The video discusses the United States' military dominance post-Cold War, highlighting its advanced weaponry and technological superiority. It covers various weapons systems, including a new hypersonic missile, unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, powerful laser weapons, anti-ship missiles, combat drones, and nuclear submarines. The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II fighters are mentioned for their air superiority, along with the Ohio class submarines and Gerald Ford class super aircraft carriers for their strategic importance. The video also emphasizes the US's global alliances as a strategic advantage in warfare. Finally, it mentions the B83 nuclear bomb as the most powerful weapon in the US arsenal.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The US Army is developing a new hypersonic missile that will enter service in 2025.
2. The missile, called the "Whale Rider", can reach speeds of up to Mach 5 (5,300 km/h) and an altitude of 21,000 meters.
3. The missile can hit any place on Earth in about 60 minutes.
4. The US Army is also developing a super powerful laser weapon called the "High Energy Laser" (HEL).
5. The HEL will have a power of 250-300 kilowatts, making it 10 times more powerful than current laser systems.
6. The laser can destroy targets as large as cruise missiles, drones, and enemy vessels.
7. The US Navy is working on a long-range anti-ship missile called the AGM-158C.
8. The missile has a range of over 370 kilometers and can carry a 453-kilogram warhead.
9. The US Army has about 246 MQ-1 Predator and 126 MQ-9 Reaper combat drones.
10. The MQ-9 Reaper is twice as fast as the Predator and can carry 500% more payload.
11. The Reaper has a maximum altitude of 15,240 meters and a maximum speed of 240 km/h.
12. The US Navy is developing an electromagnetic cannon capable of firing projectiles at seven times the speed of sound.
13. The cannon will be installed on a new stealth class destroyer.
14. The US Army has about 400 Minuteman III missiles in its arsenal.
15. The Minuteman III is a three-stage missile that can reach targets over 9,650 kilometers away.
16. The US Navy has four Ohio-class guided missile submarines, each equipped with 154 cruise missiles and up to 4 platoons of marines.
17. The Ohio-class submarines fired their first missiles in 2011 during Operation Odyssey Dawn.
18. The US has a network of global alliances that provides advanced deployment bases for the US Army.
19. NATO spends about three times more on defense each year than Russia.
20. The US has the most powerful nuclear weapon in its arsenal, the B-83, with a maximum yield of 1.2 megatons.
21. The B-83 is 80 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
22. The B-83 was also evaluated as a bunker buster nuclear munition.