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2016-07-11 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Russia Putting Up Short Range Radar That Can Detect The F-35 And Other Stealth Planes 310 Miles Away

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Posted by gorb 2016-07-11 15:37|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The Serbs shot down an F-117. No reason to think this isn't possible.

Posted by Iblis 2016-07-11 18:09|| 2016-07-11 18:09|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Well, keep in mind that the Serbs shot it down because the United States By-God Air Force kept sending the planes in on the same route at the same time every night, and they had help from people watching the airbase. Can overcome a lot of stealth that way.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2016-07-11 18:43|| 2016-07-11 18:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Old news with these types of radar. They use very long wavelengths and while they can detect things other radars can't, they aren't very precise and by the time you figure out it is a stealth aircraft it has bombed its target and is well on its way home.

Now if someone can figure out how to have a computer use the longer wavelength radar to quickly identify a stealth fighter and feed information to the other radar so it can precisely track it and shoot it down... then we would be onto something.

Posted by DarthVader 2016-07-11 19:29|| 2016-07-11 19:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Assuming (a BIG IF) it can even detect a return signal from the F35, OTHR does not give accurate range information due to unpredictable wave travel paths in the ionosphere. Wavelengths are much too long for targeting and only useful to vector non-stealth aircraft quicker to their deaths.

In addition, as YUGE fixed targets, they would be the recipients of cruise or ballistic missiles within the first hour of a war.

Posted by Cravirt Flusong7056 2016-07-11 21:41|| 2016-07-11 21:41|| Front Page Top

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