All Russian and Chinese stealth fighters come with a built-in early warning system specifically for America's stealth fighters. To warn of engagement with F-22 or F-35, they make a loud, alarming "BANG!" when they blow up.
😂 😂 😂 😂. Good joke.. But war don't work on jokes.... Just like bang of American and european weapons we saw daily in Ukraine.... Btw j20 already beats f22 and f35 in almost all the parameters minus stealth... But stealth covers with massive radar, integrated system with awacs, infrared and bvr missile...
@@aamerjamalDude. Russian vehicles go pop even easier, and the American vehicles tend to keep the occupants alive even when the vehicles are destroyed... As opposed to the instakill death traps that Russia and probably China are fielding. As to J20 being as good as f22.... Lol.
@@aamerjamal you mean the old outdated shit we gave them? Lmao Basically just gave them the old stock of nearly everything that was going to expire/retire anyways. That and yeah, they can get knocked out but they aren't turning ukraine's fighters into spaceman. China's military has always been a paper tiger, just like the Russians. Recent conflicts the Chinese have been in have shown they aren't up to the task in terms of soldier skill.
No Stealth Fighter can yet manage to compete with the SU57's ability to transform into a Swiss Bank Account or a Super-yacht at the flick of a computer key.
True but only if they are actually combat ready, otherwise it’s like Lamborghinis and Ferraris with Honda engines because they can’t get the engines for the planes or missiles that works the way it supposed to.
Which is not true when there's only a few of them anyhow and the Russians can't have them all flying at the same time because they can't afford it the su-57 is a joke not only that it's not even a true stuff playing they still haven't figured out how to cover up the engines. Anyting the China has reverse-engineered from the United States of America stolen technology and you might as well shop at Goodwill or salvation army if your China or Russia because that's exactly what they're doing they're getting the leftovers of what we don't want
It’s even more reasonable when you realize that modern fighter aircraft are closer to atmospherically limited spaceships than warbirds. I mean it, try explaining the combat doctrine of the f-35 and your own words will feel more ridiculous the more you talk.
An F-35 now is actually a bargain and I don't know why the US govt. doesn't order a few hundred on top of what they've already ordered. That would at least fix their error with the F-22 if you want to call it that. The F-22 is just TOO problematic, with too much cost and you HAVE to fly it slower or now it lights up on an enemies radar so as good as it is in maneuvering, the plane takes a hit to its advantage when it does. It's a shame really and it WAS better to cut production because of the list of problems it has. The F-35 is becoming a better fighter as it gets upgraded and will be a good holdover until we're at 6th gen. People want to debate this but at economics of scales, you do the same thing China is, overwhelm the enemy with numbers, and it should be capable of being modified to operate a squad of drones with it, and drones in very large numbers is really the future. Once again I know people want to debate that but all logic points to drones being the future, led by a few pilots in whatever aircraft they're in.
I believe the USAF's real "secret sauce" is mission planning i.e. being able to conduct multiple simultaneous sorties into contested airspace. Would you consider doing an episode of various countries capabilities in this field?
@@Xinyouting Unlimited funding is worthless unless you know how to spend it. Tremendous effort/analysis has gone into the development of US Airpower (Not just USAF but Navy , and Marine Aviation) Doctrine. All too often people believe that spending more for weapons is all that is required. However, recognizing the value in spending time, effort, and yes money in areas like training, logistics, and the refinement of mission planning is hugely important. This has indeed been an area where the USA has held a historical advantage.... primarily from screwing it up in the past and learning from their mistakes.
100% correct. Not just the multiple/simultaneous/contested aspect, but the depth of institutional, generational knowledge that wrote the manual on *how* to do that stuff, in a joint fashion, across several branches, agencies and intel sources. Horrible as it may be, USAF mission planners have actually practiced this shit on a grand scale about every ten years since the end of WWII. They then spend the next decade analyzing what happened and how to do it better. Nobody else has that experience, especially not China, but I'd love to see an Airpower bit on that subject!
We also do logistics and resupply very well. China 🇨🇳 can't compete with this as of yet. We also have a blue water fleet and allies in the neighborhood 😅
Assume they have better than what they report and we will end up with the pinnacle of military technology. Look at the f-15. We prepared to combat a fighter that we thought was inconceivable at the time, and it turned out to be hot air and we made the most successful air-to-air platform in history.
Yeah the last 20 years or so of the USSRs history they'd bluff, we'd plan to beat the bluff, then we'd end up with something far beyond the Soviets capabilities. The Mig-25 was thought to be some super jet that could outrun the US while also being able to dogfight and carry a heavy payload; only we found out it was super heavy thanks to shitty materials and couldnt turn nearly as fast as we thought and would probably rip its own wings off if it tried what we thought it could do. We saw the same after the collapse of the USSR when picking through post soviet states stocks, realizing we'd planned for a worst case scenario only to discover typical communist incompetence and corruption.
SAME reason SU-57 not deployed in Ukraine cuz if so we'd ensure Ukraine had "WHATEVER" it took to shoot it down so we could see what it ISN'T as opposed to otherwise.
Why do people still say the F-35 isn't intended for air superiority even after all these years... This is and has been frustrating for such a long time now. The F-35 was designed from the ground up to be a true MULTIROLE fighter. Multirole to the core means both air dominance, ground attack, ISR, EW, SEAD, ELINT, AEW and force multiplication in the F-35's truest sense. There is currently only one fighter in the world that can hold a candle against the F-35 and that is the F-22.
The F35 doesn't get respect for its air dominance capabilities because it's overshadowed by the F22, and people (for some reason, maybe Russian propaganda) think the F35 is overpriced garbage. The F35 is a lot like the F18, where it isn't the absolute best at anything, but that doesn't mean it isn't DAMN good at everything. F35 is the best plane flying when you factor in capabilities, production scale, and PRICE.
That is like saying the F-35 is just as good at bombing as the B-52 because its multi role. Its not an air superiority because it lacks power and agility for sustained dog fights. If for what ever reason the F-35 looses its ability to fire its missiles or it has run out of them then its suddenly at a disadvantage for visual range dog fighting. Depending on what its going up against. At close range any stealth aircraft is easier to detect than far out. The F-35 also has a larger RCS than the F-22. But yeah as long as those two things don't happen then it's really really good.
Gotta say you have some of the best videos out there because you add context to the situation which puts it into perspective. Rather than just looking at one aspect or fact and arguing it’s merit. Great video as always
Another very good and well thought out video. One thing I would like to add is that the classification of M/C (Mission Capable) aircraft changes due to circumstances. In peacetime, a any number of things could ground an airframe, while under combat conditions those standards are thrown out the window. The readiness numbers would actually rise during hostilities. FYI, I used to fix combat aircraft for a living.
The glaring issue for China is its inability to project power. As we used to say as kids “no duh”, the US and its Allie’s will not have a numerical advantage vs Mainland-based Chinese fighters. Sorry Taiwan. But outside this limited radius F-35 Bs and Cs reign supreme. Ditto Chinese surface naval power; zero ability to sortie deep into the Pacific or Indian oceans, and stay there. China also has zero expeditionary land capabilities. Ultimately China cannot even survive even if it flexes in its own back yard, the South China Sea, as that is economic suicide. Instead of worrying about China’s air power or fledgling carrier capability the West should focus more on its far more worrisome (IMHO for the above reasons) submarine capabilities.
Just for context on how stealthy the F-22 is: Detection range of Stealth Fighters using the APG-77 radar of the F-22 with RCS numbers available online (So not very accurate. Everything is up for debate) Su-57: 1-0.1m2≈ 110-60NM J-20: 0.1-0.01m2≈ 60-30NM J-31: 0.01m2≈ 30NM F-35: 0.005-0.001m2≈ 25-20NM F-22: 0.0001m2≈ 10NM
We definitely dont know the true numbers but I'd wager there is a major capability gap like that. India has reported fairly easily spotting Chinese stealth jets and Russia's engineering skills have proven to be _extremely_ lacking, especially when compared to their claimed specs.
@@arthas640 China and Russia often also claim to have detected Amarican Stealth fighters so you should take such news with a grain of salt PS: the J-20 probably used radar reflectors as it is for stealth aircraft usual within peace times
As a docent at a major Southern California air museum, I need to keep on top of the latest goings on in military aviation. There's no better source on the net to do that than your channel, Alex. Keep up the great work!
I would agree, if development times didn't amount to decades, with no guarantee of success. A stop-gap solution may be needed until gen6 is operational. The way things are going, one can realistically expect things to get hot with China sooner than later. The Ukraine war has proven that an inferior weapon on hand is better than a top of the line performer in development. As a non-expert, an "F-22EX" type solution may be a good idea.
@@arvypolanco I've read that modern computers are helping to significantly reduce the time needed to make new planes, so it should only take a few years rather than a few decades.
@@arvypolancoThat’s incorrect though, the PCA component of the NGAD is right on schedule and expected to be IOC by 2030 or so. There were tech demonstrators flying 2-3 years ago.
They already have new planes made and we aren't going to see them until the U.S. Government decides to break them out and show the world, so don't forget almost ALL Americans are lied to just as bad as any other country lies to their people also. America has stuff hidden up its sleeves and they have LONG sleeves.
As an expat who has lived in China for 20 years, I can tell you that it is very common when flying domestically to have your flight postponed, cancelled or rerouted mid flight because the military can suddenly declare large swathes of airspace are off limits. This is especially true during the summer months. They are trying really hard to get the practice in to catch up with the U.S. There have even been US and British former pilots who have been paid to come to China to teach flight maneuvers. How combat ready the Chinese are is a very big question and shear volume of practice does not necessarily equate to quality training.
@@YellowVtec Well, if you treat a lot of people that serve or served in the forces like shit (goverment as well as the public), you can't blame them those people if they accept the hate they receive and say: Ok, in this case I just leave the country. Why stay loyal to a country that is not loyal to you?
My gosh, your passion and heart shine through so brightly. As a retired Airborne Combat Engineer, your final statements gave me chills. Peace through strength. While it is true, we must find a balance between defense spending and power projection. It is just as important for guys like you to shine the light upon corruption in said defense industry. We need these companies and many more to legitimately compete to genuinely widen the technological gap We have on the rest of the world. It's also important for us to be financially, politically, and socially stable to prove we are not internally weak. I believe if we are to fall, it will not be from without, but within.
How do you rebuild a system where companies genuinely compete when so many defense contractors of the past are now subsidiaries of the remaining half dozen or so? Development costs a lot of money, it isn't like the 30's when a company might self finance a design. In modern planes, it's pretty much Lockheed for fighters and Northrup for bombers. Boeing is being phased out.
@@recoil53 I feel like the same policies need to be taken for tech companies. Teddy Roosevelt did this with the oil companies about a century ago. Trust busting. Break them up, Teddy Roosevelt style.
@recoil53 I think that is the million dollar question, and if I had the answer, I wouldn't be here in the comment section. Instead, make a 7 figure salary, lol. I do still think decentralized advancement in technology is the most effective way to widen that gap. There may not be the ability for some guy to design and build the next airplane engine in his garage (although with advancements in 3d printing and desktop cnc, it's still possible). Our DOD could open up competition in so many of the subsystems we have on aircraft to competition. A computer genius in his garage or basement could possibly design a better missile guidance computer or flight computer. Even if he doesn't have the billions of dollars to design and build the whole aircraft. The biggest hurdle will be to properly reign in the military industrial complex, without destroying them, while also creating legitimate competition to improve the whole process.
You mean that cutting the F-22’s production by over 67% has potentially affected our ability to wage war or defend ourselves? Who could’ve possibly foreseen this?
China. China and Russia. China, Russia and Iran. China, Russia Iran and N. Korea. China, Russia, Iran, N. Korea and everyone with a kindergarten or higher education.
Man, I bet the highest levels of US intelligence and military brass wished they could've had a real visionary like you. Now we're screwed as a nation. If only we had some secret aircraft being worked on right now... If only we had a history of constantly overreacting to any weapons other countries come out with by designing our own weapons that turn out to be decades of what they had in the first place. If only...
I appreciated your sobering statement regarding the relative costs of preparing for potential war and actually having to engage in one. Well said, Sir.
Also remember that for a lot of F35’s they will probably have an F15EX or two kicking around as a situationally aware mule with a HUGE long range arsenal that will take targeting data from the 35. Not really sure a J20 could take on an F35 EX in a fight alone.
J-20 is actually no longer China’s most advanced fighter jet. The new J-28 is capable of freely cruising around the solar system at Mach 40, full spectrum stealth including optical stealth, direct energy weapon that can easily shoot down ICBMs, per Chinese ‘news’ 😂
Old news. J-57 has rendered J-28 completely obsolete. J-57 is equipped with Link BC16 [Bing Chilling]. Link BC16 connects J-57s on earth to command and control universes in other universes. This makes unmanned operation possible. No, you cannot render fleets of J-57s inoperable just by destroying the command and control centers. J-57s are capable of opening a portal to other universes. This makes them capable of operating from airbases from other universes J-57 is equipped with 3rd generation CCP-Best missiles codenamed "Spread Communism". These missiles are equipped with a virus that makes the infected humans Communist and strong supporters of CCP. Simply put, J-57 is so technologically advanced that it simply does not exist outside simulations in state propaganda, colloquially called "media outlets" in the West.
I appreciate your continued commitment to explore the nuances and intricacies of modern defense topics. As a rule, I tend to avoid narrative/ratings driven journalism, click bait-y articles, and internet flame wars. From the talking heads of cable news outlets, elected officials on C-span, to keyboard forum warriors, its just all noise to me; kids arguing over playground turf, but with varying production value. It seems like you guys at Sandboxx put a lot of due diligence to your reporting and I love that you guys self-critique and point out your own limitations. Its a breath of fresh air to see news content like yours where a more complete picture is presented, leaving me to mull over the implications and conclusions on my own.
Alex, you’ve hit the nail on the head at the end there. I don’t think any rational person loves war. Deterrence can avoid war. I joined up(Royal Australian Navy) during the Cold War in the 80s hoping I’d never have to fight the Soviets but was always willing to. We need to spend big to maintain that deterrent. I’m proud that Australia now has the 3rd biggest fleet of stealth fighters(F-35A) in the world. And all the other programmes in the works currently, like nuclear powered attack submarines, Boeing MQ-28a, Type 26 frigate, etc.
Alex, thanks for emphasizing the importance and value of defense spending. As hopefully people are re-learning via Ukraine's war, there is no better use of funds than deterring war.
Anyone see that article released where two F-35's "bit" a Chinese J-20 and couldnt shake em off until a Chinese wingman came to release him...and the chinese admitted they dont have the "maneuverability" of USA Jets to go toe to toe with them...
F35 isn't designed to dogfight either, but it's good to know it's more nimble if it needs to be (like with trying to dodge missiles) to make up for its relatively shorter legs.
Meaty reporting! That's what I love about AIRPOWER!! Honest and to the point. Very well done.
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Seems like the skies are turning into target rich environments for the F-22. What I still find funny is that neither Russia or China will sucker punch the US so that they can let the Raptor loose in the skies and do its thing once and for all.
Most war games have China’s invasion of Taiwan beginning with a first strike on our carrier battle groups, sometimes even with tactical nukes. I think China’s window for invasion is sometime between 2026 and the early 2030’s. Otherwise it will be waiting a while and trying to out tech the US in a long game. Let’s hope the Raptor never has to go bird of prey on them…
The loss of 700 US combat aircraft shown during a recent wargame were almost all due to being blown up on the ground. How many hardened aircraft shelters does the F-22 squadron at Anderson AFB on Guam have?
I discovered your channel a couple weeks ago and instantly subbed. I like the way you seem to report in an unbiased assesment, (in my opinion) and no "sugar coat". I like that. Your vids are "more toward what I think is true, going by my thoughts and research into a given subject, but also how you make me see things from a different angle I didn't percieve. Not necessaraky changing my thoughts on the issue, mind you, but making me reasses, and weigh up options. I really like the way you attempt to block the nay sayers, and crybabies before they can start, but we all know there will always be ONE to get the snot rag going. Keep on doing what you doing, Bro. Keep up the good 👍🏿🥂
I would seriously doubt China has more than 75 operational combat ready stealth fighters. They might have 150 airframes but I am not convinced these aircrafts are absolutely capable of taking out F15EX models in an absolutely dominating manner as an F22. Not to mention that our 4th generation fighters are better than theirs which just like us, comprises the vast majority of their airpower. China has ZERO chance in an air or Naval exchange. Their advantage would come in numerical superiority on the ground and that won't mean much if they do not control the sky, the ultimate high ground.
Don't be so sure. The US literally doesn;t have enough ammunition to take the fight to china's lands. Any war with china will be the US aimlessly bombing stuff in china and failing to take an inch of chinese territory until the US simply runs out of ammo. Even in ukraine Russia has found it impossible to bomb your way to victory. you need boots on the ground to win any war.
war on terror really took us down a peg in the volume sector but I'm glad somebody had the foresight to get NGAD and F/A-XX going. i just hope the drones in the constellation formations won't be too much of a cognitive load for the pilot, or there's a WSO or some kind of backseater.
the WOT really diverted billions away from procurement, in an era when the US military had been planning an overhaul. As a result, soldiers went into combat with older gear with gaps in the inventory for certain needed platforms. A great example in the MRAP program. $50 B to develope and backstop thousands of vehicles that are uniquely procurred for the missions in the Middle east. The vehicles have no place in the US military battler order, and never did, they're vehicles designed for occupational forces, which the US military doesn't ever want to be again. It's why the US military abandoned them in the middle east and gladly give them to local Law enforcement and search and rescue groups (they're actually decent for flash flood rescue), and give them freely to allies etc.
First time ever I feel your pushing the Chinese boogie man, J-20 isnt to be feared. Japan has been dealing with them for a while now and pick them up on radar and intercept them, really dont see that happening with the Raptor. My only worry is that China's window for Taiwan is closing fast and that battle could/will happen before the next gen fighter will be in service. Glad you didn't waste time on the Russian boogie man, as its dead for a long time to come !
J20s (like all stealth fighters) fly with radar reflectors in peacetime. Any headlines you see claiming things like that aren’t something to go off of.
Jet turbine engines are about 2 generations behind American engines. 3 generations behind if you count the engine design that was just completed for the F35, the engine core upgrade (ECU). 4 generations of you count the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). Not only do these designs provide huge increases in thrust and fuel economy but the turbine supplies electricity for the jet's incredible radar and ECM. Block 4 on the F35 is mostly classified, open source information is scanty. Computer power is being increased by a factor of 25. Most allies won't buy the F35 until Block 4 is enabled. Lasers are definitely planned and that is the big push behind AETP. Any comparison between the F35 and other 5th gen ignores the fundamental enabling technologies.
I rarely comment on RUclips, but I feel the need to mention a disparity of views. Yes, you are a superb air assets analyst and I watch all your episodes. That said, in this particular case I have to differ from your overall assessment. I am an analyst with over 40 years of experience as well as a long in the past aviator. From my point of view, you fail to take into account China's present socioeconomical problems. As an analyst I always look at who benefits from bad news first, and it's not China. To put it in simple terms, they can't survive without our dollars. And it's already happening. US companies are leaving China in droves. Not only that, but their textile manufacturing base has also left, going to other countries like Vietnam and others. The Chinese teenager's mantra is that they will never work in a factory. They are too well educated and connected to the world. In short, China is bleeding cash, lots of it. Don't get me wrong, this makes them even more dangerous, just like the Japanese were in the 1930's. It's a no-win situation for them though. For the foreseeable future, We, the US are a lot more capable militarily. That's because of what China doesn't know, and we don't either. This is by design.... And from my aviator's viewpoint, the J20 is a joke. I could go deep into that, but this is not the place.
While textile manufacturing is leaving China, car manufacturing and ship building is moving into China. Today China made 1/3 of automobiles 60% of EVs and 1/2 of ships in the world, and China just surpass Japan and became the biggest car exporter this year. It's a really complicated issue. Don't be so sure of China is going to surpass US or China is going to fall.
That is good, you shouldn’t comment that much either… We could hope that someone that have been an analyst for 40 years should know better… China can’t, survive without west, on the other hand, neither can the west. That’s just an economic fact. US companies are not leaving in droves, some does, but that is because wages in China are going up and they are transformed to an economy we’re their own middle class are driving the economy forward and not the export, and of all that moves, more money is conking in to China in form of FDI, so they do not bleeding cash. And obviously Chinese youth want more for themself then a factory, I would say that is the mantra in the entire world, why work in a factory if you can work and get better pay in a office? And J-290a joke? The only joke is the people that call that plane a joke.
As you alluded to, this should be more than just a comparison to raw numbers. One would have to know the relative quality of the aircraft and training and motivation of the pilots to make a realistic determination of relative capacity.
Fly them by India and let's see if they make it any harder for India to track. India has said before that tracking the J-20 is easy. Edit: Regardless, the U.S. will do what they always do and prepare based on what the enemy claims their equipment can do and plan our new equipment and strategies accordingly and over prepare like we did with Russia.
The US Army just chose General Dynamics and Rheinmetall as finalists for the 4000 Bradley replacement IFVs. Could you do a video about this program, the two finalists and the other three that dropped out. Or more generally the current state of IFVs (Bradley, CV90, Puma, Lynx) and their most likely future. Maybe even including anti air IFVs like some CV90 variants and SkyRanger.
Yeah, that program will probably get get cut when they can't finalize the design. Or they'll push it off until a bleeding edge technology becomes more reliable. They've tried like 4 times. The Abrams will get replaced before the Bradley.
@@bigchungus1848You talking about the AbramsX? The only other one that I can think of that would potentially fit that description is the new M10 Booker light tank/notatank. Not an Abrams replacement, more of a Stryker 105 replacement. Well it probably will replace the Abrams in Marine service anyway😂
Both General Bogdan, former F-35 program director, and General Hostage, former ACC commander, have said the F-35 is more stealthy than the F-22. General Bogdan did so in Senate testimony. "Hostage caused a stir in late spring when, in press interviews, he said the F-35 would be stealthier than the F-22, its larger USAF stablemate. Conventional wisdom had pegged the F-22, with its angled, vectored-thrust engines, as a stealthier machine than the F-35. Hostage also said the F-35 would be unbeatable when employed in numbers, which is why the full buy of aircraft is “so critical.” “I would say that General Hostage … is accurate in his statement about the simple stealthiness of the F-35 [with regard] to other airplanes,” Bogdan said in the interview. The statement was accurate for radar cross section, as measured in decibels, and range of detectability, he said, and he scoffed at the notion that anyone can tell how stealthy an aircraft is just by looking at it." www.airforcemag.com/article/The-F-35-on-Final-Approach/ I think the J-20 is no match for the F-35, and they'll be on USN Carriers, USMC carriers, the Japanese will have them, as well as the South Koreans. Not too worried about the time before 2035 when the NGAD will be coming on line.
And to add to your carrier claim, the Chinese navy as far as I can tell has successfully done 1 blue water sortie. USS Gerald R. Ford did 170 in 8 hours. The training disparity is insane
For China to outpace the U.S. in numbers of stealth fighters it would first have to actually HAVE a stealth fighter. The J-20 is nowhere nearly as stealthy as the F-22 or F35. Indian pilots flying SU-30 jets with Russian PESA radars have detected the J-20 from many kilometers away. It turns out that the J-20 is only somewhat stealthy from the front and not at all from the top, bottom, sides and rear. That means that even the F-15 with its AESA radar will be able to see the J-20. The F-22 and F-35 will have a turkey shoot in any encounter with the J-20; not to mention the NGAD coming into service in the next decade. The total numbers of F-15, F-18, F-22 and F-35 fighters in the U.S. inventory (all of which can spot the J-20) far outnumber China's inventory of J-20s and that does not count the ongoing production of the F-35. These "Chicken Little" videos do not tell the whole story.
Then why J-20 can approach US F-35 undetected?? Don't claim something is not stealthy because of belief..use FACTS And India lied..there was no J-20s at the border during that time period.. India lies a lot all the time..fancy you believe them
Our experience doing joint arms exercises, (something that Russia apparently never learned and China hasn't been in a fight since losing to Vietnam in 1979), is a huge advantage.
Alex - I absolutely appreciate the context and perspective you bring to these subjects. There will always be people who get stuck on a sentence. Critical thinking is just outside their grasp. But you can go back to anything you've published, and support it factually. Or find that you've corrected it. That's why I keep coming back. Thank you.
I wonder if it’s possible to build a fighter in the style of the F-22 with off the shelf components, such as using parts from the F-35, to help offset this capacity gap. Sort of like the proposed F-36 Kingsnake. Then again, even if we started now, by the time the fighter begins mass production and enters service, programs like the NGAD and/or FA-XX would also be in that same phase…but since the NGAD will only enter service with limited numbers, such an aircraft might not be such a bad idea…
Better money than blood, bullies only understand strength and we have to stay the king of the hill to avoid a replay of the late 1930's and 40's. Great content as always 👍
I hated Trump but did prefer his strong words and more aggressive stance. Communists are bullies, just look at nearly every leader of the USSR, and their political structure is often described as a dog fight under a rug as they tend to tear eachother apart behind closed doors until a top dog emerges and that attitude breeds bullies. Looking at recent history we see Putin making probing attacks in Syria, setting up breakway states like Transnistria, and his first attack on Crimea not to mention many more smaller moves like flying into other countries air space to see how they'd react. Xi has been doing the same in the South China Sea and the more countries dont react the more he probes. Reagan understood that in the 80s and made firm stances and scaled up everything from the Navy down to America's airlift capacity making easier for the US to rule the seas and air while being able to make a move at a moments notice, and the Soviets couldn't counter any of those things. We also see this bully attitude even in internal politics, the moment Gorbachev looked weak Soviet satellite states started making moves like liberalizing and holding elections and in a matter of months they got bolder and bolder eventually breaking away which caused the whole Soviet empire to crumble largely due to the appearance of weakness.
@@arthas640 yep, like him or not Trump was setting up our military and economic stance to be very strong in the face of the Gangsters in the CCP and Russia for the very same reasons, we had the best economy going possibly every right before what do you know the CCP had a lab leak of the Wuhan Virus and everything went to pot, he was doing a great job setting us up to look and be strong. The current POTUS is just a joke if you ask me, how we pulled out of Afghanistan was a debacle on the world stage(and still no one has been held accountable for it and the lives lost because of it) not to mention other countries saw that and one decided that we wouldn't lift a finger really to help Ukraine. Also there his first reaction was to ask if he needed a flight out of dodge, making us look weak again, thanks to the brave Ukrainians America and Nato look stronger, but one look under the hood on that, the current administration is not beefing up our defense industry anywhere enough, what is needed is a Reagan build up again or 3/4's of it at least...I didn't like Trumps mouth all of the time but considering what the powers that be(swamp) did to him, knee cap him at every turn I think he put us on at least a better footing for the new cold war we are in and proxy wars to come that keep our way of life and in the traditional sense of the word liberal values that we live by safe for us and allies. Just wondering would you vote for the him or not next time around? Don't have to answer because that can be a very personal question for some and I understand that, I will be voting for Trump or whomever can beat the current guy who has been a disaster...Cheers my fellow American. 👍🇺🇲🇺🇲
Great exposé, as usual! When you outline the numerical realities of the stealth airframes that are truly "good2go" if called upon, you cannot forget the stealth assets are just the very tip of the "spear"! There will be a LOT of very capable 4.5 assets in the fight, as well! F-15s, F-15 EX, F-16 Block 70/72s all ready to perform as data-fusion nodes and missile trucks! I'd believe our chances look pretty good verses the J-20's!
If the US finds itself being outgunned by the Chinese, I don't think having more journalists is going to help. Then again, China doesn't seem to find any use in closing the journalism gap.
F35 is already good enough to make up for the lack of F22 numbers, and once the NGAD aircraft enters production, the US will have a next-gen F22 that, hopefully, they won't shut down production of and can continue to make airframes and upgrades.
One thing I think you are missing is the time between when a plane goes into production and when it is released to the public. As with the-F-117 production and the over a decade before it was used. I think the U.S. holds its cards very close. I believe we have probably have six generations airplanes in production now.
15:00 J-20 did lose to J-16 at one time if you follow the news closely. It's reported in the CCTV millitary channel that a J-16 fighter said he fougtht and won agaist an opponent fighter one generation ahead his J-16 with support of his team in an exercise in an interview .
All Russian and Chinese stealth fighters come with a built-in early warning system specifically for America's stealth fighters. To warn of engagement with F-22 or F-35, they make a loud, alarming "BANG!" when they blow up.
Bro had me pausing what I was doing to read. Worth the laugh.
😂 😂 😂 😂. Good joke.. But war don't work on jokes.... Just like bang of American and european weapons we saw daily in Ukraine....
Btw j20 already beats f22 and f35 in almost all the parameters minus stealth... But stealth covers with massive radar, integrated system with awacs, infrared and bvr missile...
@@aamerjamal, Yea. Right. I hope enemies of the U.S. Constitution believe the way you do.
@@aamerjamalDude. Russian vehicles go pop even easier, and the American vehicles tend to keep the occupants alive even when the vehicles are destroyed...
As opposed to the instakill death traps that Russia and probably China are fielding.
As to J20 being as good as f22....
Lol.
@@aamerjamal you mean the old outdated shit we gave them? Lmao
Basically just gave them the old stock of nearly everything that was going to expire/retire anyways. That and yeah, they can get knocked out but they aren't turning ukraine's fighters into spaceman.
China's military has always been a paper tiger, just like the Russians. Recent conflicts the Chinese have been in have shown they aren't up to the task in terms of soldier skill.
No Stealth Fighter can yet manage to compete with the SU57's ability to transform into a Swiss Bank Account or a Super-yacht at the flick of a computer key.
True but only if they are actually combat ready, otherwise it’s like Lamborghinis and Ferraris with Honda engines because they can’t get the engines for the planes or missiles that works the way it supposed to.
Lmaoo
@@kenichitamagusuku3194 a Lambo or Ferrari with a Honda engine would mean a superior product but ok😂
TBO on SU 57 is abysmal and not operational capable. It is not in production nor every will be. Bank account conversion is superlative.
Which is not true when there's only a few of them anyhow and the Russians can't have them all flying at the same time because they can't afford it the su-57 is a joke not only that it's not even a true stuff playing they still haven't figured out how to cover up the engines.
Anyting the China has reverse-engineered from the United States of America stolen technology and you might as well shop at Goodwill or salvation army if your China or Russia because that's exactly what they're doing they're getting the leftovers of what we don't want
$300 million a plane is crazy until you realize that’s basically what an F-14 costs in current day money
It’s even more reasonable when you realize that modern fighter aircraft are closer to atmospherically limited spaceships than warbirds. I mean it, try explaining the combat doctrine of the f-35 and your own words will feel more ridiculous the more you talk.
You can't put a price on air superiority
@@pantherowow77Sure you can. Some were not worth the cost.
But the F-14 would be extremely expensive for a modern economy... Though a $300 million 6th gen fighter would be a whole lot more capable.
An F-35 now is actually a bargain and I don't know why the US govt. doesn't order a few hundred on top of what they've already ordered. That would at least fix their error with the F-22 if you want to call it that. The F-22 is just TOO problematic, with too much cost and you HAVE to fly it slower or now it lights up on an enemies radar so as good as it is in maneuvering, the plane takes a hit to its advantage when it does.
It's a shame really and it WAS better to cut production because of the list of problems it has.
The F-35 is becoming a better fighter as it gets upgraded and will be a good holdover until we're at 6th gen. People want to debate this but at economics of scales, you do the same thing China is, overwhelm the enemy with numbers, and it should be capable of being modified to operate a squad of drones with it, and drones in very large numbers is really the future. Once again I know people want to debate that but all logic points to drones being the future, led by a few pilots in whatever aircraft they're in.
I believe the USAF's real "secret sauce" is mission planning i.e. being able to conduct multiple simultaneous sorties into contested airspace. Would you consider doing an episode of various countries capabilities in this field?
@@Xinyouting Unlimited funding is worthless unless you know how to spend it. Tremendous effort/analysis has gone into the development of US Airpower (Not just USAF but Navy , and Marine Aviation) Doctrine. All too often people believe that spending more for weapons is all that is required. However, recognizing the value in spending time, effort, and yes money in areas like training, logistics, and the refinement of mission planning is hugely important. This has indeed been an area where the USA has held a historical advantage.... primarily from screwing it up in the past and learning from their mistakes.
@@ivanzlatar2445 Well said. The back office functions are just as important to the end result as the tip of the spear.
100% correct. Not just the multiple/simultaneous/contested aspect, but the depth of institutional, generational knowledge that wrote the manual on *how* to do that stuff, in a joint fashion, across several branches, agencies and intel sources. Horrible as it may be, USAF mission planners have actually practiced this shit on a grand scale about every ten years since the end of WWII. They then spend the next decade analyzing what happened and how to do it better. Nobody else has that experience, especially not China, but I'd love to see an Airpower bit on that subject!
yes usaf great planning mission need 2 missile to kill a balloon
We also do logistics and resupply very well. China 🇨🇳 can't compete with this as of yet. We also have a blue water fleet and allies in the neighborhood 😅
Assume they have better than what they report and we will end up with the pinnacle of military technology. Look at the f-15. We prepared to combat a fighter that we thought was inconceivable at the time, and it turned out to be hot air and we made the most successful air-to-air platform in history.
Yeah the last 20 years or so of the USSRs history they'd bluff, we'd plan to beat the bluff, then we'd end up with something far beyond the Soviets capabilities. The Mig-25 was thought to be some super jet that could outrun the US while also being able to dogfight and carry a heavy payload; only we found out it was super heavy thanks to shitty materials and couldnt turn nearly as fast as we thought and would probably rip its own wings off if it tried what we thought it could do. We saw the same after the collapse of the USSR when picking through post soviet states stocks, realizing we'd planned for a worst case scenario only to discover typical communist incompetence and corruption.
FR and to think that the F-22 has an unfathomable RCS and it's ancient.
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SAME reason SU-57 not deployed in Ukraine cuz if so we'd ensure Ukraine had "WHATEVER" it took to shoot it down so we could see what it ISN'T as opposed to otherwise.
Why do people still say the F-35 isn't intended for air superiority even after all these years... This is and has been frustrating for such a long time now. The F-35 was designed from the ground up to be a true MULTIROLE fighter. Multirole to the core means both air dominance, ground attack, ISR, EW, SEAD, ELINT, AEW and force multiplication in the F-35's truest sense. There is currently only one fighter in the world that can hold a candle against the F-35 and that is the F-22.
Absolutely true
The F35 doesn't get respect for its air dominance capabilities because it's overshadowed by the F22, and people (for some reason, maybe Russian propaganda) think the F35 is overpriced garbage. The F35 is a lot like the F18, where it isn't the absolute best at anything, but that doesn't mean it isn't DAMN good at everything. F35 is the best plane flying when you factor in capabilities, production scale, and PRICE.
That is like saying the F-35 is just as good at bombing as the B-52 because its multi role. Its not an air superiority because it lacks power and agility for sustained dog fights. If for what ever reason the F-35 looses its ability to fire its missiles or it has run out of them then its suddenly at a disadvantage for visual range dog fighting. Depending on what its going up against. At close range any stealth aircraft is easier to detect than far out. The F-35 also has a larger RCS than the F-22. But yeah as long as those two things don't happen then it's really really good.
@@googleuser3760 that is a true L take.
@@googleuser3760 If it runs out of weapons, it can act like an AWACS to coordinate the 12 missiles from F15EX in the rear
Gotta say you have some of the best videos out there because you add context to the situation which puts it into perspective. Rather than just looking at one aspect or fact and arguing it’s merit. Great video as always
Exactly!
Another very good and well thought out video. One thing I would like to add is that the classification of M/C (Mission Capable) aircraft changes due to circumstances. In peacetime, a any number of things could ground an airframe, while under combat conditions those standards are thrown out the window. The readiness numbers would actually rise during hostilities. FYI, I used to fix combat aircraft for a living.
Yes, part of it is having actual standards. That always makes readiness rates look bad
The glaring issue for China is its inability to project power. As we used to say as kids “no duh”, the US and its Allie’s will not have a numerical advantage vs Mainland-based Chinese fighters. Sorry Taiwan. But outside this limited radius F-35 Bs and Cs reign supreme. Ditto Chinese surface naval power; zero ability to sortie deep into the Pacific or Indian oceans, and stay there. China also has zero expeditionary land capabilities. Ultimately China cannot even survive even if it flexes in its own back yard, the South China Sea, as that is economic suicide. Instead of worrying about China’s air power or fledgling carrier capability the West should focus more on its far more worrisome (IMHO for the above reasons) submarine capabilities.
Just for context on how stealthy the F-22 is:
Detection range of Stealth Fighters using the APG-77 radar of the F-22 with RCS numbers available online
(So not very accurate. Everything is up for debate)
Su-57: 1-0.1m2≈ 110-60NM
J-20: 0.1-0.01m2≈ 60-30NM
J-31: 0.01m2≈ 30NM
F-35: 0.005-0.001m2≈ 25-20NM
F-22: 0.0001m2≈ 10NM
Thata frontal aspect only. The F-22 and F-35 are the only aircraft stealthy from all aspects
@@TeenTeenFpv The numbers for the Su-57 are actually all aspect
We definitely dont know the true numbers but I'd wager there is a major capability gap like that. India has reported fairly easily spotting Chinese stealth jets and Russia's engineering skills have proven to be _extremely_ lacking, especially when compared to their claimed specs.
@@arthas640
China and Russia often also claim to have detected Amarican Stealth fighters so you should take such news with a grain of salt
PS: the J-20 probably used radar reflectors as it is for stealth aircraft usual within peace times
@@simonwoess5679don't know about that
As a docent at a major Southern California air museum, I need to keep on top of the latest goings on in military aviation. There's no better source on the net to do that than your channel, Alex. Keep up the great work!
I agree with putting money into the next technology rather than to build more F22s.
I would agree, if development times didn't amount to decades, with no guarantee of success. A stop-gap solution may be needed until gen6 is operational. The way things are going, one can realistically expect things to get hot with China sooner than later. The Ukraine war has proven that an inferior weapon on hand is better than a top of the line performer in development. As a non-expert, an "F-22EX" type solution may be a good idea.
@@arvypolanco I've read that modern computers are helping to significantly reduce the time needed to make new planes, so it should only take a few years rather than a few decades.
@@arvypolancoThat’s incorrect though, the PCA component of the NGAD is right on schedule and expected to be IOC by 2030 or so. There were tech demonstrators flying 2-3 years ago.
@@jonathanpfeffer3716 and getting through all the kinks before it's combat ready.
They already have new planes made and we aren't going to see them until the U.S. Government decides to break them out and show the world, so don't forget almost ALL Americans are lied to just as bad as any other country lies to their people also. America has stuff hidden up its sleeves and they have LONG sleeves.
As an expat who has lived in China for 20 years, I can tell you that it is very common when flying domestically to have your flight postponed, cancelled or rerouted mid flight because the military can suddenly declare large swathes of airspace are off limits. This is especially true during the summer months. They are trying really hard to get the practice in to catch up with the U.S. There have even been US and British former pilots who have been paid to come to China to teach flight maneuvers. How combat ready the Chinese are is a very big question and shear volume of practice does not necessarily equate to quality training.
I've heard the same about pilots Training if that is a case they should be charged with treason
@@YellowVtec Agreed
@@YellowVtec Well, if you treat a lot of people that serve or served in the forces like shit (goverment as well as the public), you can't blame them those people if they accept the hate they receive and say: Ok, in this case I just leave the country.
Why stay loyal to a country that is not loyal to you?
@@YellowVtecright, that's literally high treason
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As a member of the media, props on your honest assessment of media's role in this country. Well said. 👍🏽
The way he defends that F35 with his life you'd never know he was in close ties with the Military Industrial Complex
My gosh, your passion and heart shine through so brightly. As a retired Airborne Combat Engineer, your final statements gave me chills. Peace through strength. While it is true, we must find a balance between defense spending and power projection. It is just as important for guys like you to shine the light upon corruption in said defense industry. We need these companies and many more to legitimately compete to genuinely widen the technological gap We have on the rest of the world. It's also important for us to be financially, politically, and socially stable to prove we are not internally weak. I believe if we are to fall, it will not be from without, but within.
How do you rebuild a system where companies genuinely compete when so many defense contractors of the past are now subsidiaries of the remaining half dozen or so? Development costs a lot of money, it isn't like the 30's when a company might self finance a design.
In modern planes, it's pretty much Lockheed for fighters and Northrup for bombers. Boeing is being phased out.
@@recoil53 I feel like the same policies need to be taken for tech companies. Teddy Roosevelt did this with the oil companies about a century ago. Trust busting. Break them up, Teddy Roosevelt style.
@recoil53 I think that is the million dollar question, and if I had the answer, I wouldn't be here in the comment section. Instead, make a 7 figure salary, lol. I do still think decentralized advancement in technology is the most effective way to widen that gap. There may not be the ability for some guy to design and build the next airplane engine in his garage (although with advancements in 3d printing and desktop cnc, it's still possible). Our DOD could open up competition in so many of the subsystems we have on aircraft to competition. A computer genius in his garage or basement could possibly design a better missile guidance computer or flight computer. Even if he doesn't have the billions of dollars to design and build the whole aircraft. The biggest hurdle will be to properly reign in the military industrial complex, without destroying them, while also creating legitimate competition to improve the whole process.
You mean that cutting the F-22’s production by over 67% has potentially affected our ability to wage war or defend ourselves? Who could’ve possibly foreseen this?
Right?
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Thanks Obama...
China.
China and Russia.
China, Russia and Iran.
China, Russia Iran and N. Korea.
China, Russia, Iran, N. Korea and everyone with a kindergarten or higher education.
Man, I bet the highest levels of US intelligence and military brass wished they could've had a real visionary like you. Now we're screwed as a nation. If only we had some secret aircraft being worked on right now... If only we had a history of constantly overreacting to any weapons other countries come out with by designing our own weapons that turn out to be decades of what they had in the first place. If only...
Thanks once again brother for your upfront and candid observations of a troubling situation and what the possibilities could be
I appreciated your sobering statement regarding the relative costs of preparing for potential war and actually having to engage in one. Well said, Sir.
Also remember that for a lot of F35’s they will probably have an F15EX or two kicking around as a situationally aware mule with a HUGE long range arsenal that will take targeting data from the 35. Not really sure a J20 could take on an F35 EX in a fight alone.
Thanks!
J-20 is actually no longer China’s most advanced fighter jet.
The new J-28 is capable of freely cruising around the solar system at Mach 40, full spectrum stealth including optical stealth, direct energy weapon that can easily shoot down ICBMs, per Chinese ‘news’ 😂
Old news. J-57 has rendered J-28 completely obsolete.
J-57 is equipped with Link BC16 [Bing Chilling]. Link BC16 connects J-57s on earth to command and control universes in other universes. This makes unmanned operation possible. No, you cannot render fleets of J-57s inoperable just by destroying the command and control centers.
J-57s are capable of opening a portal to other universes. This makes them capable of operating from airbases from other universes
J-57 is equipped with 3rd generation CCP-Best missiles codenamed "Spread Communism". These missiles are equipped with a virus that makes the infected humans Communist and strong supporters of CCP.
Simply put, J-57 is so technologically advanced that it simply does not exist outside simulations in state propaganda, colloquially called "media outlets" in the West.
Is it a rocket?
And just WHERE did they steal that technology? 😂
@@suntzu1409China's not Communist. They're an Authoritarian State Capitalist command economy like Singapore.
Thanks
I appreciate your continued commitment to explore the nuances and intricacies of modern defense topics. As a rule, I tend to avoid narrative/ratings driven journalism, click bait-y articles, and internet flame wars. From the talking heads of cable news outlets, elected officials on C-span, to keyboard forum warriors, its just all noise to me; kids arguing over playground turf, but with varying production value.
It seems like you guys at Sandboxx put a lot of due diligence to your reporting and I love that you guys self-critique and point out your own limitations. Its a breath of fresh air to see news content like yours where a more complete picture is presented, leaving me to mull over the implications and conclusions on my own.
Alex, you’ve hit the nail on the head at the end there. I don’t think any rational person loves war. Deterrence can avoid war. I joined up(Royal Australian Navy) during the Cold War in the 80s hoping I’d never have to fight the Soviets but was always willing to. We need to spend big to maintain that deterrent. I’m proud that Australia now has the 3rd biggest fleet of stealth fighters(F-35A) in the world. And all the other programmes in the works currently, like nuclear powered attack submarines, Boeing MQ-28a, Type 26 frigate, etc.
Your concluding statement about deterrence is so powerful.
Your closing thoughts/summary, very well said, excellent vid
Alex, thanks for emphasizing the importance and value of defense spending. As hopefully people are re-learning via Ukraine's war, there is no better use of funds than deterring war.
Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content awareness/perspective
Anyone see that article released where two F-35's "bit" a Chinese J-20 and couldnt shake em off until a Chinese wingman came to release him...and the chinese admitted they dont have the "maneuverability" of USA Jets to go toe to toe with them...
I did!! Glad to see the f-35 is finally getting to show its true strength!
J20s are long range fighters designed to carry alot of fuel and engage in BVR combat, its not a dogfighter.
F35 isn't designed to dogfight either, but it's good to know it's more nimble if it needs to be (like with trying to dodge missiles) to make up for its relatively shorter legs.
Meaty reporting! That's what I love about AIRPOWER!! Honest and to the point. Very well done.
Seems like the skies are turning into target rich environments for the F-22. What I still find funny is that neither Russia or China will sucker punch the US so that they can let the Raptor loose in the skies and do its thing once and for all.
Most war games have China’s invasion of Taiwan beginning with a first strike on our carrier battle groups, sometimes even with tactical nukes. I think China’s window for invasion is sometime between 2026 and the early 2030’s. Otherwise it will be waiting a while and trying to out tech the US in a long game. Let’s hope the Raptor never has to go bird of prey on them…
Because they don't want to get nuked?
China still thinks time is on its side. Russia is already preoccupied fighting American hardware.
Funny? Why tf would they? US is the aggressor virtually worldwide
At least China was kind enough to give the F-22 a participation balloon to pop!
The loss of 700 US combat aircraft shown during a recent wargame were almost all due to being blown up on the ground. How many hardened aircraft shelters does the F-22 squadron at Anderson AFB on Guam have?
How can China have stealth technology when the US
have sanctioned all stealth and I.T transfers including chipsets
to China.
I discovered your channel a couple weeks ago and instantly subbed.
I like the way you seem to report in an unbiased assesment, (in my opinion) and no "sugar coat".
I like that. Your vids are "more toward what I think is true, going by my thoughts and research into a given subject, but also how you make me see things from a different angle I didn't percieve. Not necessaraky changing my thoughts on the issue, mind you, but making me reasses, and weigh up options. I really like the way you attempt to block the nay sayers, and crybabies before they can start, but we all know there will always be ONE to get the snot rag going.
Keep on doing what you doing, Bro.
Keep up the good 👍🏿🥂
He like most of these channels just reads wikipedia, which is laundered corporate propaganda.
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The bottom line is the f22 can’t be killed. So even it’s it’s 6:1 we win. Every time.
I would seriously doubt China has more than 75 operational combat ready stealth fighters. They might have 150 airframes but I am not convinced these aircrafts are absolutely capable of taking out F15EX models in an absolutely dominating manner as an F22. Not to mention that our 4th generation fighters are better than theirs which just like us, comprises the vast majority of their airpower. China has ZERO chance in an air or Naval exchange. Their advantage would come in numerical superiority on the ground and that won't mean much if they do not control the sky, the ultimate high ground.
Don't be so sure. The US literally doesn;t have enough ammunition to take the fight to china's lands. Any war with china will be the US aimlessly bombing stuff in china and failing to take an inch of chinese territory until the US simply runs out of ammo.
Even in ukraine Russia has found it impossible to bomb your way to victory. you need boots on the ground to win any war.
Very well researched and very well presented. Keep up the good work.
war on terror really took us down a peg in the volume sector but I'm glad somebody had the foresight to get NGAD and F/A-XX going. i just hope the drones in the constellation formations won't be too much of a cognitive load for the pilot, or there's a WSO or some kind of backseater.
the WOT really diverted billions away from procurement, in an era when the US military had been planning an overhaul. As a result, soldiers went into combat with older gear with gaps in the inventory for certain needed platforms. A great example in the MRAP program. $50 B to develope and backstop thousands of vehicles that are uniquely procurred for the missions in the Middle east. The vehicles have no place in the US military battler order, and never did, they're vehicles designed for occupational forces, which the US military doesn't ever want to be again. It's why the US military abandoned them in the middle east and gladly give them to local Law enforcement and search and rescue groups (they're actually decent for flash flood rescue), and give them freely to allies etc.
This was a great video, thanks Alex! nice work!
We actually do not know if the J20 can actually perform against US jets. I think that the J20 "advantage" is untested and uncertain.
Excellent video and topic. Thank you.
First time ever I feel your pushing the Chinese boogie man, J-20 isnt to be feared. Japan has been dealing with them for a while now and pick them up on radar and intercept them, really dont see that happening with the Raptor. My only worry is that China's window for Taiwan is closing fast and that battle could/will happen before the next gen fighter will be in service. Glad you didn't waste time on the Russian boogie man, as its dead for a long time to come !
I think you had a speech-to-text error. I suspect you meant "Taiwan", not "Thailand". :)
@@michaelmbutler TY it was
J20s (like all stealth fighters) fly with radar reflectors in peacetime. Any headlines you see claiming things like that aren’t something to go off of.
Jet turbine engines are about 2 generations behind American engines. 3 generations behind if you count the engine design that was just completed for the F35, the engine core upgrade (ECU). 4 generations of you count the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). Not only do these designs provide huge increases in thrust and fuel economy but the turbine supplies electricity for the jet's incredible radar and ECM. Block 4 on the F35 is mostly classified, open source information is scanty. Computer power is being increased by a factor of 25. Most allies won't buy the F35 until Block 4 is enabled. Lasers are definitely planned and that is the big push behind AETP. Any comparison between the F35 and other 5th gen ignores the fundamental enabling technologies.
Your closing statement was well said!
I rarely comment on RUclips, but I feel the need to mention a disparity of views. Yes, you are a superb air assets analyst and I watch all your episodes. That said, in this particular case I have to differ from your overall assessment.
I am an analyst with over 40 years of experience as well as a long in the past aviator. From my point of view, you fail to take into account China's present socioeconomical problems. As an analyst I always look at who benefits from bad news first, and it's not China.
To put it in simple terms, they can't survive without our dollars. And it's already happening. US companies are leaving China in droves. Not only that, but their textile manufacturing base has also left, going to other countries like Vietnam and others. The Chinese teenager's mantra is that they will never work in a factory. They are too well educated and connected to the world. In short, China is bleeding cash, lots of it.
Don't get me wrong, this makes them even more dangerous, just like the Japanese were in the 1930's. It's a no-win situation for them though. For the foreseeable future, We, the US are a lot more capable militarily. That's because of what China doesn't know, and we don't either. This is by design....
And from my aviator's viewpoint, the J20 is a joke. I could go deep into that, but this is not the place.
While textile manufacturing is leaving China, car manufacturing and ship building is moving into China. Today China made 1/3 of automobiles 60% of EVs and 1/2 of ships in the world, and China just surpass Japan and became the biggest car exporter this year.
It's a really complicated issue. Don't be so sure of China is going to surpass US or China is going to fall.
That is good, you shouldn’t comment that much either…
We could hope that someone that have been an analyst for 40 years should know better…
China can’t, survive without west, on the other hand, neither can the west.
That’s just an economic fact.
US companies are not leaving in droves, some does, but that is because wages in China are going up and they are transformed to an economy we’re their own middle class are driving the economy forward and not the export, and of all that moves, more money is conking in to China in form of FDI, so they do not bleeding cash.
And obviously Chinese youth want more for themself then a factory, I would say that is the mantra in the entire world, why work in a factory if you can work and get better pay in a office?
And J-290a joke? The only joke is the people that call that plane a joke.
Thanks Alex....
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Hold up, they just gave $80 billion to the damn IRS.... but ensuring air superiority isn't worth it? WTF?
Excellent episode! Thanks, Alex...keep up the great work!
As you alluded to, this should be more than just a comparison to raw numbers. One would have to know the relative quality of the aircraft and training and motivation of the pilots to make a realistic determination of relative capacity.
A strong note to finish on Alex, we share that same sentiment. Thanks for the video!
WS-15 Literally just came into flight test 3 days ago😂😂😂
Fly them by India and let's see if they make it any harder for India to track. India has said before that tracking the J-20 is easy.
Edit: Regardless, the U.S. will do what they always do and prepare based on what the enemy claims their equipment can do and plan our new equipment and strategies accordingly and over prepare like we did with Russia.
Sandboxx is keeping the hits coming
The US Army just chose General Dynamics and Rheinmetall as finalists for the 4000 Bradley replacement IFVs.
Could you do a video about this program, the two finalists and the other three that dropped out. Or more generally the current state of IFVs (Bradley, CV90, Puma, Lynx) and their most likely future. Maybe even including anti air IFVs like some CV90 variants and SkyRanger.
Yeah, that program will probably get get cut when they can't finalize the design. Or they'll push it off until a bleeding edge technology becomes more reliable. They've tried like 4 times. The Abrams will get replaced before the Bradley.
@@granatmoflol, there’s already a technology demonstrator that looks like the Abrams replacement 😂.
@@bigchungus1848You talking about the AbramsX?
The only other one that I can think of that would potentially fit that description is the new M10 Booker light tank/notatank.
Not an Abrams replacement, more of a Stryker 105 replacement.
Well it probably will replace the Abrams in Marine service anyway😂
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Superb piece Alex! Detailed coverage of the context is what it's all about. Well done.
Both General Bogdan, former F-35 program director, and General Hostage, former ACC commander, have said the F-35 is more stealthy than the F-22. General Bogdan did so in Senate testimony.
"Hostage caused a stir in late spring when, in press interviews, he said the F-35 would be stealthier than the F-22, its larger USAF stablemate. Conventional wisdom had pegged the F-22, with its angled, vectored-thrust engines, as a stealthier machine than the F-35. Hostage also said the F-35 would be unbeatable when employed in numbers, which is why the full buy of aircraft is “so critical.” “I would say that General Hostage … is accurate in his statement about the simple stealthiness of the F-35 [with regard] to other airplanes,” Bogdan said in the interview. The statement was accurate for radar cross section, as measured in decibels, and range of detectability, he said, and he scoffed at the notion that anyone can tell how stealthy an aircraft is just by looking at it."
www.airforcemag.com/article/The-F-35-on-Final-Approach/
I think the J-20 is no match for the F-35, and they'll be on USN Carriers, USMC carriers, the Japanese will have them, as well as the South Koreans. Not too worried about the time before 2035 when the NGAD will be coming on line.
And to add to your carrier claim, the Chinese navy as far as I can tell has successfully done 1 blue water sortie. USS Gerald R. Ford did 170 in 8 hours. The training disparity is insane
The F-35 is almost a generation ahead of the J-20. We already have twice the number of stealth fighters than China does and the gap is only widening.
yeah sure. when the J20 was designed with hacked data from the F35 and taken everything the F35 has thats worth taking.
Not only that, China’s economy is slowing down so they will be hard pressed to maintain their momentum in the long run.
@@8000jk chinas grow = >6%
US growth less than 2%.
Excellent reporting!!
For China to outpace the U.S. in numbers of stealth fighters it would first have to actually HAVE a stealth fighter. The J-20 is nowhere nearly as stealthy as the F-22 or F35. Indian pilots flying SU-30 jets with Russian PESA radars have detected the J-20 from many kilometers away. It turns out that the J-20 is only somewhat stealthy from the front and not at all from the top, bottom, sides and rear. That means that even the F-15 with its AESA radar will be able to see the J-20. The F-22 and F-35 will have a turkey shoot in any encounter with the J-20; not to mention the NGAD coming into service in the next decade. The total numbers of F-15, F-18, F-22 and F-35 fighters in the U.S. inventory (all of which can spot the J-20) far outnumber China's inventory of J-20s and that does not count the ongoing production of the F-35. These "Chicken Little" videos do not tell the whole story.
Then why J-20 can approach US F-35 undetected??
Don't claim something is not stealthy because of belief..use FACTS
And India lied..there was no J-20s at the border during that time period..
India lies a lot all the time..fancy you believe them
China’s stealth fighter advantage? Hahahaha!!!! That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard this week!
An excellent presentation, once again Alex. Thanks. The J-20 may or may not be a great aircraft, but it is definitely ugly.
That is one opinion.
No
J-20 is beautiful in a terrible sort of way
I think that it's a quite beautiful Aircraft as I am found of fighters with canard configuration such as the Eurofighter and Stealth fighters
The canard make it look like a penguin
Really enjoying your channel. Keep that
I think the US's experience in using stealth platforms will make a huge difference.
Our experience doing joint arms exercises, (something that Russia apparently never learned and China hasn't been in a fight since losing to Vietnam in 1979), is a huge advantage.
Alex - I absolutely appreciate the context and perspective you bring to these subjects. There will always be people who get stuck on a sentence. Critical thinking is just outside their grasp. But you can go back to anything you've published, and support it factually. Or find that you've corrected it. That's why I keep coming back. Thank you.
I wonder if it’s possible to build a fighter in the style of the F-22 with off the shelf components, such as using parts from the F-35, to help offset this capacity gap. Sort of like the proposed F-36 Kingsnake. Then again, even if we started now, by the time the fighter begins mass production and enters service, programs like the NGAD and/or FA-XX would also be in that same phase…but since the NGAD will only enter service with limited numbers, such an aircraft might not be such a bad idea…
The Kingsnake is nothing like the F-22 or F-35
@@AugmentedGravity obviously. But that’s not what I’m talking about…
@@lightspeedvictory ehm ok?
Very well put... Liked your video and found it very informative. Nice work!!!😊
Better money than blood, bullies only understand strength and we have to stay the king of the hill to avoid a replay of the late 1930's and 40's. Great content as always 👍
I hated Trump but did prefer his strong words and more aggressive stance. Communists are bullies, just look at nearly every leader of the USSR, and their political structure is often described as a dog fight under a rug as they tend to tear eachother apart behind closed doors until a top dog emerges and that attitude breeds bullies. Looking at recent history we see Putin making probing attacks in Syria, setting up breakway states like Transnistria, and his first attack on Crimea not to mention many more smaller moves like flying into other countries air space to see how they'd react. Xi has been doing the same in the South China Sea and the more countries dont react the more he probes. Reagan understood that in the 80s and made firm stances and scaled up everything from the Navy down to America's airlift capacity making easier for the US to rule the seas and air while being able to make a move at a moments notice, and the Soviets couldn't counter any of those things. We also see this bully attitude even in internal politics, the moment Gorbachev looked weak Soviet satellite states started making moves like liberalizing and holding elections and in a matter of months they got bolder and bolder eventually breaking away which caused the whole Soviet empire to crumble largely due to the appearance of weakness.
@@arthas640Transnistria has been under Russian control years before Putin took power.
@@arthas640trump is 6’3 250lbs, Brandon is 6 ft and less than 200lbs. Nuff said.
@@bigchungus1848Trump is fat?
@@arthas640 yep, like him or not Trump was setting up our military and economic stance to be very strong in the face of the Gangsters in the CCP and Russia for the very same reasons, we had the best economy going possibly every right before what do you know the CCP had a lab leak of the Wuhan Virus and everything went to pot, he was doing a great job setting us up to look and be strong. The current POTUS is just a joke if you ask me, how we pulled out of Afghanistan was a debacle on the world stage(and still no one has been held accountable for it and the lives lost because of it) not to mention other countries saw that and one decided that we wouldn't lift a finger really to help Ukraine. Also there his first reaction was to ask if he needed a flight out of dodge, making us look weak again, thanks to the brave Ukrainians America and Nato look stronger, but one look under the hood on that, the current administration is not beefing up our defense industry anywhere enough, what is needed is a Reagan build up again or 3/4's of it at least...I didn't like Trumps mouth all of the time but considering what the powers that be(swamp) did to him, knee cap him at every turn I think he put us on at least a better footing for the new cold war we are in and proxy wars to come that keep our way of life and in the traditional sense of the word liberal values that we live by safe for us and allies. Just wondering would you vote for the him or not next time around? Don't have to answer because that can be a very personal question for some and I understand that, I will be voting for Trump or whomever can beat the current guy who has been a disaster...Cheers my fellow American. 👍🇺🇲🇺🇲
Great stuff per usual, Alex. Keep ‘em coming.
The Harbor Freight J20 is a clay target for US Jets.
So the J20 is a pig killer
@@rich-qk7dc j20 is a boat in the sky🛳
Right on Alex! I love your reporting.
In all fairness, the J-20 is so detectable that it should be considered a 4th gen fighter.
How?
Exctaly this video is full of S### .
only if you believe in garbage indian media.
It's not.
And no amount of bullshit videos will change this fact.
I assume you have proof of this claim?
again, great report!
Great video dude, as always.
Your last statement is absolutely on point.
Top notch stuff Alex.
Alex great way to finish off the video
Great channel Alex
Best video!!!!
You're a fine journalist. Bravo.
Great Job Alex
Thanks, Alex.
Great exposé, as usual! When you outline the numerical realities of the stealth airframes that are truly "good2go" if called upon, you cannot forget the stealth assets are just the very tip of the "spear"! There will be a LOT of very capable 4.5 assets in the fight, as well! F-15s, F-15 EX, F-16 Block 70/72s all ready to perform as data-fusion nodes and missile trucks! I'd believe our chances look pretty good verses the J-20's!
Bro, love your content
Well said at the end.
China does NOT have a “stealth fighter advantage”. 😂😂😂
Great vid. For someone working with open source material the assessments are well constructed.
Very enjoyable and informative episode.
Spot on sir. Good work. Thank you.
Your ending was very well put and accurate.
Awesome, top quality content, reminds me of why I love sandboxx
Very classy and intelligent wrap-up Alex. Thank you.
Great contents and analysis!
Just simply a great episode!
If the US finds itself being outgunned by the Chinese, I don't think having more journalists is going to help. Then again, China doesn't seem to find any use in closing the journalism gap.
F35 is already good enough to make up for the lack of F22 numbers, and once the NGAD aircraft enters production, the US will have a next-gen F22 that, hopefully, they won't shut down production of and can continue to make airframes and upgrades.
Great analysis!
One thing I think you are missing is the time between when a plane goes into production and when it is released to the public. As with the-F-117 production and the over a decade before it was used. I think the U.S. holds its cards very close. I believe we have probably have six generations airplanes in production now.
0:37 so i havent watched the video yet but my first thought to that quote is:
F35: Am i a joke to you?
15:00 J-20 did lose to J-16 at one time if you follow the news closely. It's reported in the CCTV millitary channel that a J-16 fighter said he fougtht and won agaist an opponent fighter one generation ahead his J-16 with support of his team in an exercise in an interview .
Opinions often are provided.
Keep up the excellent investigative journalism.
Thank you for the video.
That closing statement was 🔥 Alex!!!
Well said Alex; context forces the truth out of references and statements !!!!
And this is Air Power!
, great one this week