The F-35s Secret Weapon is Incredible

[thegoodsr]

1st stage: nothing to see here
2nd stage: oh no you dont
3rd stage: I got you, homie

[Etx-z]

Now remember... This is the technology they are telling us about.
Now imagine the technology they AREN'T telling us about.

[bass-HCCA]

My friend is a Navy helicopter pilot. Hes been in 20 yrs. He told me whatever they show us, they are already FAR beyond it. Amazing.

[realhuman]

Former Navy Avionics Tech here (F-18 Legacy/Super Hornet, and Growler), this is not new. It's a system our pilots didn't even use because deploying it requires the pilot to fly relatively straight, and limits their maneuvering in flight.

[edcfyau]

Even fighter jets are towing stuff. So American.

[ejicon]

The CGI animation in this clip is top notch. A+++

[skootz]

A super high-tech version of wiggling your helmet around on a stick to attract fire.

[TheInterestingInformer]

American military technology: “shh, don’t tell anyone we have this”

Chinese military technology: “HEY GUYS LOOK WE JUST DISCOVERED GATLING GUNS, BE AFRAID 😈 “

[TLR_]

The f16s had a pod that did this for when they did SEAD.

[Adui]

Ships have had torpedo countermeasures like this for decades. The fact they adapted it to aircraft is pretty darned cool

[troygresham]

As a retired combat veteran who was a weapons loader in the USAF, this tech is absolutely nothing new. This shit has been around for decades.

[pdtech]

This is the technology they're sharing so you can be assured they're at least 5 generations more advanced, instead of a fibre optic control tow line, I'll bet the system is now far more independant and remote from the plane....😮😊

[jeremydurdil]

Naval ships have been using this same basic technology against torpedoes for many decades. When I served in the 90s it was called NIXIE.

[Tony-xylj]

It's crazy how creative we can be when it comes to war...

[branson]

A weapon that manages to stay secret in spite of the whole Internet knowing about it. Truly amazing.

[LeonAust]

What makes this better than previous towed ECM emitters is that the target (F-35) is stealth and less of a target, compared to easily locked on non stealth 4th and 4.5 gen aircraft.

[karlmadsen]

Yeah, don't tell anybody. Remember, it's a secret weapon.

[atuck]

The fact that this tech is declassified EVEN without details means it's decades old tech.

[outshine]

“Secret weapon” Broadcast to millions on YouTube

[HariSupriono]

Heat-seeking/infrared missiles: Am I a joke to you?
(goes straight for the F-35's exhaust)