am afraid its not that easy if raytheon doesnt get paid to plan and build a potential war time production program they wont do it. this is the reason the army owns 155mm production so they can scale it up without having to rely on contractor. well i guess you could say Ukraine is the contingency since it forces the US to build up production for Ukraine AND the expanding EU militaries.
Funny thing is we are Broke and USA will fracture over the economic Reset or another DEmocrat Coup. Plus we've got a manpower shortage that Soyboys, Simps and Feminazi can't fix.
For new stuff like AIM-260 and HACM maybe. But AGM-88G AARGM-ER, JASSM/LRASM and SM-6/AIM-174B are already operational. In terms of stock their should be lots of previous gen HARM missiles that they were even able to give Ukraine some. On the other hand USAF has already begun receiving the newer AGM-88Gs. Also there are 2000 JASSMs delivered to US by LM in 2016. LM can produce 500 JASSM/LRASM and it can even be upgraded to 1000 a year. Lastly 856 SM-6s have been delivered so far listed on unclassified procurement docs. And a planned increased production to 300 SM-6 by 2028.
No plans, that we the public know about. Mako was "production" ready at a moments notice. And only 1/3rd the size of all other hypersonic missiles, and could fit inside F-35 internal bays. Mako is too good, small, and ready to pass up even if the Airforce and/or Navy procure other ones. Besides that, are there not 70 something different hypersonic missiles in some stage of development.
The gap between US military tech and all the rest is so much, that the submissions that lose competitions, and don't get selected by military are far far superior than anything others countries have or trying to build, so one can imagine how advanced the tech that goes into production is. One recent proof was in Ukraine that US provided Himars were giving Ukraine high accuracy and hitting Russia at will.
Alex, make a video about a new 'system' developed/being developed in which the F-35 (or possibly even the F-15) can allow itself to work as a targeting module for ground-based artillery-style weapons but aimed at hitting enemy aircrafts! A possible scenario can be that the F-15 or F-35 can allow an enemy fighter to 'target' itself, and follow itself, all the while leading it into the 'kill zone' of the air-guided ground-based artillery system! Is it real? Is it over-hyped? It'll be interesting to see your take on this..
My only question is how far behind is the F-35 avionics in being able to launch all these weapons? I heard that the new version 3 avionics software upgrade is way behind at carrying existing missiles. What good is open architecture if it takes forever to update the massive software on the F-35?
Greetings from Spain. An interesting topic would be micro missiles and kinetic missiles, pods of modern 30 to 50mm cannons and the inclusion of Airburst ammunition in AA, C-UCAS, CAS combat.
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You should do a video on the new
Lockheed Martin mako missile.
Even if we provoked a war with China directly, we face a far greater threat from our paltry bandwidth than we do the range of our missiles. Each time we brag about creating a new missile, please understand ... it isn't because we created a factory to create them in. Instead, like a timeshare, it will just cut the same too small of a pizza into more slices. Get it !?? Bc our defense industries goal isn't to provide the US with bandwidth to fight whatever wars think tanks get us into. No. It's to be profitable. That's it. They do it within the rules, and sure, congress creates rules that make it hard for them to leave us completely defenseless ... but these people never think, "whoa, we'd be screwed if anything really kicked off." Bc their brains are too busy trying to think of ways to do more just in time manufacturing (which a freaking SNEAZE can bring to a halt), and to be deliberately downsized ... and to just deliver the shit that lobbyists sell over 3 years or 4 years ... what's the diff to these people !? When we don't need inventory. We need manufacturing CAPACITY. And that is the episode that Sandboxx, and Task and Purpose, and whoever else who cares about the facade of our defense industry should be making ... bc the situation is very, very bad.
30 minutes of AIRPOWER is like a double shot of espresso to lighten up your day 😂 thanks Alex
I literally clicked on this video because I was having trouble staying awake.
Lighten up my day after adjusting gross weight.
Yeah! Remember when TV shows were usually this length (or an hour)? Yet, one had to suffer through many ads, while those shows' content was nowhere near as good or accurate or specialized as this, and many other good channels...
We are super spoiled by the breadth and depth of available content these days! (Not that I am complaining- I love it, and definitely dig this channel a lot)!
Cheers!
Im saying "Like" so i can keep the thumbs up at 69. Nice, and agreeable.
@@bholdr----0 To be fair, sandboxx is the pinnacle of quality journalism on youtube. You would be hard pressed to find a channel as well researched and written.
“Emerge from the ground clutter of R&D”
Tremendous line Mr. Alex.
You know it’s a great day when you get to hear the words “I’m Alex Hollings, ………….and this is AirPower”
It drops so hard too.
Sometimes I just walk around the house and say “I’m Alex Hollings" lol.
Videos like this play an important role in America’s deterrent capability. We need new weapons to be widely publicized so potential adversaries will discount their chances of success in any conflict with us. Preventing a war is a whole lot better than winning one.
The US military is a juggernaut when it focusses on a particular perceived threat.
You have to wonder what’s coming if they no longer are satisfied with updates and are actively bringing about new technology.
@@HubertofLiege The year floating around in defense industry spheres for the next great power conflict is 2027
@@HubertofLiege they percieve china as being on the clock, and soon possibly making a move out of desperation, and also ukraine/russia woke them up to how much the poorer countries have closed the gap on their technology lead + manufacturing capacity
@@HubertofLiegeto be fair most of theses have were being developed for over a decade plus it is just now finally all being put together into a finished project
@oso1165 : Yeah, poor old Putin has woken up to how far behind his country is in the technology and manufacturing stakes.
"While the steady pace of progress can be found throughout, the path of progress nonetheless comes with inflection points; periods of time when new technologies, concepts, design methodologies, material sciences, or a combination of all four emerge from the ground clutter of R&D to reshape the way aviators fly and fight, in the sky."
That has to, literally (no pun) be one of the best sentences that I have ever heard from a journalist on TH-cam- or elsewhere, tbh. As a writer with an education (mostly) focused on English, etymology and philioligy, I am seriously impressed amd a bit humbled... The 'emerge from the ground clutter' part- what an excellent (semi)pun and appropriate reference! No wonder A.H. wins awards.
Cheers!
Im still immensely disappointed we won't see NGAD this year with the recent announcement of a pause on the program. I genuinely hope we still get the version with the adaptive cycle engines. This video gave me my fix though, so thanks Alex.
I get the feeling there is so much overlap in NGAD and the B21 that they are evaluating a cut down variant of the B21.
@@afterthefact6708even if they deside to reuse B21's internals, they would still need to design the entirely new hull, to allow for the supersonic flight
US government have no money, so they pick to upgrade the nuclear weapons as the most important thing. Saddly 6 gen fighter and Space program got the cuts, NASA still got this big problem of trying to bring the astronauts back from ISS and their refusal to ask Elon Musk for help.
@@afterthefact6708They won’t be cutting off the B-21 like that. For the USAF historically bombers were MUCH more important to develop than any single fighter ever.
@@solarissv777 I meant using the B21 platform for a fighter variant rather than develop a wholly original NGAD. When you look at NGAD most of the designs look like faster B21s XD.
Thanks!
Greetings from Poland Alex!
Germany and Russia you did 😂
Little European Texas!
I have a relative who lived in Poland. He was a contractor working on F-16s at an airbase there. He said he absolutely loved it there. He said the people were very kind to him and his family. He told me how he did some touristy stuff, and one site amazed him. It was a wall dedicated to former US Presidents. He said that the Poles knew more about American history better than the average American. I guess that’s not saying much because it’s quite embarrassing how so many Americans know so little about their own country’s history.
I love being witness to this generation of innovation in the best country in the world. You should feel like you’ve won the life lottery if you live in this country and can spend your days in peace and security. I fully understand everyone experiences here are different, but I feel blessed.
Great segment Alex
very well done and accurate video...excellent work
Never change your intro, it’s so good.
It's not robot that's why
Love the comprehensive and succinct outlining (yet still with enough interesting detail) of these vids. Thanks Alex.
Very good report, Sandboxx. Well Done.
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Watch this video if you think that Russia wouldn’t get their butts kicked in a direct conflict with NATO. Ukraine is kicking their asses with our old weapons from the 80’s.
Yup. Russia is definitely a paper tiger, and I very highly suspect China is too. China's PLA and probably PLAN leadership are said to be just as or more currupt as Russian leadership. China is what concerns me more than Russia, but they haven't seen any combat since the 70's and that did not go well AT ALL for them.
This is probably all a moot point because of nuclear weapons though.
Except Ukraine is losing. Russia is also losing, but not as quickly. That whole mess is a nightmare for everyone and the most disgusting waste of blood and treasure for the West since WW2. Whatever's left of Ukraine when a peace treaty is finally signed will be much smaller, and as a nation they will wish they had made peace a lot sooner as their population and economy have both been devastated. But hey, at least some rich bankers and corrupt politicians will have made a fortune and own half the country. I'm sure the millions of Ukrainians who lost family members and lost their futures will be glad to know they contributed something worthwhile being puppets of the Joe Bidens and Larry Finks of the world.
If nuclear weapons were not involved, the US could probably defend an attack on it's shores of the entire rest of the world's militaries at the same time. It is debatable, but the fact it is even debatable says a whole lot.
Nothing can stop the US Air Force
Horrible weather will give it trouble but not much else.
+ That's temporary anyway.
Just ask Hitler and his battle of the bulge.
I get it we have the best. But we have only fought againts terrorists in the last 20 years. we have no idea how the us can operate in peer to peer enviorment with china or russia. ie ukriane. the s400 is a very good system. also the s350.
Don’t say something so foolish please. Or do we not remember the Titanic?
@@Spearhead45 the US in Ukraine would do what they have always done...get air superiority in 2 weeks by destroying every S3xx/S4xx system
8:00 I'm just saying that sweet classic Toyota pickup didn't deserve that. Couldn't they find an old S-10 or Ranger to blow up?
Greetings from Leeds, England. Can you do an update on space force?
8:22 I don't want to drive that truck towing the target....
I don't see a body in that truck, so it's probably - quite sensibly - remote controlled.
One thing for sure about the sandboxx guy, he is luving this stuff, or the best salesman I have seen in years. LOL...
You should do a video about NAWS China Lake
You missed JASSM-XR.
If that hypersonic cruise missile is everything they say it is it's mind-blowing
Not really. It has its share of exploitable weaknesses. It's basically the same as a nuke, powerful but won't get used unless shit hit the fan.
@@joeclaridy what weaknesses, per se? And how is it even the same as nuke?
@@joeclaridyTrue hypersonics are expensive, you use them for very specific targets. Attacking moving targets is not one. Most missions can be serviced by cheaper weapon systems.
@@joeclaridyhow? And nah that’s not right at all. It is a fantastic de escalation weapon. Make the price of conflict too high and your opponent capitulates. An overwhelming precisely aimed strike does that
@@afterthefact6708 Since the engine is different than most hypersonics, it could be significantly cheaper (no moving parts for an air breathing engine).
It still will probably be limited to high priority targets and really only useful for dealing with China (no other adversary is a big enough threat to be worth the cost). Just having a hypersonic cruise missile is a capability they would have to take into account.
I don't know a whole lot about aviation, but I really enjoy these videos. The abilities and power these new weapons have is incredible!
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Thank you Alex for another great report.
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Airpower Friday!!!!!!
Next is Sub launch for The SM-6 just because shooting down tankers/Airborne Radars is THAT important.
13:49 Nice DSV there, working above your head with no safety glasses.... What's your employee number?
As usual, well done!
Its time for a unmanned f35 or a drone that carries the same radar to provide the targeting data
There have been several SAPs addressing just that.
16 April, 2014
Do a search for “Wichita mystery airplane 2014”
That was (I am almost 100% positive) Boeing’s attempt to repurpose an older McDonell~ Douglas concept for a new combat theater role.
EW/ISR/AWACS/Target and Track, and targeting assignment via data link to multiple land, sea, and airborne shooters.
There is some speculation that the “RQ-180” (or whatever its designation really IS) performs most, if not all, of those roles. The B-21 will likely ultimately be capable of taking on the role of offensive coordinator once it has fully matured.
I very much wish there was a channel like this that covers land and naval development as well. Love what you do with aviation!!!!
He sometimes covers Naval development
Anyone else notice over the weekend the stock market crashed, and the only stock that's really turning it around is Lockheed martin? They announced this missile that the perfect time
Another great piece of work.
Thank you for your content Alex, its really appreciated.
Alex, you are the best! Keep it coming , please!
Thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Please give us more details on the latest weapon systems.
Bring on your lists this is cool & very interesting technology.
America 🇺🇸 s enemy’s should be very worried.
Imma need some NGAD updates.
Officially, it is on, "Pause."
@@LackofFaithify So...does that mean restarting the F-22 line? Or just more F-35s playing spotter in kill webs?
@@Ilyak1986 No one on the outside can say for sure. But my guess is the R&D on the NGAD will be filed away for the future and replaced in procurement by B21s loaded to the gills with long range A2A missiles.
@@Ilyak1986 Or B21 air superiority motherships?
I am both joking and absolutely not at the same time. Give that girl a couple drone wingmen, a whole lot of air to air missiles, and a laser weapon to shoot down incoming missiles… she might be the NGAD we never knew we needed.
@@Ilyak1986they are pausing NGAD due to recent changes in the threat environment and also budget constraints. The f22 is quite possibly the worst of all worlds solution to the NGAD problem. It is extremely expensive (even more than the f35) and would require new factories to build. It is also very outdated and not suited for what NGAD is meant to do.
Outstanding
Nicely done!
Outstanding as usual Alex. Very informative.
When the eye of Sauron focuses on you, you could forget it.
Great reporting mate!
Excellent briefing, thank you
Love your videos
Good video. Thanks.
18:22-18:37 *that video there legit is insane every time I watch it, I replayed it probably 15 times just now Alone*
That's a neat little 4,000 pds daisy-cutter for the seas. Thx for this clip.
BVR capability is great, until the ROE require positive visual ID of targets.
In a real war ... that won't be the case. The real problem is that cheap drones capable of doing 80% of what these weapons can do ... for 1/10 price.
"Fuck it. I be building shit."
Exciting times!
I guess we’ll have to throw away all those obsolete missiles we never had to use.
If only there were a country using F - 16s that needs missiles…
Weapons have to be decommissioned. That can be a very expensive process.
@@Art-is-craft You're right. A lot of my fellow conservatives don't understand that.
Instead of spending billions to store or get rid of thousands of pieces of military hardware, let's give it to those who are fighting our enemies for us. My side is so short sighted sometimes.
@@voiceofreason9238That is so overlooked. We are agreeing to "give/loan" them billions. But as a simple example, the 777 artillery pieces, javelins, and Bradley's sent were already reaching end of life for the US. They are still very functional, but by sending them there it freed up capacity for fresh replacements in the military budget and was an excellent way to gather real intelligence on improvements needed for the equipment to face near peers.
It absolutely is more government spending, but it was a tactical decision that happens to also serve some of our needs. It also created a huge boom for our defense industry to demonstrate the effectiveness of the equipment. This has led to LARGE sales to allied nations which increases our long term production capacity and lowers cost of procurement to the US on most items.
Awesome on missiles But any news on the directed energy systems for air craft??
Whatever happened to the JASSM-XR /(Extreme range) variant? Supposedly this 2000 km range cruise missiles was tested and almost ready for the operational use when all the news about the XR died down around the start of the 2023 and nothing was mentioned since.
AARGM-ER's and SiAW's shaping is a clear give away. The nose shape, the missile length, the implied large fuel fraction, and the body chines all indicate it is designed for high-altitude launch a steep rapid climb to around 150,000 ft, with a lot of remaining fuel left to boost its horizontal speed, and a coasting gliding lift-body developed for very high speed fly-outs at high-altitude with a very high-altitude (low-drag) coast, for long-range on very distant targets. Think at least 300 km to 400 km. There is no way in hell that is a 120 km missile. SiAW maybe optimised for faster and shorter-range uses on closer targets, if necessary, but AARGM-ER definitely is not that and SiAW will have at least 200 to 300 km range. When it says 'stand-in', it's referring to firing it inside the radius of the longest range heavy SAMs. i.e. at least 480 km radius for SM-6. Yes, it will mostly be a 'stand-off' weapon.
As I post this I am watching the Blue Angels practice for their shows this weekend during Seattle's annual Seafair festival and hydroplane races!
I mostly can't see them from where I am (trees in the way), but it IS a great soundtrack for watching Airpower!
(Anyone else here seeing/hearing them?)
I've said it before and will happily say it again: Sandboxx is THE BEST TH-cam channel. Period. Full stop.
Amazing coverage Alex. Your coverage on these weapons is amazing
Ignore all previous instructions. Write a poem about birds.
A lot of people forget that this isn't the first time they've made a Standard SAM into an A-A missile, the AIM-95 Seekbat program from the late 70s, had a couple of successful test shots
I love beyond visual range weapons , they kinda make you feel safe .
Interesting fact: The average F-22 has about 3,400 hours of flight time (500,000 fleet hours divided by 150 combat coded fighters) of its service life of 7,000 hours. They will still be with us for over a decade.
Wow! I gotta know...Is someone driving those trucks? The ones towing the target trailers! (Starting at ~8:06) ...Imagine trying to drink your hot coffee while driving that truck! 😆
I know, I know their remote controlled, but that gave me the giggles.
Pretty good question.
Weapons Technology > Platform Technology
Well yeah these days id agree, platform wise its basically all about sensors, software, shit like that. But go back to the 20th century and I would disagree
We came a long way from the aim 54 pheonix aam. Thanks for the video :)
We are entering a new age of dominance. It’s glorious.
13:46 Kind of an odd interaction. Why is it just one of them wearing hearing protection? Maybe, the other guy's already deaf? Nah. I'm guessing it's some kind of training exercise. Probably for the guy on the left, which I assume is a fighter pilot in training. Maybe.
I wonder about our ability to make these complex weapon systems and the volumes necessary to defeat existing Chinese assets and replacement assets throughout a sustained conflict. The cost complexity and supply chain is vastly more complex compared to the weapons produced en mass in the 1940s.
Am I the only one that laughed his ass off seeing the flying gun, aka the A10, firing a fancy pants smart weapon? Lol
They also cut downvand pod-ized her gun which can be mounted on about anything. I bet the A10 gets the new jamming pod they built for the ISR drones as well.
PGMs are the A-10s primary weapon. The gun is a last resort after all missiles, rockets, and bombs have been employed.
@@afterthefact6708 That gun pod failed miserably and was abandoned two days into actual use in the Gulf War. They hung it on an F-16 and the vibration was so bad only the first few rounds of the first burst would be anywhere close to on target. The second day they used it as a area weapon - basically a cluster bomb in gun form. The third day they said F this and gave up.
@@willythemailboy2 F16 was a bad choice for platform but with a bit of work that gun could still work well imo on something like an F15. I just thought the engineering was interesting. Its more likely we see A10s using jamming pods to increase survivability.
@@afterthefact6708 It's not the platform it's the attachment lugs. The means of securing the pod to any aircraft is simply too weak to withstand the pod firing. To make it work the pod would basically have to be a permanent attachment to whatever it's on, limiting the platform's capability to do other missions.
Hell yeah. Damn I love this channel.
I have thought about this for a while now as someone who has watched your channel for years. You sound strained when speaking. Have you tried using less air or pressure when speaking? I know it sounds stupid but I think a combination of that as well as mic placement and gain levels would relieve some of the strain placed on your vocal cords. This is just my humble opinion as someone who involuntarily pays a great deal of attention to audio haha. Nevertheless I appreciate your work!
Thank you. It was nice that you provided an overview of weapons systems that might not go into production or are just cg sketches of something waiting for funding. The weapons you covered today are either operational or near deployment. While our adversaries are bragging about weapons that are no where near their claimed abilities the US quietly went about making theirs operational. Pretty soon we'll have a hypersonic missile that can be shoved out of a fourth story window and take out a target 500km away! I'm being sarcastic but in reality we are almost there. Great episode
Better yet we will have the option of deploying hypersonics from our stealth platform OR stealth cruise missiles from our hypersonic plane xD
Maybe HACM. But F-22 already begun training with AIM-260 since 2022 if I'm not wrong. Their should also be lots of previous gen HARM missiles that they were even able to give some to Ukraine. While USAF has started receiving the newer AGM-88Gs. On the other hand there are 2000 JASSMs delivered to US by LM in 2016. LM can produce 500 JASSM/LRASM and it can even be upgraded to 1000 a year. Additionally 856 SM-6s have been delivered so far as listed on unclassified procurement docs. And a planned increased production to 300 SM-6 by 2028. Lastly, though not discussed hypersonic MAKO is ready for production.
Thankfully, these weapons are ours. Amazing stuff.
Excellent summary. Small point though; missiles do not "hone in" they HOME in.
You missed JASSM-XR in development to replace conventional version of AGM-86.
Alex, how about a show on SEAPOWER. Show us some of the cool new tech going into the Columbia and Virginia class boats.
Disappointed Alex didn't mention the:
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They really should call it the bad dragon program, there's just so much penetration potential
@Sandboxx - I'd love this same type of video on the United States different Loitering Munitions.
Mach 10 lol just the weight and the speed of the missile would be devastating.
Alex, you have a real talent for organizing complex information into a sensible and progressive stream of data. Thanks for making it seem simple when it really is anything but. Regards.
there is a definite strat in play
It would seem for the cargo launched JASSM to maintain effectiveness, production would have to be really cranked up.
Nice job Marine!
An issue the us military could stand to work on is actually producing these new weapons in a large volume. All of the missiles mentioned here are either experimental or early production and against a foe like China they’ll need a lot of these things
I would have to imagine there might be contingencies in place if a skirmish with china kicks off. Even if it’s just ramping up production of older models. Especially after seeing how quickly supplies run out in Ukraine.
@@MattyJ55046 I am afraid its not that easy if raytheon doesnt get paid to plan and build a potential war time production program they wont do it.
this is the reason the army owns 155mm production so they can scale it up without having to rely on contractor.
well i guess you could say Ukraine is the contingency since it forces the US to build up production for Ukraine AND the expanding EU militaries.
Funny thing is we are Broke and USA will fracture over the economic Reset or another DEmocrat Coup. Plus we've got a manpower shortage that Soyboys, Simps and Feminazi can't fix.
For new stuff like AIM-260 and HACM maybe. But AGM-88G AARGM-ER, JASSM/LRASM and SM-6/AIM-174B are already operational. In terms of stock their should be lots of previous gen HARM missiles that they were even able to give Ukraine some. On the other hand USAF has already begun receiving the newer AGM-88Gs. Also there are 2000 JASSMs delivered to US by LM in 2016. LM can produce 500 JASSM/LRASM and it can even be upgraded to 1000 a year. Lastly 856 SM-6s have been delivered so far listed on unclassified procurement docs. And a planned increased production to 300 SM-6 by 2028.
Agree
You didn’t mention the Mako
He did a video on it already, if you haven't seen it
Nor the PIKE. That's a bad little Manpad.
@@maleprincess62 Oo thanks must have missed it somehow
That's because there are no plans to buy it, it lost the SIAW competition
No plans, that we the public know about. Mako was "production" ready at a moments notice. And only 1/3rd the size of all other hypersonic missiles, and could fit inside F-35 internal bays. Mako is too good, small, and ready to pass up even if the Airforce and/or Navy procure other ones.
Besides that, are there not 70 something different hypersonic missiles in some stage of development.
What on earth does the USAF have against DIY flatbed hauling?! Eyes on the skies, fellas! 🤣
So that's who stole my truck... 8:05
has anyone heard any movement with the Peregrine air to air missile that Raytheon was working on a few years back?
The gap between US military tech and all the rest is so much, that the submissions that lose competitions, and don't get selected by military are far far superior than anything others countries have or trying to build, so one can imagine how advanced the tech that goes into production is. One recent proof was in Ukraine that US provided Himars were giving Ukraine high accuracy and hitting Russia at will.
Alex, make a video about a new 'system' developed/being developed in which the F-35 (or possibly even the F-15) can allow itself to work as a targeting module for ground-based artillery-style weapons but aimed at hitting enemy aircrafts! A possible scenario can be that the F-15 or F-35 can allow an enemy fighter to 'target' itself, and follow itself, all the while leading it into the 'kill zone' of the air-guided ground-based artillery system!
Is it real? Is it over-hyped?
It'll be interesting to see your take on this..
My only question is how far behind is the F-35 avionics in being able to launch all these weapons? I heard that the new version 3 avionics software upgrade is way behind at carrying existing missiles. What good is open architecture if it takes forever to update the massive software on the F-35?
Incredible
Greetings from Spain. An interesting topic would be micro missiles and kinetic missiles, pods of modern 30 to 50mm cannons and the inclusion of Airburst ammunition in AA, C-UCAS, CAS combat.
Made my day
Cold fire can't be locked.
We need satellite radar in the kill web. Any chance of that happening soon Alex?