Breaking: NGAD Jet Scheduled for 2024 - What We Know So Far

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Russia will make it better

You are out of your depth here. You don't even know that these calls for designs and trials often end up in nothing happening and even if it does there could just be calls for a second round and even after they actually decide to do something they will get samples and can kill it after that and even then you are looking at a decade or more until you start getting airplanes. You need to do some more studying on the topic before you just end up like those channels that just puts out massive nonsense clickbait over and over again.

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Your video was really cool, thanks. The one thing that REALLY concerned me was the idea of ‘stakeholders’ having input, or even access to any part of the design, parts or software of the project. Stakeholders, like Klaus Schwab and his WEF global elites, are totally opposed to freedom. They are establishing surveillance of every human in order to achieve complete control for the elite bureaucrats. They must be opposed at all cost, individual freedom depends on it. As their name suggests, Economic warfare is how they plan to achieve domination. Onboarding these diabolical socialist into projects of national security would mean the end of the free world!

The technology and manufacturing process has come a long way in 30 years, might be some interchangeability in here, this should reduce the price of startup and sustainment.

Agreed which is why I hope we learn from the lessons of the past as well as incorporate more efficient production methods.

@@JSFGuy I sincerely hope so, and the program gets fully funded.

F-22 was cut for NGAD, so they'll keep them coming depending on competition needs from the east

@@JSFGuy not sure if I heard it mentioned here but was there something called bendable manufacturing being used for the ngad?

to which I say thrust vectoring and it will have guns

For real man, it’s so stupid when these dog fighting trolls appear

The idea of an NGAD vaporizing an entire fleet without being detected is a pipe dream. It will be the most advanced fighter plane on the planet, not invincible.

@@meintingles4396 Sorry you don't, but these generational improvements are incremental. They do not confer magical superpowers.

it's what the drones are for

Can't have windows exposed to hypersonic levels of heat though. And behind a wall of plasma, Radio connection is also a problem. It better be pre-programmed.

@@Gunni1972 NGAD will absolutely NOT fly anywhere close to hypersonic.

Yes I read that and was stunned

Nope, that's fabricated

Yo buddy, still alive?

Next they’ll be adding electromagnetic inductors to refueling drogues to charge batteries😂😂

​@@I_am_MeriumT no its not dude, the laser system has already been through a year of in flight testing, its not an offensive laser, its a defensive laser to take out incoming missiles etc. Just Google it ffs 🤦

The A-10 with an F-22 Mark on it's side would worry me much, much more.

You won't be able to see it, it will have active adaptive camouflage

@@walkingcarpet420 haha. I hope so!

@@aviation-action If it could disappear like a Predator, that'd be awesome!

I imagine it t is unlikely that such a project would be made open to the public. Like the Stealth Projects were kept secret in their time.

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I was thinking exactly the same 🤣👍 ... E.D.I. and the those pesky music downloads... what a cool movie.

yeah ive always thought that a single seat stealth plane was pretty dumb, theres so much you can do to optimise and automate stuff
in the end having an equipment/weapons specialist on board would be amazing

How about like an 8 seater for parties and such?

@@chrisfrank8413 you say that ironically now but when we get to 7th or 8th gen (space flight) we may see fighters going extinct

@@gamingrex2930 I say it because
i'm bored, actually.

I'm retired, losing touch with current technologies, never had a design lead position (well, not on aircraft, anyway), and my interest is more aligning with a somewhat different concept than NGAD, but I tend to be in agreement. Sure, it costs weight, but so much can be done with a two-man crew, and more. AI can do so much, help with situational awareness, prepare and streamline so many actions, even fly maneuvers, combat maneuvers and missile evasion maneuvers, and of course with weapons and drones. But you want to do more, not just the same. And there will have to be humans on top of the decision loops, both decision loops, flying and systems/weapons.
McDonnell were right all those years ago, with the Phantom, because the Phantom could do more. The Israelis are right with their two-seat F-16s because it can do more. Automation doesn't help you achieve more, if you remove one crew member. And achieving more should be the goal. Complex and expensive platforms like combat aircraft and main battle tanks, make further investments, into more advanced systems, more cost effective.

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Was a concept 10 years ago. Not a concept but flying prototypes almost ready for serial production like the 6th gen B-21 is serial production right now ⚡️🇺🇲

@@larryc1616 B21 is still to have a maiden flight

Honestly since they worked with the military it could be a misleading on prepose design but still close enough... Which in Top gun lore the darkstar could be a demonstration model for one of the concepts.

Drones are the 'low' part of the mix

NGAD is high, F-35 the workhorse, and then drones (as well as any legacy fighters they keep) for the low

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@AeAlex thank you!

It might be, once the 31 trillion debt is paid off. Oh wait, THAT is the reason, why they consider this Hollywood dream-machine. So they don't have to. Because all those "successful Billionaires" wouldn't have a dime anymore. And the FED would STILL owe every American a Pension. LOL

"Flexible Development" IS, what made the F-35 what it is now.

@@Gunni1972 Flexible as in this jet won't be here as the primary fighter for 40 years. Remember the Century Series from the 1960s? The discussions I've heard from the USAF are about returning to something more fast and agile like that.

Bring on the exotic UFO sport models and dump all propulsion systems.

It looks kinda weird to me lol.

Looks lame. And as a pilot, there is no way I would go into a combat zone without any cockpit windows. The survivability of this concept is absolutely atrocious.

We're already getting laser cannons

I was looking for a comment like that 😊

the 23 was better

FA-XX is the Navy program. It will use much of the NGAD, like the engines, but with an airframe designed for use on aircraft carriers

@@johnbeaulieu2404, thanks. I realized my mistake after posting. Mind was thinking one thing while fingers typed another. 🤣

-- Oh, wait there are some Pito-Static system shown at ~5:20!

Yes, they at very least need to build enough to get the processes down solid, so if something pops off we know how to increase production rapidly. I have no idea if 200 is enough to do that, but it doesn't sound like much.

Let’s see. Just as long as a computerized aperture vision system is working, the pilot is able to actually see.
What could possibly go wrong?

Nope, that was inspired by the SR-72, a hypersonic recon aircraft currently in development.

@@xanderbackus447 It has an oversized wingtip, just like the Darkstar. The SR-72 have a normal sized wingtip. And it is also tailless, just like the Darkstar. But the SR-72 has a tail. Go look at the comparisons.

Couldn't they just use radar that uses multiple frequencies?

You are making an assumption that all their RADAR systems are single frequency. Such assumptions tend to come around and bite where it hurts.
That's almost as bright as thinking that an operator can fly a fighter level aircraft from far-far away. Latency will make that hazardous. At best, an operator can give general orders to a local AI that can then fly the drone ìn combat. The best way to actually have a remote operator help the local pilot would be for the remote operator be close enough for latency not to be an issue and sufficiently far away to be reasonably safe. Defining "low latency" and "reasonably safe" would have to be defined on the battlefield.

Still gotta do it, and Time is money.

Ceramic coating is old hat. Think spray on palladium and graphine similar to a catalytic converter. Also the exotic metals used for the panels.

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F22 isn't going anywhere. It will be used for a long time.

@@Counterpoint_Apologetics Yeah even if for training

Probably too many moving parts

Its simple, it wont be as strong and will not tolerate high g forces/pressure/speed or turn as good i.e less performance. Its a similar concept as foldable wings.Nobody wants that in a 6th gen air superiority fighter. Not to mention the extra weight/cost/parts/complexity/risk etc

So the X-02A/S Wyvern/Strike Wyvern from Ace Combat?

just like in that one piece of concept art from the acquisitions report that one year you mean?

@@nerdsamericashorts4887 That Aircraft can do 50g's easy

Aurora was a supersonic Mach 4-5 spy plane that replaced the sr-71 back in the 80's-90's. It is obsolete now with hypersonic missiles. It will shortly be replaced with a hypersonic AI autonomous drone spy plane.

Make a plane that keeps up with MIG 25 or Mig 31 speedwise. Not saying The A-12 or SR-71 wasn't, But they were made with Russian Titanium. Which would be pretty rare in a war against them. (At least for USA).

​@@Gunni1972no one need mach 3 fighter plane anymore

Take this expensive, deadly aircraft, add AI, and you have Sky Net and the end of humanity. Good going you greedy bastards.

China commits flawless corporate espionage ALL the time but the US is pretty good about keeping our military stuff shut tight.

Yes, I know for a fact that we are improving communications and data security because I work in that field. Whether it'll be enough... I dunno. Offense and defense always evolve over time to counter each other, and the Chinese are very good at what they do.

Its fucking absurd, they probably all ready know more about this program than the DOD do…

Yeah I really don’t get any of this information. I haven’t seen many of these points made anywhere

BreakingDefense released a story on this 10 days ago. Initial buy of 200, open architecture, and adaptive engines are all confirmed. 'Several million per copy' is speculation on the part of an industry analyst, but it is quoted there. The rest is speculation on 'Tog's part as far as I can tell.

@@GoSlash27 We were supposed to buy 750 F-22s, we ended up with a quarter of that, so unless something has changed in defense procurement (which it has, it's gotten worse) since then we'll end up with about fifty of the planned two hundred, half of which will be out for service at any given time.

@@cugamer8862 Yup. No argument from me :) It seems our defense industry has perfected the art of producing fighters that are too precious to risk in actual combat.

@@cugamer8862 It's tough to argue with fascinating logic. I might mention that F-22s were halted because the 1980s cold war conditions that started it were over, and the USA has still had no competition and no need for more F-22s. Also, there are now more than 900 F-35s with far more advanced technology. Also, the money saved on the F-22 has gone into NGAD development to stay ahead of China and Russia, who are finally starting to produce more advanced aircraft. What would've been the purpose of more F-22s with NGAD expected this decade? So, if you ignore all conditions for decision-making surrounding the need for F-22s, F-35s, and NGAD, then your logic is ironclad.

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I can see three reasons why it won't be exported.
1. This is probably going to be the most advanced fighter to date. This is tech we probably don't rival actors, China in particular, having so the closer to our nose we can keep it, the better.
2. It's going to be expensive so many of our allies probably won't be able to buy one.
3. Any of our allies that could afford to have one, are involved in their own 6th generation goals so it's unlikely they'd want one from us anyway.

@@mill2712 But you didn't answer how they will budget the program when the f22 got shut down for being too expensive. Is there just more justification now to spend like this now?

@@OrangeCrush1981 The F-22 budget was not the only reason it was shut down. By the time the F-22 came out in 2005 the US didn't recognize any other nation as a big threat to us. We had already been at war for four years and we were more concerned about fighting insurgencies. It made people question why we needed more expensive fighters to fight terrorists.
With Russia becoming very aggressive and the rise of China and other countries, we need these kind of fighter jets again. Also all of our fourth gen jets are getting too old. We cant keep pushing it back anymore.

@@OrangeCrush1981
That is actually a large concern and I'll try to address it.
If I were to guess, I'd believe that a breakthrough and streamlining in tech used in the older 5th gen or improved manufacturing techniques could reduce cost. Such as newer and cheaper RAM coatings, newer and more efficient adaptive engines, or breakthroughs in 3D printing could help reduce cost in parts and maintenance.
Not to mention I've been following news about some members of congress paying more attention to how our major defense companies overcharge our military for its supplies. Hopefully that actually goes somewhere and doesn't just fade away again especially with China and Russia acting out recently.
That's all I can think, if it isn't satisfactory to you, then I apologize as this sort of stuff on how the military spends its money is outside of my scope.

@@OrangeCrush1981 you’re missing the entire point. the f22a didn’t even need to be expensive. it was only expensive because the government allowed the military industrial complex to consolidate, something that presidents have been warning since ww2. once 5 companies controlled the entire market, they were able to charge whatever they wanted. price gouging is a huge issue in the military industrial complex. they’ll charge the gov $750 for a $30 part. they do it because they’re the only competition in town.

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You might regret those words homie, I bet that shits gonna look like an alien tic tac

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It goes up in the air, downs $1,000,000,000 in enemy aircraft or facilitates a precision strike on their most vital and guarded assets, then comes home completely unseen... and we're supposed to be upset because for the same price we could throw up more F35s or Eagle IIs, which couldn't do nearly the same? Just not seeing the lost economy.

The USAF has stated they want only F-35’s, F-15EX’s, F-16’s, and NGAD’s in their fleet. Doing a fighter aircraft this advanced will never be cheaper than what’s current.

@@tieck4408 It's not a matter of 'lost economy', it's a matter of strategic uselessness. When you have a fleet of 200 top-of-the-line fighters (and that's optimistic at this price), there aren't enough of them to fight a war. Furthermore, the few that we *do* have will be too expensive and loaded with top secret technology to risk in combat over enemy territory. What we *need* is what NGAD was originally intended to be; cheap, effective, and attritable.

@@GoSlash27 How is 200 (+ fleetS of F35s + many high-end UAVs) not enough to fight a war? NGAD supposedly has an XL payload and dominates beyond the horizon. Why build more aircraft that are less effective, even combined, yet still have to be sustained, maintained, and piloted? Why sign up for SEAD and DEAD missions you could have skipped? And just what are China's 200 J-20s gonna do about... even just the Navy's Super Hornet fleet, much less 50 NGADs or 100 F35s?
Look, North Korea has almost as many active personnel in their military as the US. Does that mean, numbers to numbers, we're dead anyway? Screw armor and artillery, screw expensive body armor, we need more privates?

@@tieck4408 I already explained to you why it's not enough. Wars are not won by the side with inadequate amounts of superior technology, they're won by the side with overwhelming amounts of adequate technology. NGAD is going to be the world's most advanced fighter (for a time), but it would be pretty much useless in a war. Too advanced and priceless to risk in actual combat. You lose, say, 3 of them (they're advanced, not invincible) and you're out a billion dollars, a sizeable chunk of your force that you can't replace, and your opponent gains access to all your secret tech.
Not that it would ever get that far, mind you. There's no way Congress will be willing to fund this at this price.

pasific is FA/XX

I expect them to never be sold. Just like the F-22. So every foreign Investment has to come through other Channels.

​@@Gunni1972 Oh they're definitely not selling whatever comes out of the NGAD program. That shits gonna be America only.

@@gtr5860 FA/XX is Navy, NGAD is Airforce. No more Hybrid F-35 bull...

Good point, the Block 4 lightnings are the ones that will work with the drones, thanks for commenting!

They were right then, and will be right now.

We didn’t need more F-22s. China and Russia are scraping and scrounging to make a fighter half as good as the F-22, air superiority can still be achieved with *4th gen* fighters. In 10 years, we’ll have 6th gen. Why do we need more F-22s?

Would be fun to see how the NGAD crawls to below supersonic, to keep the drones in control range. Airplanes designed for speed usually don't do too well at slow speeds. Would be easier to make the Drones hypersonic to be honest.

AI helping out

There’s no way for internal cockpit cameras to be jammed, as they would exist in a closed system.

Like the other guy said you can't jam the internal data links. And if the system fails you might as well go home as you are not going to be combat effective and would just be a liability.

​@@JohnFrumFromAmerica fall home, more like

Thank you I render these all on my computer - I agree it should have a gun in case things get close, the same lesson the F-4 learned, but we will have to see. Thanks for commenting!

Yes, one that does not melt or bend while being blasted with 900°F hot air while Firing.

Stupid concept anyway. Pilots have enough to worry about just trying to fly the plane in combat, they don't need to be managing a drone wing on top of that, that's what remote operators are for. Drones can be controlled from the opposite side of the planet if desired. This "quarterback of the skies" bullshit can pack all the super-electronics you want into a bird but it won't change the fact that they guy in the seat still only has two hands.

@@cugamer8862
I was guessing since all that was said was “oh, and they’ll be drones to fill in the gaps…” but you’re right that drones can be piloted remotely.

@@biz6361 Actually the drones won't have remote operators, they'll employ AI to operate themselves. All they need is orders to follow and they'll go off and execute them autonomously. The point remains that you don't actually *need* a manned fighter on- scene to command them, and commanding drones is a distraction from the fighter pilot's main job, which is to fly and fight *his* plane.

@@robertdragoff6909 But you still have to be in control range, and that could mean, you stay in an area, where surface to air missiles could reach....

@@Gunni1972 There's no such thing as 'in control range'. Drones can be controlled anywhere in the world from anywhere in the world. Having a manned fighter in the vicinity is a luxury, not a necessity.

Drives can be both disposable or survivable. The first will have minimal sensors, so will need guidance via datalink from mothership or AWACS. The second ones will still be inferior sensor platforms. You should view drives as external weapons, specialized ecm, fuel trucks.

@@BoraHorzaGobuchul It's gonna be hard drives. the way you talk. BOT?

Drones can be hacked and jammed,and they also cant addapt to different situations like a human can

How naive of you to think that you know something better than the military.. Of course theyd have a better radar that can detect enemy stealth.. Theyre not dumb..

@@spongememefunnypants9101 Yes they are.They still send people to war.

Dogfighting is an era of the past , we must find the type of aircraft like if an F-35 vs for example a NGAD fighter , they are almost the same , the 6th generation concept is about drone escort , intelligence and true stealth , beyond visual range missiles like AIM-260 jatm . 6th will most likely win with superior stealth and capabilitys

And radar is improving though , stealth aircraft are not detectable in high frequency radars but is seen in low frequency radars but low frequency radars can’t guide a missile and only high frequency Radar has enough targeting to guide a missile that why you must prioritize on key dectction like radar signature , heat signature , ……. Since most air battle are long range it mostly to focus on radar signature and minimizing them .

This is exactly what I worry about. Why do I feel like we're about to just repeat the mistakes of the 60's

Like the B-21? (Problem solved). There will never be an airplane, that outspeeds a Missile. that's just an obvious fact.Even if NGAD does MACH 12, The ICBM does Mach 24-25. And you'll probably be hit by it, before you know if NGAD delivered it's payload.

That's what the B-21 Raider is for

Hmmmmmm I guess intercontinental ballistic missiles with glide bombs don’t exist.

OTOH, it's not us you have to convince. If Congress balked at F-22 and F-35, there's no way they're gonna buy this.

Do you think providing healthcare to Americans and better education would save less lives than more military spending going to huge corporations?

^ That is surely the argument that Congressional Dems will use to justify their 'no' votes. Deficit hawk Republicans will also reject it simply for being too expensive.

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