Lockheed Martins 6th Generation NGAD Fighter Tactics

The air force plans to acquire 200 NGAD jets and 1,000 of its unmanned companion wingmen and it’ll come with a price tag of at least $16bn. That amount will be spent over the next 5 years on its development. The air force claims this major investment is worth it because this fighter will lower the cost per flying hour and make it more sustainable. And the money will be necessary to develop the capability before other countries are able to. China, Russia and the United States all claim to have a similar timeline for their 6th generation aircraft. They want it finished by 2030, then in actual operation by 2035 and the hope is to completely replace their fifth-generation aircraft by 2040.

Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor
Edited by: Maksym

From there, the Air Force focused on a design known as the Penetrating Counter-Air (PCA) platform. This is one of the key concepts to understand that might be incorporated into the NGAD program. If the NGAD aircraft follows the PCA theory it will be supported by uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft or CCA’s which are loyal wingman platforms. These are drones and UAVs that team up with the NGAD. Woah that’s a lot of acronyms in one breath what’s really going on here? The loyal wingman is a military drone with an onboard AI control system and capability to carry and deliver a significant military weapons load. These trusty sidekicks are the robin to your NGAD batman. It will serve as extra eyes, ears, and missile launchers. The AI system is envisaged as being significantly lighter and lower-cost than a human pilot with their associated life support systems, but to offer comparable capability in flying the aircraft and in mission execution. Wait could this thing explain all those recent UFO’s sightings around the world? Is the UFO story just a counterintelligence psyo op to cover for this unmanned aircraft? Either way, The primary application of these drones is to elevate the role of human pilots to mission commanders. This leaves the AI as "loyal wingmen" to operate under their tactical control.

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[leonardoariewibowo]

Because of the secrecy, i think we need this plane to be added to war thunder

[pabcu]

Fun and games till war thunder leaks the files

[Truspio]

Wouldn't it be reasonable for Russia to develop the 5th generation jet first before replacing it with 6th?

[malekzin]

The F-22 was designed with the best of 80s technologies and built with the best tools of early 90s. Imagine what we can do today.

[Robaken]

Love the Polish Air Force Checkboard at various points of those renders (f.ex.: 15:45)

[scottdixon]

Looks like Lockheed is catching up to what Ace Combat has been doing for 10 years

[mascan]

In the immortal words of Perun, this sounds less like a fighter plane and more like a bloody spaceship.

[JohnNeo]

7:17 always has been. If aliens existed the Air Force would be the first to tell us so they could get more budget to fight them.

[barrywilliams]

I love your information dense presentations and the fact that 90% of the images you include actually depict what you are talking about.

Other channels that i don't watch very frequently anymore just use pictures of stuff. I watched a vid covering the same subject as this vid but most of the pictures were miscellaneous aircraft.

You are the absolute best!

[warpdriveby]

I think it's very safe to say 6th gen will also incorporate active flow aerodynamics, like the air nozzle and outlet system from the X-65 program that replace flaps/rudder/ailerons. You'd also NEVER have a big canard in front of the intake like the model does, you'd create all sorts of engine stalling and compressor problems by redirecting the flow that way. Take a look at every canard-delta wing jet or even the ones with horizontal tail stabilizers too, NONE put the canards in front of an intake they're always on the side-top, and the intake on the bottom underneath.

[TheOriginalJAX]

Another thing the NGAD should be able to do with the drones is maintain full stealth capability throughout the entire operation when deployed in combat, If you don't have to open any bay doors or have any hardpoint attachments fixed to the aircraft staying out of radar range becomes less of concern all of a sudden.

Meaning it's only the drones that risk detection while attacking which is a game changer, other than increasing pilot survivability in general this would give more reach to the craft as you can now get much closer to your target knowing it's your drone that is dropping munitions not you. In theory you will be able to get under the radar screen detect a target while in enemy airspace and engage it with the drone, for all they know it's loitering munitions or a single long range drone if you did your job correctly.

Now if you ask me that is cool and how war should be conducted, with some class and style of course.

[ZetaMoolah]

Gotta petition the Army to develop it’s first generation Mobile Suit now.

[jstogdill]

Nice thing about directed energy, the firing solution equals “point at enemy”. When your shot is at the speed of light you don’t need to spend effort on future position prediction, maintaining radar lock, etc

[watchthe]

The Phoenix missiles fired from Tomcat fighters would often climb away from the tomcat. The extra altitude gave extra range to the Poenix missiles that were designed to intercept missiles and fighters trying to take out the carrier. There was a multilayer defense that the navy has gotten away from in recent years where the Phoenix/Tomcat combo made up the outer layer.

[netrunner_pl]

OH! Thanks for using my NGAD design. I can see you made your own animations as well. Even greater that you used my design of F-34 Lynx as i called it.
Next NGAD design is on the way. :)

[red-black]

The return of SR-71 astetics, I love it.

[Rob_FF]

Excellent video. A great high-level primer on the current state of NGAD and related projects.

Great job Chris!!!

[jameshoek]

As a Canadian I can confirm, we’re amassing our secret new 5th generation Avro Arrow 2 by the border, just waiting for the right opportunity

[jamison]

12:11 If you guys are interested in watching DCS content featuring the NGAD and subsystems being developed as mods, GR (Grim Reapers) is the YT channel developing that content featured in this video. That clip was from the very first test session with the most basic of systems/models, but they're currently looking to improve it in each video release in an attempt to emulate the effectiveness of the NGAD and put it up against 5th generation and 4th generation assets from the US and other countries in test sessions/dog fights/BVR/war game scenarios.

[callenclarke]

The BEST NGAD video I've found so far. Well done.