The race to field the most powerful stealth fighter engines in history

Huge thanks to AirCorps Aviation for sponsoring today's video! Make sure to go to https://www.aircorpsaviation.com/careers/ to join their team today! --break-- (Yeah... I accidentally said J85 rather than J58 in the beginning!) Despite a popular focus on stealth — and to a lesser extent, data fusion — in today’s fighters, America’s turbofan advantage is truly just as valuable, setting American fighters apart through a combination of high power output and carefully crafted radar and infrared detection mitigation. In 2023, both Russian and Chinese stealth fighter programs took a big step toward closing the capability gap with America’s 5th-generation jets, finally marrying their low-observable airframes to higher-powered engines purpose-built for stealth applications. Let's talk about what this means, and how the US is responding. 📱 Follow Sandboxx News on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandboxxnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/sandboxxnews Facebook: https://facebook.com/sandboxxnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandboxxnews 📱 Follow Alex Hollings on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexHollings52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexhollings52 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexHollings... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/alexhollings52 Citations: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/chinese-ws-15-engine-prepared-for-mass-production https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0297engines/ https://academic-accelerator.com/encyclopedia/pratt-whitney-f119 https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0898raptor/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2019/05/02/pratt-whitneys-f135-fighter-engine-is-poised-to-dominate-for-decades-to-come/?sh=5174e3f3304f https://ia804703.us.archive.org/16/items/ru-2502643-c-2.ru.en/RU2502643C2.ru.en.pdf https://military-blog.com/al-41f1-engine/ https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/izdeliye-30.htm https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/11/14/second-stage-engine-known-as-izdeliye-30-is-fitted-to-the-su-57/ https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/pratt-tests-first-xa101-f-35-reengining-wins-new-support https://www.geaerospace.com/propulsion/military/xa100 https://breakingdefense.com/2023/11/as-third-test-phase-for-xa100-adaptive-engine-wraps-ge-mutes-f-35-pitch/ https://www.ge.com/news/reports/the-superjet-how-ges-adaptive-cycle-jet-engine-could-supercharge-military-aviation https://www.airandspaceforces.com/ge-xa100-engine-create-new-mission-possibilities-for-f-35/ https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/xa100-ges-new-jet-engine-could-transform-us-air-force-forever-185908