Top Gun Pilot Matthew ‘Whiz’ Buckley on the new F-47 Fighter Jet: ‘It’s Mindblowing’

MCSHANE Got to talk ░░░░░░░░ this new fighter jet ░░░░░░░░ that we just heard ░░░░░░░░ from the president Let ░░░░░░░░ play another clip of ░░░░░░░░ Trump today in the ░░░░░░░░ Office talking about this ░░░░░░░░ 47 Here he is ░░░░░░░░ starts Trump The F ░░░░░░░░ will be the most ░░░░░░░░ most capable most lethal ░░░░░░░░ ever built An experimental ░░░░░░░░ of the plane has ░░░░░░░░ been flying for almost ░░░░░░░░ years and we re ░░░░░░░░ that it massively overpowers ░░░░░░░░ capabilities of any other ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends MCSHANE I ░░░░░░░░ some military folks earlier ░░░░░░░░ this is a pretty ░░░░░░░░ deal Is it BUCKLEY ░░░░░░░░ me lead with this ░░░░░░░░ It s always a ░░░░░░░░ nostalgic with an announcement ░░░░░░░░ this When I flew ░░░░░░░░ F 18 it was ░░░░░░░░ four and a half ░░░░░░░░ fighter I thought the ░░░░░░░░ gens were pretty cool ░░░░░░░░ we got 6th gen ░░░░░░░░ This is this is ░░░░░░░░ blowing I think the ░░░░░░░░ fighter pilot is probably ░░░░░░░░ grade school We re ░░░░░░░░ Knights of the Round ░░░░░░░░ We ve moved from ░░░░░░░░ fighter pilots to systems ░░░░░░░░ This F 47 just ░░░░░░░░ stealth technology weapon systems ░░░░░░░░ communication systems So the ░░░░░░░░ pilot is getting less ░░░░░░░░ less out of the ░░░░░░░░ and you re turning ░░░░░░░░ more of a system ░░░░░░░░ But the technology is ░░░░░░░░ watering Based on the ░░░░░░░░ amount of information I ░░░░░░░░ this really is the ░░░░░░░░ generation fighter And the ░░░░░░░░ are actually becoming less ░░░░░░░░ less involved in the ░░░░░░░░ Some of the technology ░░░░░░░░ just sit there and ░░░░░░░░ these airplanes go to ░░░░░░░░ And to really creep ░░░░░░░░ out these airplanes are ░░░░░░░░ They learn when a ░░░░░░░░ looks at this or ░░░░░░░░ this switch and they ░░░░░░░░ that for future use ░░░░░░░░ the F 47 announcement ░░░░░░░░ with the president and ░░░░░░░░ probably going to be ░░░░░░░░ end of manned aviation ░░░░░░░░ we know it in ░░░░░░░░ near future MCSHANE What ░░░░░░░░ that mean you know ░░░░░░░░ terms of the future ░░░░░░░░ warfare On the one ░░░░░░░░ obviously it keeps our ░░░░░░░░ out of harm s ░░░░░░░░ Maybe in some cases ░░░░░░░░ you know you re ░░░░░░░░ everything from somewhere else ░░░░░░░░ you know on the ░░░░░░░░ hand could we have ░░░░░░░░ more destruction because we ░░░░░░░░ t have humans involved ░░░░░░░░ don t know What ░░░░░░░░ you see the future ░░░░░░░░ warfare kind of turning ░░░░░░░░ in this new world ░░░░░░░░ Connell it s interesting ░░░░░░░░ brought that up The ░░░░░░░░ technology I m sad ░░░░░░░░ say actually could potentially ░░░░░░░░ in more warfare because ░░░░░░░░ your point hey Whiz ░░░░░░░░ t get shot down ░░░░░░░░ eject and he s ░░░░░░░░ on NewsNation getting beat ░░░░░░░░ as a POW That ░░░░░░░░ a good thing But ░░░░░░░░ actually makes war more ░░░░░░░░ if it s just ░░░░░░░░ we just lost another ░░░░░░░░ vehicle and you know ░░░░░░░░ s build another one ░░░░░░░░ Sometimes I feel like ░░░░░░░░ s like that now ░░░░░░░░ the public you know ░░░░░░░░ who are non military ░░░░░░░░ hear like if we ░░░░░░░░ so tomorrow we were ░░░░░░░░ troops somewhere Boy that ░░░░░░░░ be a huge reaction ░░░░░░░░ if we hear the ░░░░░░░░ has an air strike ░░░░░░░░ such and such a ░░░░░░░░ sure people pay attention ░░░░░░░░ not in the same ░░░░░░░░ because they don t ░░░░░░░░ like there s even ░░░░░░░░ humans are at risk ░░░░░░░░ don t I don ░░░░░░░░ think they feel it ░░░░░░░░ same way BUCKLEY You ░░░░░░░░ nailed it But at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ if it s drone ░░░░░░░░ drone like OK our ░░░░░░░░ are fighting each other ░░░░░░░░ s going to wake ░░░░░░░░ someday and say where ░░░░░░░░ the drones coming from ░░░░░░░░ Right BUCKLEY Who s ░░░░░░░░ them At the end ░░░░░░░░ the day sadly Connell ░░░░░░░░ warfare it goes back ░░░░░░░░ caveman you got to ░░░░░░░░ up a rock and ░░░░░░░░ go hit another caveman ░░░░░░░░ the head So technology ░░░░░░░░ make war more likely ░░░░░░░░ more antiseptic but at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ is a horror and ░░░░░░░░ technology kind of delays ░░░░░░░░ end state you know ░░░░░░░░ ending this war it ░░░░░░░░ of prolongs it in ░░░░░░░░ opinion MCSHANE At the ░░░░░░░░ time though for someone ░░░░░░░░ s done what you ░░░░░░░░ done You re kind ░░░░░░░░ amazed as you said ░░░░░░░░ the technology at how ░░░░░░░░ we ve come BUCKLEY ░░░░░░░░ enemy should know they ░░░░░░░░ dead Connell I mean ░░░░░░░░ on our satellites and ░░░░░░░░ intel and our technology ░░░░░░░░ know when the enemy ░░░░░░░░ is leaving their home ░░░░░░░░ what they had for ░░░░░░░░ And based on the ░░░░░░░░ in this F 47 ░░░░░░░░ re not even going ░░░░░░░░ know what hit them ░░░░░░░░ days of dog fights ░░░░░░░░ furballs like the movie ░░░░░░░░ Gun are over with ░░░░░░░░ we re hitting people ░░░░░░░░ soon as they get ░░░░░░░░ they re not even ░░░░░░░░ to know they re ░░░░░░░░