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To: MyTwoCopperCoins
The radar is the main thing.

Probably so but don't forget that to be effective this aircraft needs an absolutely jam-proof, spoof-proof and intercept-proof communication system both air to ground and air to air. In addition it needs a ground-based command and control system to coordinate the activities on the battlefield including targeting and threat assessment. It's more than just an aircraft, it's a system.

8 posted on 05/28/2009 6:21:38 AM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: InterceptPoint

Yes, those things would be handled by the radar and the associated electronic countermeasures, almost all of which were integrated into the plane, in Israel.

The pilots would have basic control over the aircraft. It is not fly-by-wire.


9 posted on 05/28/2009 7:32:53 AM PDT by MyTwoCopperCoins (I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
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