I know it was just a slip of the tongue, but the Poseidons were sold to SOUTH Korea, not North. I'm sure Kim is still anxiously awaiting his Amazon package
@itsapittie
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I was just about to look that up. I hope the U. S. wouldn't sell a cutting-edge sub detection aircraft to NK but I confess, given some of the stupidity I've seen from Washington, it would only surprise me a little.
@alexanderlittle9786
3 жыл бұрын
@@itsapittie we supply isis already so i wouldnt be at all surprised
@leobezard5998
3 жыл бұрын
that gave me a heart attack
@RexMontis71
3 жыл бұрын
The North Koreans probably wouldn't know how to operate it anyway.
@leobezard5998
3 жыл бұрын
@@RexMontis71 no, they would, at least the crashing part
@veteranironoutdoors8320
3 жыл бұрын
Now do a least expensive! What is so cost effective that it is mind boggling
@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88
3 жыл бұрын
Army infantry? Field fodder for the modern age.
@josvercaemer264
3 жыл бұрын
Trumps pee pee tape is Putin's best investment ever. 😬😳 Fear of unknown threats at all time is very cost-effective. Think ied, boobytraps. Least expensive? Hmm sharpened bamboo smeared with excrement? Let me know your idea's.
@rydplrs71
3 жыл бұрын
The military can’t even get a discount on post it notes. They require so many extra quality control checks and paperwork for anything cost effective can’t be done.
@stenbak88
3 жыл бұрын
A-10 warthog
@cromulentcommodore5896
3 жыл бұрын
chipped beef.
@richardaubrecht2822
3 жыл бұрын
North Korea? Wha...
@henkdouma8448
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Must be 'South-Korea'. Also Simon's voice gave away that he personally wasn't sure if this was correct (I presume he just reads the texts and doesn't do the research himself).
@richardaubrecht2822
3 жыл бұрын
@@henkdouma8448 Yep, South Korea ordered six.
@ABrit-bt6ce
3 жыл бұрын
He reads autocue as a job. Sometimes quite badly.
@MrSimonw58
3 жыл бұрын
I heard North Korea bought one and used it to execute their finance minister
@Peizxcv
3 жыл бұрын
Simon don’t do research himself and actually have poor knowledge of most things he covered. The research team aren’t much better
@freenarnia6913
3 жыл бұрын
14:03 wrong Korea mate.
@MrMysteryman00
3 жыл бұрын
Hahah true.
@johnrichards244
3 жыл бұрын
I hope south korea. Lol
@kevinb1574
3 жыл бұрын
I hope he meant South Korea there?
@cshan2313
3 жыл бұрын
@@kevinb1574 it has to be. I've seen it with south korean flag while flying in and out of Gimhae international airport, which also serves as an airforce base apparently since ive seen lots of jet fighters around
@imouse3246
3 жыл бұрын
I sure hope so!!
@drferry
3 жыл бұрын
I remember years ago when it came out in a budget review that the US Air Force was spending $500 each for a toilet seat in their bombers and everyone was making fun of them. Later on it was revealed that money and funds for this and other “frivolous” items were secretly going to fund the F-117 stealth fighter.
@KB4QAA
3 жыл бұрын
DF: Your memory is faulty, and the story is misleading. The "toilet seat" was for a USN patrol plane. Despite the news stories and photos, the actual procurement item was NOT an ordinary toilet seat but an entire assembly for the toilet that included a structural panel about 3ft x 4ft, strong enough to hold the weight of a person, and included an ordinary toilet seat. The contract was competitely bid. The navy was only buying nine (9) assemblies per year, and each assembly was hand built. The assembly was built to aviation standards. How much do you think it would cost for you to buy such an assembly?
@drferry
3 жыл бұрын
@@KB4QAA Thanks for getting that right. I appreciate having correct information, and it sounds like you know what you are talking about. I believe I read this account in Time magazine, it apparently they were misinformed. I do think it is probably true that “cost overruns” were going to fund black projects, as was reported.
@KB4QAA
3 жыл бұрын
@@drferry "Ask the man who has flown one (toilet cover assembly)". :)
@KB4QAA
3 жыл бұрын
@@drferry One other point. Secret or "Black" programs in the military, NSA, CIA are not listed in the published US annual budget, but the money must be hidden somewhere. Often this is done by 'padding" other unclassified programs. Consider that the next time you hear about the $500 hammer, coffee pot, etc. They may be ordinary budget items that have an inflated 'price' as cover for something else. Cheers.
@thedevilinthecircuit1414
3 жыл бұрын
That is how a lot of unpopular federal programs are funded: the diversion of money is hidden under the blanket of "national security" where even many in congress don't have the need to know. It's illegal and rarely--if ever--enforced.
@hentaioverwhelming
3 жыл бұрын
At 10:10: Says M1 Abrams, shows a self-propelled howitzer.
@NuclearSavety
3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a Dutch-operated German-built Panzerhaubitze PzH 2000....
@DefinitelyNotEmma
3 жыл бұрын
@@NuclearSavety the Dutch use the PzH 2000? I thought after they sold all their leopards they switched entirely to the Boxer-Platform, which is also capable to operate as artillery
@NuclearSavety
3 жыл бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotEmma wiki says 24 or 26 (depending on article language) PzH2000 in active duty in the netherlands...
@DefinitelyNotEmma
3 жыл бұрын
@@NuclearSavety hmm oki, my bad than, greetings from germany :D
@awg6397
3 жыл бұрын
@@NuclearSavety its an M109 Paladin self propelled howitzer
@zapfanzapfan
3 жыл бұрын
Writer slipped in "North Korea" to see if Simon was paying attention... and he wasn't :-)
@narmale
3 жыл бұрын
ETA strikes back!
@geemanbmw
3 жыл бұрын
While talking about the P-8 Poseidon being based on the 737-800 you show a picture of a 737-100 lol
@wmarkwitherspoon
3 жыл бұрын
737-800 body, 737-900 wings. And it's a NG class 737.
@geemanbmw
3 жыл бұрын
@@wmarkwitherspoon what are you talking about?
@marveloussoftware4914
3 жыл бұрын
@@geemanbmw the airplane, LOL
@Hobbes4ever
3 жыл бұрын
Virginia class is actually a cheaper improved alternative to the Seawolf class
@benhunter4041
3 жыл бұрын
I would give Simon some sweet watch time for a Sea Wolf Video
@paulfrantizek102
3 жыл бұрын
The Zumwalt or LCS would be much better US Navy programs to include here.
@Hobbes4ever
3 жыл бұрын
@@paulfrantizek102 Well they will most probably find a use for the Zumwalt but the LCS... They have to be two (two classes) of the most expensive and useless weapon systems ever created. www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/12/15/the-us-navy-is-investigating-a-potential-lcs-class-wide-design-flaw/
@Erik-um1zn
3 жыл бұрын
I was going to say the same thing. The reason why we have the Virginia class at all is because the Seawolf class was so expensive it was cancelled after three vessels. It was deemed they were to expensive with the Cold War ending.
@travismayes4547
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah no kidding. They must have looked at overall program budget and not individual unit cost. Cuz seawolf was expensive. With only like 3 ever built.
@SlapShotRegatta22
3 жыл бұрын
History of the New York City aqueduct system for Mega Projects!!!!
@GintaPPE1000
3 жыл бұрын
Simon, your cost figure for the Virginia-class is incorrect. Block I and V boats are about $3 billion, but Block II, III, and IV boats were shaved to about $2 billion each through cost savings and increased production rate allowing for process changes. So, yes, a nuclear attack submarine costs almost as much as a single B-2. Ah, the wonders of economies of scale.
@watomb
3 жыл бұрын
Ya and Carter is more expensive yet good luck figuring it out though.
@paulfrantizek102
3 жыл бұрын
Virginia Class in no way deserved inclusion in this list. It's actually a model for a cost effective program.
@watomb
3 жыл бұрын
@@paulfrantizek102 totally agree seawolf was way more expensive an Carter even more
@paulfrantizek102
3 жыл бұрын
@@watomb Zumwalt and even LCS will prove to be far greater boondoggles as well.
@watomb
3 жыл бұрын
@@paulfrantizek102 USS Zumwalt will be retired as fast as possible just like the LCS ships.
@jimmefz3328
3 жыл бұрын
Alternate title, "How the US spends so much on it's military"
@spritemon98
3 жыл бұрын
More like how much the us wastes on military
@jimmefz3328
3 жыл бұрын
@@spritemon98 Considering the US fields the most powerful military in history while only spending 3.8% of its GDP I would say it is money well spent. especially with the threat of China growing each day. I would however agree that the budget could be spent more efficiently.
@spritemon98
3 жыл бұрын
@@jimmefz3328 how much is that over the course of 20 years? While fighting in several wars?
@tsubadaikhan6332
3 жыл бұрын
@@jimmefz3328 You have to wonder though - How did Russia come up with a Hypersonic Missile with a Budget the size of the coins found in the Pentagons couch cushions?
@SaurabhKumar-uo6ms
3 жыл бұрын
I think U.S. government do not want to stop spending on military because these are the only jobs corporation can not outsource to other countries. It seems it has nothing to do with capability. No country is even close enough in current U.S. weapon technology and may not be able for decades to come.
@Damocles54
3 жыл бұрын
9:56 lol I've been one of those guys. Pull your ruck out from under the seat and put it on your lap and you can learn forward and sleep in relative comfort. Particularly on a long flight.
@user-propositionjoe
3 жыл бұрын
Think for a second about the first F22 being built in 1996 just how advanced they were for their time when they are still so good today.
@cromulentcommodore5896
3 жыл бұрын
A few years ago the door to a random office was left open and Simon wandered in, sat down, and just started talking...he's been going ever since.
@joelboags8741
3 жыл бұрын
the A-10 Warthog would be an interesting topic
@shaunoleary9774
3 жыл бұрын
It's my favorite aircraft, I would love to see that. Very possibly in the top five purpose-built airframes of all time.
@collguyjoe99
3 жыл бұрын
The US Space shuttle needs a spot on this list - Air Force was a major funder for the project and the shuttle blueprints were modified to enlarge the cargo bay to launch intel satellites and yes it was cable of "space - Launch" Nuclear weapons delivery
@theluftwaffle1
3 жыл бұрын
Atleast we got a lot of use out of the shuttle. Can’t say the same for the upcoming SLS. What a huge money sink..
@collguyjoe99
3 жыл бұрын
@@theluftwaffle1 I got to the see the shuttle crawler in 2017 after it was modified for SLS use when I was visiting NASA - it's about 30% larger now
@twocvbloke
3 жыл бұрын
When you're spending out of someone else's wallet; "So how much will these cost?" "Yes." "Great, we'll take 1,000 of them!"
@TheNinjaDC
3 жыл бұрын
The B2's 2 billion price point was less to deal with cost overruns and more to do with project downsizing. Originally we were going to order 100 of the craft to deal with those pesky Communists. However when the USSR collapsed, that order became just over 20. This resulted in the mass production cost efficiencies to never be reached, and for more of the development cost to be shoved onto the 20 remaining craft.
@ScootrRichards
3 жыл бұрын
That's true of most of these projects. They're always on the budget chopping block. In my time at NASA, I saw that happen several times, most notably the ISS.
@bobthompson4319
3 жыл бұрын
Very well put.
@jaybee9269
3 жыл бұрын
A sad death spiral...
@Aeronaut1975
3 жыл бұрын
Same happened to Concorde.
@sigmahyperion955
3 жыл бұрын
That's how these projects often go. They cost too much, so they cut the project in half. Then someone a year or two later goes "Hey, the price-per has gone up by 35% now, WTF?!". So they cut it in half again. And then a year or two later someone goes "Holy crap, the unit-cost on these are EVEN MORE expensive now, WTF?!?" So they cut it further. And then, to make matters worse, you then end up with so few of the things that the military is hesitant to actually USE them for fear of losing one -- see B-1B, B-2, F-22, etc. Not that there's not plenty of examples of truly legitimately stupidly expensive things out there. But the B-2, for as cutting-edge as it was, really wasn't THAT far over-budget.
@kevinjohnson3294
3 жыл бұрын
An idea for a side project or even a mega project is the USS Jimmy Carter with it's extension. It's a one of a kind submarine.
@WallStreet06
11 ай бұрын
Could do Ponce and Halibut too. More info on what they actually did. Jimmy Carter is doing research and there is absolutely nothing to see here.
@bobthompson4319
3 жыл бұрын
Seeing the B-2 fly just looks smooth
@andersjjensen
3 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is that the shape is inherently unstable and a human would never be able to fly it even in a perfectly turbulence controlled environment. The flight computer basically takes the pilots input as "an expression of intent" rather than actual flight control while staying busy saving the day with upward of a thousand corrections per second.... so yes, it's amazing that it looks like it glides stoicly like an eagle.
@jaredkennedy6576
3 жыл бұрын
The Virginia class subs were also built in Groton Connecticut. I worked on the Virginia there.
@joeschmalhofer6109
3 жыл бұрын
North Korea got a Posidon???
@MrSimonw58
3 жыл бұрын
I heard North Korea bought one and used it to execute their finance minister
@ch4.hayabusa
3 жыл бұрын
The South has 6 of them and 18 ordered. Danny living in the basement has lost a handle on cardinal directions.
@angelarch5352
3 жыл бұрын
North Korea is going to be sorely disappointed after watching this video, and not receiving any...
@anariasiseve5349
3 жыл бұрын
Please make another version of this video, this time considering military craft from all ages...prices adjusted. Would like to know how US military spending comparies to ancient Roman. Might be quite a challenge to get proper data though ;)
@Codraroll
3 жыл бұрын
Apparently chariots were heckishly expensive back in the bronze age. This was before they had bred horses big enough to ride on (and before the invention of stirrups), so you had to have multiple horses pulling a chariot if you wanted cavalry. But chariots took skilled craftsmen ages to build, and training the horses and charioteers took years. In relative terms they were probably as expensive as fighter jets are today.
@flashmccormick
3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of one of my favorite “Toast of London” voiceover scenes...”Fire the nuclear weapons!” Where Toast says it multiple ways to appease the military leaders in the studio. Cracks me up every time!🤣
@georginagedroge4405
3 жыл бұрын
'I've just unleashed Armageddon!'
@captaindouchebag1703
3 жыл бұрын
@Clem Fandango Man I loved that show haha. Should have done more seasons. Also, I'm pretty sure the actor that played your namesake is/was on star trek discovery.
@Big_Tex
3 жыл бұрын
This is how episodes are developed: In Simon’s writing room are 4 stacks of cards. The stacks labeled NUMBER, ADVERB, ADJECTIVE, and NOUN ... (picking two Adjective cards is allowed if necessary).
@thirdenvoqation7735
3 жыл бұрын
Not England, it's the UK, more specifically the RAF flying out of Scotland for ASR and watching 'lost' Russian ships..
@archiecroft7114
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was about to say that you’d think a British man would know better it’s normally only foreigners and especially as they are flying out of Scotland
@rydplrs71
3 жыл бұрын
I have flown on a p-8, the amount of electronics reminds me of submarines. I almost said semiconductor fabs, but they have floor space atleast.
@Chris_at_Home
3 жыл бұрын
I was a P3 sailor. After I got out I worked at EB doing electronics install on 688 boats. I seen the inside of many submarines both diesel and older fast attack. My oldest brother was a Chief Sonar Tech on the 650 Pargo. My brother in law was a sonar Chief on boomers. Once we met up in Spain went out and had a few beers and then went back to his boat and had the cook make bacon and eggs served in the Chiefs mess. I was only an E 5 but even some of the officers came in and BSd with me and a bunch came over to the Squadron and got the $2 tour. My brother got to go on a patrol.
@awg6397
3 жыл бұрын
C-17 can carry an M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank *proceeds to show an M109 Paladin*
@bendekko2770
3 жыл бұрын
Military Industrial Complex at it's best.
@jezwarren-clarke2471
3 жыл бұрын
North Korea!!! That’s a very clever way to get some comments Simon.
@TheRflynn
3 жыл бұрын
Check if anyone is paying attention.
@chalky3320
3 жыл бұрын
Umm North Korea Simon? Me thinks someone's been smoking the wacky bacci again
@markhodge7
3 жыл бұрын
Trolling to see who watches to the end I bet
@ryansutter4291
3 жыл бұрын
Thats wacky tobaccy son...
@anothersucker-Youcantfixstupid
3 жыл бұрын
He means South Korea surely.. Too much weed?
@BillyBDosio
3 жыл бұрын
Weed is great
@jimcappa6815
3 жыл бұрын
He did release four Business Blze videos in a row this week. He probably hasn't slept much. That product from Columbia that allegedly fuels his madness there can do that to you
@ignitionfrn2223
3 жыл бұрын
1:20 - Chapter 1 - Virginia class submarines 4:50 - Chapter 2 - Northrop grumman B2 spirit 6:55 - Chapter 3 - F2 Raptor 8:45 - Chapter 4 - C17 Globemaster III 11:20 - Chapter 5 - P 8A Poseidon
@fdmackey3666
3 жыл бұрын
North Korea....Wait....What the....?
@goawayihavecommentstomake1488
3 жыл бұрын
The RNZAF still flies Orions from the air base near my house... I haven’t seen any Posidons? Perhaps they haven’t been delivered yet.
@brianw612
3 жыл бұрын
1:25 The design and construction was a joint venture, the engine and control rooms were built by General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. The nuclear power plant, final assembly and testing were alternated to either facility depending on the boat, the rest of the sub was manufactured in Newport News, VA.
@majnuker
3 жыл бұрын
"Sir, is that a 737 on radar? IS IT FIRING MISSILES AT US?!"
@emanuelpagan995
3 жыл бұрын
Side projects would be the perfect platform for the C-27j. The newest ones go straight from the assembly line to the boneyard.
@kevineckelkamp
3 жыл бұрын
?
@KRiMEKiDSK
3 жыл бұрын
Title Should have been 5 most expensive military craft that we know of
@kevineckelkamp
3 жыл бұрын
Yea a TR-3B probably had a trillion thrown towards it.
@KRiMEKiDSK
3 жыл бұрын
@@kevineckelkamp now that thing is crazy
@anewman513
3 жыл бұрын
4:27 "F one-eleven", not "F one one one"
@ericmason349
3 жыл бұрын
How about a video on the waste of money on the Freedom Class ships. They are about 6yo and are being decommissioned.
@shaunoleary9774
3 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a side projects about Rob Moses building the expressways in New York. It's a pretty entangled story about urban planning.
@edwardmullan2724
3 жыл бұрын
The Nimrod MRA4 debacle would be worth a video
@vr6swp
3 жыл бұрын
You should at least look at the USMC's EFSS program. I worked on the contract for nearly 10 years, thru a subcontractor. Developed by General Dynamics, the vehicle was designed to give the unpopular V-22 Osprey something to do. The EFSS vehicle was in development from the mid-90's until 2008, never met a single USMC requirement (when it failed, which it always did, project management changed the requirements), over-ran it's initial budget by hundreds of millions, and ultimately was never deployed by the USMC in it's intended combat role. Production ran from IIRC 2008 - 2009, the contract ended in 2015, and as of 2018 all the vehicles were in storage and scheduled to be scrapped soon as everybody forgot about them
@GeshronTyler1
3 жыл бұрын
Side Project idea: Tunnel Boring Machines (Mega Project?) are fascinating pieces of machinery. But any kind of machine has the potential to break down, and if that happens to a TBM while in the middle of boring a tunnel, what then? You can't drive them in reverse... Seattle had to answer that question when "Bertha" started breaking down after having practically just gotten started on the Alaskan Way/SR99 replacement tunnel. Megaprojects- Washington State has several of the biggest/longest floating bridges in the world (#1 - 3, #5 iirc).
@WormholeJim
3 жыл бұрын
The crush depth is not meant to be actually tested. It's mostly there for additional suspense when the sub is hiding from depth charges.
@pauld6967
3 жыл бұрын
Hey now! What's going on around the 4 minute, 25 seconds mark with the disrespect to the F-111 Aardvark/EF-111 Raven? From what I have heard over the years, both variants did quite well at their respective missions. In regards to the F-111, some quite groundbreaking technological advances in its day, not the least being the terrain following radar (TFR) navigation/autopilot/bombing system. What other plane can boast of an ejectable cockpit that can serve as a lifeboat? Oh sure, the XB-70 Valkyrie and B-58 Hustler had ejection capsules that would serve as a lifeboat (lifecanoe?) but not the entire cockpit structure. 🙂
@mountvernon5267
3 жыл бұрын
I worked on FB-111A avionics for a few years. Super-precision bombing was it's main strength. Aardvarks won the SAC Bomb/Nav competition for a lot of years in a row. Also, F-111s actually killed more tanks than the A10's did in the Gulf wars.
@pauld6967
3 жыл бұрын
@@mountvernon5267 See? That's what I mean. I don't recall hearing any serious negative commentary during my military days or afterwards. Unlike the F-16 Lawn Dart and our favorite plane to mock: the F-35 "all singing, all dancing" Lightning II (that's a 2 for those who don't know Roman numerals).
@mountvernon5267
3 жыл бұрын
@@pauld6967 There were some early, well-publicized problems when they were first put into the field. After those were taken care of it was a relatively safe aircraft. I worked on all of the main systems - TFR, attack RADAR, Doppler, astronavigation system (tracked stars), inertial navigation, flight control computers, etc. It was all pretty leading-edge technology, for its time. Now you can get micro 3-axis accelerometer with gyroscope boards for use with an Arduino or Raspberry Pi that are more accurate, and a tiny fraction of the cost (under $20) of the old 75-pound beasts.
@pauld6967
3 жыл бұрын
@@mountvernon5267 ah yes, the modern advances in technology are wonderful. However, we wouldn't be here now without those initial baby step breakthroughs. So kudos to the pioneers. 🙂
@heckinmemes6430
3 жыл бұрын
I'm hitting the point where I don't even need non-Simon youtube channels.
@colintimp1372
3 жыл бұрын
A C-17 was just used to evacuate people from Afghanistan. Approximately 800 people were crammed on board. The controller congratulated the pilot for even getting off the ground.
@SilvanaDil
3 жыл бұрын
USA! Best (and most expensive) aircraft supercarriers, stealth bombers, stealth fighter jets, subs, destroyers, heavy transport aircraft, satellites....
@ScootrRichards
3 жыл бұрын
Nukes! Don't forget almost biggest nukes!
@NuclearSavety
3 жыл бұрын
And all for trying to bomb a middle-age guerillia into the stone age....
@SilvanaDil
3 жыл бұрын
@@NuclearSavety - Better to prepare for anything too much rather than too little.
@StephenCole1916
3 жыл бұрын
As a native of Virginia, I'm pleased you included the Virginia class submarines in this video :)
@ethanaleman
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite list in this series so far thank you guys!
@jonathanmatthews4774
3 жыл бұрын
The F-22 certainly is costly, but damn if I wouldn't want to be flying in one of those!
@Knight6831
2 жыл бұрын
Back in the 1920s the British Royal Navy Admiral Class Battlecruiser HMS Hood was the most expensive warship constructed at the time at over 6 million pounds
@MrDowntownLA
3 жыл бұрын
Most of these military weapons were built under “cost plus profit” contacts. The More you spend the more you make. This is why contractors make planes barely fly, ships barely sail and $ 40 dollar ear plugs don’t block damaging sounds. TK
@hokutoulrik7345
3 жыл бұрын
The problem with the per unit cost of military projects is that, in the case of the B-2 and the F-22, is that they weren't produced in high numbers. The original order for the B-2 was for 150 airframes, but the order was canceled, I am not sure the original order number for the F-22, but it is the same story thanks to Congress balking at the cost during briefings and not factoring in that the per unit cost would go down with the more aircraft there were, which would also help with the per hour cost since there would be a better supply chain for parts.
@enzonation5363
3 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute......how you going end the video saying North Korea got a Poseidon and not explain that?
@matthewcombs5387
3 жыл бұрын
Another great show Simon!
@saucyrevenge
3 жыл бұрын
You sounded WAY too happy to say N Korea at the end there Simon...
@longboardfella5306
3 жыл бұрын
Hey SImon - always fun watching your stuff...but as an Aussie I *cannot* agree or let your scathing comment about the F-111 being an example flawed compromise due to being multi-role go unchallenged. It was a fantastic machine which we used successfully for decades to project power and protect our vast country. Nothing since comes close. Ok - it was never stealthy and wings fell off the early versions...but...wow. It was a great aircraft that proved you could build a successful multi-role craft
@glasscrafter669
3 жыл бұрын
Love your videos guys please keep it up.
@sandybarnes887
3 жыл бұрын
I also love all of his 12 channels
@TheSengga
3 жыл бұрын
Simon: The USA is selling military aircraft to North Korea Everyone watching: whaaaaaaat?!?!?! *looks up And it’s South Korea
@kellycharlton
3 жыл бұрын
Most powerful lasers in research, military land, sea, and air based, construction, consumer, lidar in cars and mobile phones, etc. Stanford SLAC is a 2 mile long X-ray laser used for making movies of molecules.
@geilootv
3 жыл бұрын
please cover the world largest steel plant in gwangyang next.
@beachboy0505
3 жыл бұрын
These projects are important because they keep millions of people employed in the military-industrial complex.
@pashapasovski5860
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha Hahaha, why we don't have free education and health care, speedy trains etc
@johntowner1893
3 жыл бұрын
Loving the spin of channels, and the office is lookinggggg schmickkkk. Love ya S.W. We all do!
@pkt1213
3 жыл бұрын
The C17 looks huge...until you back an RG33 into one and then the ramp looks tiny.
@mavos1211
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, really enjoyed this one.
@willdejong7763
3 жыл бұрын
Image at 12:30 shows a 737-100 from back in 1967. The 737-800 is two generations newer and first flew in 1997.
@Titus-as-the-Roman
3 жыл бұрын
Do the "Most bang for your Buck (Dollar)". It would have to be the A-10 Thunderbolt 2, people want to call it the Warthog but that to me is dis-respective to the original Thunderbolt, originally made as a fighter but became an iconic ground support aircraft, similar to the British Typhoon which nowhere gets the love it deserves.
@SnoopReddogg
2 жыл бұрын
Number 1: Australian Army boots. When factoring in procurement costs, ongoing replacement costs and total lifetime disability payments resulting wearing the useless things, the ADF could've brought a couple of aircraft carriers.
@XristovoxTube
3 жыл бұрын
Crush depth is NOT when the hull implodes, it's when the seawater systems can no longer handle the pressure and fail. (Burst)
@BIGJATPSU
3 жыл бұрын
The M1 Abrams Program as a whole is up there as well. EASILY over $70 billion spent over the years. Though with over 10k produced and basically sterling results the cost per piece is worth it.
@harrisn3693
3 жыл бұрын
The PW-F117-100 is literally a run of the mill GE CF-6
@werners5191
3 жыл бұрын
Having the best military in the world ain't cheap, but it's priceless.
@geekehUK
3 жыл бұрын
The problem with trying to calculate value by comparing the cost to its use is that that just doesn't reflect the true value of the machine. The fact that we haven't had to fly B2 to stealth nuke half the world, for instance, is not a bad thing and doesn't make the cost of the aircraft a waste. You have to consider the true value in the terms if potential engagements avoided, unfortunately this is pretty much impossible to calculate even if you had access to all classified military intelligence. The sheer power and air superiority that the US achieved by developing the B2 cannot be overlooked, we have no real idea how many conflicts have been avoided or resolved in a more peaceful manner just because the enemy was entirely aware the US had this option and was prepared to use it.
@dingus153
3 жыл бұрын
I won't stop suggesting the F-111 as a video topic, so many incredible quirks and features Another aircraft is the Australian developed E-7A Wedgetail Also hell yeah, I love the C-17!
@sidneysun5217
3 жыл бұрын
should do some sideprojects about minor military tech such as midair refueling, or night vision etc
@Knife_Eclectic
3 жыл бұрын
As insane as the Raptor is let's not forget that it once got beaten in war games by the F-15 Eagle. Sometimes you can't teach a new dog old tricks lol.
@daguard411
3 жыл бұрын
Stating that the B-2 bomber program started under President Jimmy Carter misses a bit of information in that it was based on a technology started in the early 1930's by the Horton brothers, which turned into the HO-229 first flown in 1944 though in glider form earlier examples took to the air in mid 1930's.
@3Chandresh3
3 жыл бұрын
Another day another Simon channel
@Quicksilver1936
3 жыл бұрын
The reason many of these programs were so expensive on a per unit basis is because they were developed during the end of the Cold War and many more units were envisioned. With the fall of the Soviet Union, such large production numbers were no longer needed, were tapered back, and thus the research and development could be amortized over far less units.. actually... almost every craft in this video was impacted by this exact thing. Take a look at when they went into production.
@urthetshirtguy
3 жыл бұрын
For a brief time, I worked on the P3 proposal. I had my doubts the Navy would want a slightly upgraded P3 which Lockheed proposed.
@sethmaki1333
3 жыл бұрын
Wish I could have served on one of those Virginias. I served on the last 688 to be built, the Cheyenne and we didn't have nearly as many awesome features of the new boats.
@realdanksta2237
3 жыл бұрын
This video be like: this is where ur tax money goes to
@filipkonopacki1547
3 жыл бұрын
The picture of 373 shown here wrong! Is is the old 737-100 from 1967! The 737-800 is a VERY different aircraft, launched in 1994, 30 years after the original 737 and is in widespread use now.
@eddiecharles6457
3 жыл бұрын
P-8 Poseidons for North Korea? Nice one Simon.
@LtNduati
3 жыл бұрын
1,100 ft/sec as a rate of climb is so insanely fast, that I can't fully fathom what that actually means alone, and I'm a novice pilot and general aviation geek. For reference, the F-22 raptor will reach its maximum operational ceiling of 65,000 ft in 59.1 seconds from the ground. In that same amount of time the Falcon 9 Rocket in Crew-1 configuration is only at 26,279 feet. It would beat a literal rocketship to 65,000 feet by around 35.2 seconds... 🤯🤯🤯That's just about the same amount of time it takes for a Keurig machine to dispensence just one K-cup of coffee (about 34 seconds).
@SeaBeast4Life
3 жыл бұрын
Thing is, they dont really need half of this stuff. Like Simon says in the video, the B2's have barely been used
@spacebear49
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure the RAF bought (or leased) a few C-17's as well.
@bdh985
3 жыл бұрын
The only thing "wrong" with the F-22A is we didn't build enough and they wont fund an HMD for it.
@SimonTekConley
3 жыл бұрын
Atrociously expensive, until you put in perspective how much companies buy other companies, specifically software based.
@WallStreet06
11 ай бұрын
To make a 300 million dollar 737 you have got to put some very cool stuff in it.
@snorkelthump
3 жыл бұрын
Have you covered the Astute class sub yet?
@gvozdencekicevic1322
3 жыл бұрын
What they use for air refuling? Is it some megaprojects worth behimoth?
@joyl7842
3 жыл бұрын
12:28 I like how you're talking about a 737-800 but the image is that of the first generation 737-100.
@alyssinwilliams4570
2 жыл бұрын
Holy cow, I would not have guessed that the B2 weighed nearly 200 metric tons :o
@Idahoguy10157
3 жыл бұрын
The cost per unit for the B-1 and the F-22 escalated because Congress cut procurement. The development costs were fixed for both. The numbers built were cut to a fraction. Yes they’re hideously expensive per unit. A major part of that was far fewer were built than were planned. The B-21 was necessitated because only a quarter of B-1 were built. In the case of the F-22 American allies were not allowed to buy them due to Congressional action.
@davidcraft4462
3 жыл бұрын
I am surprised the Seawolf didn’t make this list.
@erikrick
3 жыл бұрын
But what about MPF ships and Logistics Over the Shore (LOTS)? Things like the US Army Trident Pier and the Navy's Modular Causeway System. They were somewhat expensive but are REALLY expensive to move.
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