If you can't see it in your radar, it does not exist. :) (Be careful, Russians might have some IR sensors, too.)

What makes it great is the sensors from what I have learned. It makes other systems/platforms better. Sucks that so many companies and politicians had their hands in it pushing the yard poll, but the technologies have also improved on a radical scale. I know nothing.

@@hartunstart or opto electronics

@Andy Gadd LOL, you’re funny. Do you really think so many nations would be foolish enough to buy it if it couldn’t fly in the rain? That was old news when the F-35 was undergoing initial testing and at that particular time wasn’t set up to handle lightning strikes. Russia’s EW doesn’t work. Read about it from the Armenian commander who complained when its forces were getting trashed by Turkish drones. And when it comes to Russia’s best fighter, the Su-35, nations that signed up to buy it are running away from it because of its outdated radar. First Egypt canceled its remaining order after its Su-35s lost to Rafales in exercises. The Su35s were jammed by the Rafale’s SPECTA. This should not be a surprise as the Chinese were able to do the same with their J-10’s. And now Algeria has canceled its Su-35 order because of its PESA radar. They’re going to wait and see if the Su-57 works as advertised.

@Andy Gadd LOL Israel doesn't have to bomb Iran's nuclear facility. Mossad will make sure it looked like the Iranians' fault and they did it to themselves. Hahaha

Even before that, an F-1 'SEX' can paint hostile airspace with radar from the periphery, which really empowers the F-35's passive sensor suite. And if the AIM-260 ever actually comes out, or people get tired of waiting and Boeing develops the LRAAM, then the F-15EX can offer "sniper support" from the sidelines. And both planes get the best gas mileage at mach 0.95. It's a good team.

@@kathrynck And, if there is an Aegis Destroyer in the neighborhood the F-35 can provide a little over-the-horizon targeting information. A lot of people are still hung up on the fighter with the fanciest air show maneuvers - the air warfare option of the last resort.

Are hypersonic missiles part of the party favors the F-15EX brings to the party the F-35s can’t carry internally or externally?

@@Luvurenemy Yes... I guess you can call the F-15EX a future stand-off missile truck that will haul ARRW (Hypersonic), JATM (AIM-260) and LREW (Long Range Engagement Weapon). The F-15EX will not be a sitting duck, will bring a ton to the fight, and has the speed to transfer more than a little kinetic energy to the missile upon launch. These types of missions will be team efforts where nobody gets into the phone booth with the airshow star...

@@RickClifton exactly. Every person(jet I suppose) has their part. F22 escort, F35 sensor/uav connectivity, B2 initial command/control bombing. Then once the enemy jets are flying and stealth bombers are done, F35 can connect to the F15s in the back giving them targets to shoot while F22 holds front line. Once complete air superiority is achieved, bring in the B52s for carpet bombing if necessary. Or maybe do the air superiority first then being B52s then no need for B2. Also may want to send in some stealth jets to strike Sam sites and things like that. (This is all theory, Im no general😅)

I agree amazing peice of machinery visually as well as mind boggling capabilities. Anyone who has been part of making it what it is should definitely be so proud I sure would lol

Thanks bro

Very kind words comrade! Love from the US 🖤

As a Army and Navy veteran l hope that the United States 🇺🇲 don't have to use this deadly weapon. Much respect to you 🇷🇺 and Godspeed!

@@djdigital3806 Thank you sir for the kind words and for your service! No sentient being would want to have nuclear Apocalypse!

lol

Be aware - from 2025 on hundreds of Germans will be allowed to enter Lockheed Martin's security areas in order to learn hown to duplicate the F35 tail section - perfect spy opportunities for many many months. And the American government is blind - as always.

He said "The procurement of F-15EX is still puzzling". I don't think it is. It makes sense. Use the F-35 to attack higher risk, more dangerous targets (like AA/SAM batteries). The F-15EX comes along to bring more & heavier payload on lower risk targets.

Unless you're operating a Russian S-400 SAM battery then you can smoke that EX anytime you want.

The F-15EX is based off of a design from 50 years ago and is obsolete

@@TheAidanodian So is the F16... The F-15EX is upgraded and modernised. A gen 4.5. Has a few parts and abilities of the F-35 too.

It doesn't just look it. It is.

That's very hopeful

@@joshheselton633 truth.

Considering Russia’s recent performance this statement will probably hold true.

Ok

@@gaijinmq-9when951 damn right “ok”.

I remember when they said they cost 250 million...

@@robzilla730 You mean the F-22. Even Pierre Sprey said it would be around double the list price after all is said and done. which would make the F-35 B around 200mil.

@@Gunni1972 the F22 though…what a bird that is and so ahead of its time

@@Gunni1972 That is over a 50 year period that includes inflation, service costs and replacements. Which is an average per unit over 50 years.

and each hour costs $34000 to fly...

Well if the fighter is the best. Why the US Navy are so eager to change the F-35 & the Super Hornet for the next gen of fighter, they openly say they miss the Tomcat that they want a new version Tomcat with two engins. And why the Air Force are doing upgrade to the F-22 when that fighter wasn't even supposed to have upgrade. Not only that, the F-35 was supposed to replace many planes, The F-16, Super Hornet, A10, are still around. In fact they are working on a new version of the A10, the USAF are looking to buy F-15EX and the F-16 latest block are selling like cup cake. And the Navy on top of that that want to replace the F-35 and the F-18 Super Hornet at the same time with the next gen Navy fighter something that will match the performance and the combat capability of the Tomcat. This shows that the F-35 isn't loved that much. Keep this in mind, originally the F-35 was design to replace the Harrier Jump jet. And these advance sensor can be installed on any model of fighter.

@@lepompier132 It's called having a mix of assets and with over 770 already built and orders for many more, it is already more than a success. I do think the US did make a mistake and should have made a twin engine variant to go along with the single engine F-35...call it an F-36 (or a more cost effective F-22) as you cannot please everyone, especially Army, Navy and Airforce. As to the new fighter jet programmes in the US, UK and France, this is a must to keep at the bleeding edge or else lose the advantage built over decades of fighter design and production...

Well as for the upgrades the f22 wasn't supposed to need, it probably doesn't really but seeing as we're testing shit for NGAD 6thgen and the full-scale prototype of that 6th gen fighter has already flown. Coupled with the f22 and the NGAD having a known connection/post release relationship due to the little released. It makes sense they are now upgrading it and testing it with new packages it'll likely be the first wave of "loyal wingman" for the 6th gen fighter.

That’s if you’re daft enough to believe the official f35 cost

@@numbersix100 Yeah - I guess the evaluators in Finland and Switzerland are also "daft". Why are there so many experts out there who are so stupid?

From day one the joint strike fighter plan was to reduce costs And the more they make the cheaper they get through economy of scale Smart

Eurofighter typhoon and the French Dassault Rafale are like $100mil. I think it's still worth it.

Whispers: "Because it doesn't."

a 6th gen fighter is replacing the f22 its already been flying since last year . will take another 5 years probably but it was cheaper to replace the f22 with new technology . the new fighter will be air to air fighter that is hyperonic and can be unmanned .

@@apollo-eu4fk - Agreed. Fighter jets have one weakness and that’s the pilot. Pilots can only handle so many G’s. I can’t imagine what unmanned can do. The F22 was crazy tech for being built in the 80s-90s. What about now?

Absolutely. Russia gets all kinds of press with their newest badass fighter (not trying to discount them, the Russians are good). Problem is, there's only a handful of them flying. They can't afford fuel, basic equipment, and the flight hours for the Air Force that they have. Meanwhile, for the bases that have F-35s, they're buzzing around like fireflies all over the place.

Didn't one of their 10 su-57 demonstrater jets crash?

@@anguswaterhouse9255 Yes it did.

@@anguswaterhouse9255 Yes, but that doesn't really mean anything to be honest. Remember there were F22 and F35 demonstrators/prototypes crashed as well.

@@cw7886 Yeah but the f-35 now costs less than the su-57 which is terrible for russia

We always buy the promise. Like with every good advertisement. We pay for the dissapointment though, when only half of the functions work all the time.

They prefer it because it's easier to fly. Other than that, it's capabilities as a warfighter are grossly overstated. It is in no way an effective replacement for air superiority or close air support aircraft. It has a niche role as a tactical strike aircraft, but even then it needs to be supported by other assets. It's portrayal as a superweapon that will just roll over Russian or Chinese air defenses is utter nonsense, especially given that it's stealth features vs the latest detection measures already in service, is irresponsibly overstated.

@@shade9272 I beg to differ on pretty much every point of yours. But I don't really want to write a 3 part book series to explain it in great detail. But here's a bit of food for thought: - It is currently a match for the F-22 in air to air combat. Although the F-22 just got funding for some badly needed upgrades to put it back on top. But as of right now, I'd feel safer in an F-35 in a hostile airspace than any other aircraft flying. - HOBS + HMDS is completely re-writing the rules of air to air combat. Don't get stuck thinking about planes getting on each others' "6" to get a gun sight on target, that's "plan C" at best these days. - The "close" in "close air support" refers to the placement of the ordinance (in close proximity to friendly forces), not the proximity of the aircraft. An F-35 pilot at 45,000 feet can tell you when an enemy soldier is peeing in the bushes, in real time. And with an internal load of 8 SDB-II's, he can target 8 individual moving targets on the ground simultaneously, in different directions, out to about 50 miles from the aircraft, with relatively cheap ordinance, which is resistant to a wide range of countermeasures. The A-10 was a cool plane, but it can't even come close to that, and can no longer survive in a threat environment against even a decently funded 3rd world adversary. - It has range comparable to an F-15EX, which makes it among the longest ranged fighters int he world. - Sustained speed is also comparable to an F-15EX, only a handful of fighters in the world are faster. - The engine is finally reaching the end of it's improvement process, and looks like in addition to some fuel savings, it will be rated for over 48,000 lbs of max thrust (comparable to the F-15A with 2 P&W F100 engines). - T:W ratio "on paper" is rather skewed by the fact that it has a huge amount of internal fuel capacity. This is to allow for great range on internal fuel for stealth reasons. If you compare an F-35 against most other fighter aircraft "with 300 nm worth of fuel" it's T:W ratio is actually just fine. - It's radar is by the most advanced in the world. And combined with it's one of a kind set of other passive & active sensors, and sensor fusion, it's ability to detect adversary hardware is unparalleled. It can do AWAC, ELINT, Wild Weasle, Air to Air, Recon, and Air to Surface, and Deep Strike, without changing anything except the relevant ordinance. It's designed to fight (and win) in an IRST-rich environment, which is the emergent "anti-stealth" tech. - The STOVL B model is absolutely revolutionary in that class of aircraft (compared to the AV-8) - The large development cost is because really they designed 3 different planes, with some interchangeable parts The fact that it's quite stealthy is just icing. And some of it's advantages can't even be discussed. I do agree that it's not really designed to do air superiority. But it's so good at what it does do, that it encroaches on that job significantly. Especially since there are so few F-22's (which cost 4 times as much per unit, and twice as much per hour to fly). It does have some shortcomings and a few growing pains, most notable being $40,000/flight hour operational cost (half of an F-22's flight hour cost, but twice than of an F-16). The international production sourcing is a headache. And the inclusion of a cannon is really somewhat outside it's wheelhouse. But overall even the 700 already produced represents a dramatic shift in global air power. And no, I don't work for Lockheed. I work for a competitor, I just have an honest appreciation for what they've accomplished.

@@kathrynck How can his (most) advanced radar be of any use when being stealth? It can switch off it's radar and it's engine when targeted, but the plane is still visible by lack of cloaking paint.

@@2adamast The AN/APG-81 radar has many very clever features, and is part of a larger sensor suite which is without peer. - It's able to rapidly cycle through many frequencies to make detecting or triangulating it more difficult - it is active/passive dual mode, able to track targets from radar emissions not coming from the plane. - it can track adversary radars - it can perform ELINT snooping - the supplemental passive arrays go full 360 around the plane with no blind spots - it can generate fairly powerful jamming, and focus it intensely in a narrow beam to avoid being obvious in all directions. The F-35's built-in EW capability is extremely robust, without the need for external pods. - it can designate specific small areas within it's sweep to 'black out' and not broadcast into. - This is further integrated into the plane's virtual sense of space & sensor fusion, so as the plane moves, or the target moves, it can keep track of the narrow cone around the identified target, into which it's radar won't broadcast. - the F-35 also has 360 degree IRST (infrared search & track) and electro-optical coverage. Which is also sensor-fused with the radar, passive arrays, and virtual modeling of space. - The IRST is extremely sensitive, and linked to a learning AI to identify targets with very small IR signatures & poor resolution at longer ranges. It's more likely to detect the presence of a target, and will be able to identify a target, at longer ranges than most other IRST systems (likely 'all' other IRST systems, though that would require espionage to be certain of). - The power and range of the APG-81 is classified, but "huge" is a good descriptor. - This huge range is doubly useful for having a rear-echelon F-35 broadcasting loud & proud, while passive-only F-35's operate a hundred kilometers closer to the potential targets. - it's probably also worth pointing out that the data link system is highly directional, to avoid adversary interception, jamming, or detection. Turning off the engine to avoid IR detection is an interesting idea. Couldn't do it for very long (for obvious reasons), but it could be a useful tactic in a couple situations. More likely you'd want to head down to the deck, into thick air with a lot more particulate mater in it, or head into clouds. Both of which considerably diminish IR detection range. The F-35's P&W F135 engine has a very high bypass ratio, which is very efficient & runs cooler than most other fighters. And it has air channels around the engine (to limit airframe heating) and around the exhaust nozzle which bleed cool air into the exhaust flow. It's the most adept fighter currently flying in terms of tackling IR-based combat & stealth. Being stealthy while also detecting adversary targets, is a very complicated game of cat & mouse, with no "perfect" solutions. But the F-35 is better at it by far, than anything else. This is the main reason why it's more dangerous than the F-22 is right now. The F-35 really arguably has an upper hand over the F-22. Although the F-22 would become stronger if it survives long enough to get into close range. Even then though, the HOBS + HMDS set-up in the F-35 makes it a more fair fight at visual range than you'd think. The F-22 just got funding last month ($11B) to get upgrades, and get it caught up in many (but not 'all') of these areas. But the F-22 cost $400M each, and $80,000/flight hour, while the F-35 costs $80-110M each (depending on model), and $40,000/flight hour. (that's 320m vs 640m over 8000 flight hours for operating costs). So even though the F-35 is at minimum "comparable" to the F-22 in a make-believe versus-mode at 1:1, if you include a budget behind the planes, it would really be a 3:1 numerical fight. The F-35 program, for all it's warts (and it does have some warts! particularly in the early years), represents the largest increase in western air power since 4th gen hit the skies in the 70's. Possibly much longer. The F-22 didn't really achieve that. Not with under 200 built, and it's astronomical pricing & upkeep. I don't think any other design has made as big of a performance increase (per dollar), since WWII. Unless you count a YF-12 flying around at mach 3.5/90,000ft with three air-to-air nukes... That's hard to top. But that wasn't broadly produced, and could be bad for the people of earth ;) Don't get me wrong, the F-22 is a fantastic design in many, many regards. It is better at flying high altitude with supercruise to give a rather advantageous BVR missile launch position, and good map-crossing mobility. And it's fantastic maneuverability makes it very strong in visual range. But the F-35 really aces the middle ground between those 2, where stealth & IRST have become the dominant technologies of aerial cat & mouse.

It looks amazing, but the F-22 is still slightly nicer, I think. So glad they're both on my side!

Copied from Soviet Yak-144, imbecil of Lockheed.Motherfukka

Wow that's amazing 😲!!!

And I would add that, while there is a lot of greed in our military supply chains, they are not corrupt, while both Russia and China are up to their eyeballs in it.

@@patrickfitzgerald2861 Look a moron with a both sides argument in the wild. Try to learn how to discuss something without using logical fallacies. Funny enough Russians ALWAYS whatabout everything.... Nice try Ivan..

Make no mistake. The F-35 is a still a pos. The C model is now growing seaweed on its skin. The B Model is a useless monstrosity. The Air Force doesn’t even want to fly the plane except in specific scenarios.

So many bad "reviews" and comments in the media about this A/C. Few weeks ago a clip about corrosion and so forth 🤧😤 That really ticked me off, cause some people do not know what they are talking about. Sooo much time and money was spend on design, development, development of new technology and systems. I started my career in Aviation and was involved in fabrication and production of fuselage, gas turbine engines for military A/C and Helicopters (Puma and Oryx), maintenance and refurbishments. Only the highest levels of perfection and QA/QC will do thank you. These individuals do what they do with commitment, passion and pride. Love this A/C and the Raptor, F18, F16, F15, F14, Warthog.... okay okay okay... I luv them all...Blackbird etc. etc. etc.

and then they can downsize the cloaking device for infantry soldiers along with a shoulder mounted plasma cannon. Don't forget the built-in NBC mask/NVDIR Helmet mk52

*Absolutely fantastic video* Say what you like about the aircraft itself (eg, 'Why do they go underwater when launching from carriers'?) LocheedMartin's PR team have created a masterpiece of advertorial.

@@411bvRGiskard The 35 is a killer, thats all that counts. Never mind the lower speeds, nor the looks of it.

New engine is being tested.

The new engines could b a real game changer for the F35s combat radius.

I wish but I doubt that the F-35 will receive a new engine in a short to mid term time frame. The main reason is, of course, the money. But not only money, its more about priorities. USAF realised that something unimaginable could happen by the year 2030 - we could loose the capability to establish air superiority, at least in the South China Sea and the first island chain area. US military relies on air superiority and the best way of maintaining one in 2030s is by focusing on the next generation air dominance (NGAD) program. F-22 Raptor will remain the most dangerous and effective air supremacy aircraft until 2030,but after that, a 40 year old design won't be able to successfully fight it out with our enemies and come out on top. This is why money is needed for the NGAD program, even at the expense of cutting down the number of F-35s that the USAF planned to buy. Investing money in a new jet engine for the F-35, that would insignificantly improve our war fighting capabilities by extending the range of the F-35 by a 100 miles or so, is not worth the time or the money. We need significant leap in technology which only NGAD and B-21 Raider can provide. That means an unrefuled combat radius of at least 1200 miles, and a capability to carry 10 extremely long range air to air missiles internally. The best part of the NGAD program is the fact that this 6th gen fighter jet won't fly without an equally groundbreaking combined cycle jet engine. And later down the line that engine could be installed on the F-35 Super Lightning in the mid 2030s.

@@vegass04 Unfortantly, the F22 is now too outdated, and is unable to enter a air battle theater if any other stealth aircraft is flying. It is un unfortunate that the F22 is now ill equipped, and it missed too many newer technologies that the F35 has. As a result, the f22 is poor equipped to enter such theaters of battle like the F35 can.

@@Albertkallal 😆 🤣 😂 😹

Correct, and the F-15EX costs less per flight hour than the F-35 at current maintenance rates (which might change for the better for the F-35 in coming years).

@@bryonslatten3147 exactly right my good man. Both have its place in the USA. I was Britain would be getting the f-15Exs too. Ah well, we're still getting the F-35s anyway.

The US has always used multiple fighters rather than focusing on just one type.

going against the narrative of the haters, right? 🙂 I'm sure they'll find someway to whine about still

@@LyonPercival troll

Its cheaper than the 4th gen stripped down grippen

I'm not surprised at all. Big production numbers. Single engine. Versus F-15EX and Eurofighter with low production and twin engines. Nobody is buying Eurofighter and F-15 is trying to hang on.

@@calcrappie8507 If cost per hour to fly does not come down to around $25,000. Congress my force the pentagon to make some serious budget cut.62 FMC rating is not very good

I dont, its still not ready to use on a massive scale.

Yep, especially now that we understand that the "One World, Two Systems" globalization hype was just that . . . pure delusional BS.

I split my love between😁 F-14 and F-16

good boy

F35b is vstol. F35a is airforce

@@michaelhall7546 Duh, I knew that but just got confused. Getting older is a bummer in regard to remembering things!. It was that F-16B was fielded first before the F-16A is what made confuse the two. Thanks for the correction!

@@michaelhall7546 It is quite capable of vtol, maybe with less weight, but it can do it. There are videos.

STOVL

@@michaelhall7546 STOVL

Agreed

Her nickname is "Fat Amy".

Stop

Hegemony is the goal

@@levelazn peace is the goal of you believe in the world mission of the US such as keeping the sea lanes free

Didn't ensure much for Ukraine...

@@SuperVt100 was Afghanistan Iraq q Syria Libya Vietnam Korea disruptive in international sea lanes? Which war did america fight to keep the sea lane free of interruption. If anything it will be the United States forming a blockade

Ur disgracing fighter jets ,by calling fat Amy a fighter

I think the F/A-XX jet will dominate the sky in the future

Did you watch the video? It's already cheaper than the 15 and on par with an 18

@@royaldrift3485 me?

He said "The procurement of F-15EX is still puzzling". I don't think it is. It makes sense. Use the F-35 to attack higher risk, more dangerous targets (like AA/SAM batteries). The F-15EX comes along to bring more & heavier payload on lower risk targets.

@@themc.kennyshow6585 I prefer using 2 f 35s instead of the F 15ex. EX is just taking away money that the F 35 needs for future improvements.

Also the Swiss and Norwegians.

@@jeffreyexposito3803 We swiss are so clever, we wasted 1.5 times our annual military budget for acquisitions which made no sense what so ever, or were outdated/unuseable once we got it. But we had to evacuate a village because of an Ammo storage, that was not, or insufficiently serviced for 70Years. And ammo has gone bad. Military is Military. New Shiny? Must have. We also bought small transport trucks for 230k a pop, just to armor them up for 250k a pop. Yes, we clever, but not as clever as rich. Kinda the Saudis of Europe.

@@Gunni1972 If Switzerland wants to defend it self against communists it really needs advanced systems like the F35 that will keep it ahead of the communist scum.

@@bighands69 Everyone owes Switzerland money and favors.

You need a bigger weapons bay on that F-35 then. Might compromise range of plane though.

200km AIM-260 JATM = AMRAAM replacement for 4G F15EX + F16 - but shorter range = smaller missiles will be developed for VLO F35 + NGAD internal loadouts that need more missiles - not longer range missiles…

@@SandyRell If the chinese get the first shot off, then the F35's have to go defensive sooner. Whatever is holding Amraam back- fuel or thermal mgmt- has to be fixed.

@@Gunni1972 Better propellant/fuel or better thermal management whatever is holding the range down.

​@NE Explorer Using advertised Su35 IrbisE PESA Radar spec of 400km detection range for 3sqm RCS Target = F35 or any Enemy VLO Fighter with Frontal 0.001sqm RCS will not be detected by similar spec Fire Control Radar before 57km in ideal conditions - so VLO BVR will be fought with much Shorter Range RF Seeking Missiles or Short Range IR Seeking Missiles - both with far greater intercept probabilities than longer range RF Seeking AMRAAM + Meteor + PL15 or any other longer range RF Missiles - with 4Mach missiles requiring midcourse guidance most of the 2.5 minute missile flight of 200km to an almost immediately alerted so evasively maneuvering target employing Kinetic + RF countermeasures...

with resoluton like that I think UFO sightings will decrease rapidly

Straight running an rtx 3090 ti in SLI mode

can it detect invisibility tho?

@@felixgutierrez993 I guess that's where all the GPU stock is going 🤣🤣

Canada's #1 Mission is high speed / long range interceptor with Supercruise. This airplane isn't that. F-35 is a 1st strike stealth fighter. Canada doesn't need 1st strike as other nations (USA, Britain) will be doing that. F-35 is too expensive as Canada's Army and Navy need Serious, Serious financial help with new vehicle / vessel procurements. This plane would be a hangar queen in Canada and take too much of Canada's SMALL defense budget that should go to other parts of the Canadian Armed Forces. F-35 is very much the wrong fighter for Canada!!

@@JBurt13 F-35 can supercruise at Mach 1.2

They can refuel eachother with a Tank Pod, so one of them can reach as far as the F-15 goes. Fuel pod is extra though.

Effective, not affective.

F16 rarely goes Mach 2. It eats up all the fuel really quick.

F-35 is actually fast when you compare it (as you should) with an equally loaded out 4th gen fighter. Nobody goes to war without missiles, EW and IR targeting pods, fuel tanks etc. Put that stuff on 4th gen fighters and a loaded out F-35 looks fast.

They already have the f16 so no need to do an F35 to be the same.

Wrong. Canada RAF should stick with what it has right now. F-35 won't work. Others are too expensive to consider.

@@tocu9808 no clue... did you even watch the fucking video.

@@paulwise9738 - Sorry, that's what many had heard from Trudeau's cabinet.

@@tocu9808 bruh even the Saab is better than the cf 18

@@tocu9808 and it’s not Canada raf, it’s the rcaf royal Canadian airforce

(Cough)CHINA(cough)

With direct beam communications it would be very difficult for anybody to actually do anything with that system. With a flick of a switch they can be locked out from any such cloud. China cannot even produce microchips never mind a communication system to integrate with the f35.

The NGAD program will fill in the interceptor role when it eventually arrives, that's the only reason F-15EX is being made in the meantime

F-35 can load externally, in "beast mode" when they do not need to go stealth, after they have suppressed the SAM's

@@joekey8464 But remember that even with external loads, the F-35 is still more stealthy than any other plane but the F-22!

$33000 for the F35 , $7000 for the A10

@@2adamast against a near peer enemy (for which the F-35 is designed), the A-10 won't last long.

@@maxklinger1494 Close air support, for which the F-35 is designed is up close and personal.

@@2adamast dude we're not in the 60s anymore. PGMs exist. Heck, they even used B-1s for CAS

@@2adamast thinking that an A-10 would be able to survive in face of a modern and integrated air defence network is simply naive. It's good as long as it operates in uncontested airspaces, other than that there are better platforms for that.

It's still not a great dog fighter. They assume that doesn't matter. They gamble everything on stealth and situational awareness. And that would probably be fine against 4th gen fighters. But they might get in trouble assuming this when it faces off with another 5th gen fighter. When both airplanes are stealth and long range targeting systems don't work, you're back at dog fighting. Something this plane doesn't do well. It's fine as a light stealth bomber to replace the f-117 nighthawk. And it can hold it's own against 4th gen fighters. But i wouldn't call it the best fighter. Because it will be toast against other 5th gen fighter who are faster and more maneuverable.

@@benanders4412 - Nope. Dog fight is highly unlikely. Long before that could hardly happen, the one with more sophisticated sensoring/targeting capabilities and more effective BVR weapons would have prevailed and scored the kill.

@@tocu9808 That's what they assume yes. But historically, every commander who assumed too much got his ass handed to him. Their theory is highly dependent on the enemy playing by their rule book. If their stealth or their sensoring/targeting capabilities fails, they are screwed. Other countries don't sit still. They react by developing their own technology to counter the f35. If they come up with something capable of targeting the f35 at longer range. Or something that makes it impossible for the f35 to target them at long range. Something already worked on and possibly already exists within the Russian armed forces. You're basically stuck with a light tactical bomber only capable of defending itself against outdated airplanes in the near future. And that's fine. I just think it's more a replacement for the f-117 nighthawk than all those other planes. That's also how it's being used right now. Nato countries are already developing new air superiority fighters. So i expect them to know the f35 won't be able to do that task in the near future.

@@benanders4412 - Of course, technology does not stand still. But in the mean time F-35 is uniquely still the only real 5th gen multi-role het fighter ever built and operational in hundreds. Speaking of newer stealth jet projects going on in a number of countries, some sources leaked reveal that the US actually have had their 6th gen jet fighter coming off drawing board into prototype test flight for quite some time now.

@@benanders4412 the F35 is actually a very good dog fighter.... you just dont know much do you? 20 to 1 at Red flags, says you dont have a clue what you are talking about

hi R B... ' my favor F-16 falcon is better than F-35

Yeah, they fly a couple times a day here.

​@@bestamericaF-16 better than F-35? That is ridiculous.

@@pike100 hi P... ' why ridiculous... it about fly speedy mph

@@cubicle47 hi C... ' which fly F-16 or F-35 a day

I think it's a modular system that allows for both external mounting and internal mounting of munitions depending on mission requirements. If they need to be invisible, presumably the won't load external munitions.

BO: When they need more stores, the put them on the wings and the radar cross section goes up. Even with bombs on the wing, the F-35 is still more stealthy than any other plane but the F-22.

It’s all a matter of perspective, 10,000 years ago when some nomads gave up their lifestyle to settle down and farm. Towns and cities grew which made a juicy target for still existing nomads to attack and plunder. So while no one wanted the extra expense of building walls and hiring soldiers … it was still cheaper then seeing your city wiped out along with your life???

@@foobarmaximus3506 … and your point is what? In 2015, China paid $2.5 billion for 24 SU-35’s or $104 million per plane. And that’s for a plane that is definitely inferior to an F-35 in stealth, radar and avionics!??

TR: Development cost is a sunk cost. Money spent. Who cares? The F-35 "Fly away cost" is now cheaper than most other fighters today!!

Most of them are either liar or dense, or both at the same time.

@@tocu9808 Labor shill the defence force to paint their fingernails pink and throw rainbow tea parties

@@iawy8264 Labour in Australia had no real intensions' of curbing such a program they just want to make a song and dance to make it appear that they do because they want to make their base appear relevant. Labour full well know that if they really got rid of such programs it would put Australia at risk. The same happens in the UK where the left political parties pretends they are against nuclear weapons.

@@bighands69 Labor are now attacking the necessary AUKUS strategy smearing Defence Force as "war mongers" The greens now run Labor they are traitors to this country and turned their back on workers Labor who sent Mariners out in battery operated Collins sub crap that never out of dry dock because Labor are to terrified of the greens to give the Navy modern submarines Labor attack AUKUS and still maintain to send Mariners out in WW2 battery operated crap Building nuclear submarines is multibillion industry to be done in SA where are the gutless unions standing up for the submarine construction jobs and billions of investment This is massive employment for SA young people nuclear engineering science and technology Where are the unions sticking up for young people's jobs? Union Labor crawling to the greens Labor is nothing but a parasite Unions are full of rainbow activists

The EX maybe but on internal fuel the 35 is King of the skies.

That’s why we refuel them in the air. Any airframe capable of refueling in flight can loiter as long as the human flying it is capable of.

@@dblankenship88 And while an accessible tanker can be reached in or near the theatre of operations without the tanker being taken out. In contested airspace you don't want to be reliant on tankers to reach your target range and get back .

@@bluecedar7914 That is why the US has air supremacy.

@@bighands69 Usually but not always. Thankfully range wasn't an issue over Kosovo and Serbia in the Kosovo crisis.

There is no 6th gen fighter yet. The F22 Raptor is 5th gen just like the F35. They stopped producing F22s which is arguably the best stealth fighter however the us military is focus on multi role planes at the moment and the US is coming out with a 6th gen fighter in the years to come from programs like the Next Generation Air Dominance program

F/A-XX jet is best 6th gen stealth fighter

You just outed yourself

But can be detected by the S400 from 200 miles away.

@@Milvus_In_Excelsis That’s why we let the stealth go in to take out the radars so that the F15 EX can unload on them missles

Flying the F-15, Typhoon, Rafale, Super Hornet et al against the F-35 (and F-22) is literally like going into battle with a giant clubs, spears, knives, swords, arrows, powdered muskets --- very deadly and totally reliable weapons, indeed, in human to human combat situations --- against opponents armed with M-16, AK-47, sniper rifles, bazookas, and machine guns...

@@kiabtoomlauj6249 Remember the F35 is not a air superiority fighter like the Raptor it depends on stealth to get the mission done but take for instance if it got in a visual dog fight with a F-15 and a capable pilot it would lose to a Eagle which carries more missiles, faster and can outgun a Lighting if it was seen

@@darrylmuse9948 the F15EX is supposed to launch air to air missiles. The F35 will be like a AWACS guiding the missiles while saving its own missiles. In that regard there is no radars to deal with.

Finland bought F35 for political reasons not because it is good, its because they had invested Millions into the program before the plane was made & they can't reject it without loosing face.

@@UsmanAli-eh4oi No. Finland is the world leader in cutting edge military innovation. Over 80% of all defense hardware globally is based on native Finnish designs. F-35 actually originated in Finland as a rally car, but the Americans upgraded it a little. S-400 missile defense? That's an auto-goalie from Finnish hockey league. Someday all people will know the power of perkele.

The isrealis are even a bigger endorsement of the fantastic f35.

@@UsmanAli-eh4oi No, it scored 4.47, much higher than all others they evaluated.

Israel has successfully used it in combat 💯 the real test ✅

Nope. German tech and engineering is second to none.

Maybe, but the Euro looks much better in my opinion

@@tocu9808 the eurofighter lost 15:1 to the f-35

@@freddarau - Germans don't believe that. And maybe the pilots flying those Typhoon jets were not Germans.

Germany should buy some F-35A's. Great price. You are surrounded by F-35's with Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland and Poland.

Most of what you just wrote is rubbish. For starters the F15EX is only to be used on US home soil with ANG squadrons. There is not one 4.5 gen fighter loaded with fuel tanks, weapons and pods that can fly faster than an F35. That thing called "drag" is a bitch.

@@yakidin63 And F35s with external hard points loaded with weapons and/or fuel tanks are such stealthy speed-demons...

JPK: The F-35 top speed is Mach 1.6, as specified in the requirements.

@@XrayMike17plus1 Only an idiot mounts hard points on a stealth plane in a combat situation. SMDH

@@XrayMike17plus1 do planes faster even matter now? Because i don’t think even a 4th gen jet can outrun a missile