with AESA radars old stealth like F-35 and possibly F-22 is of no consequence. The forth coming B-21 could likely remain undetected.
with AESA radars old stealth like F-35 and possibly F-22 is of no consequence. The forth coming B-21 could likely remain undetected.
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You have me interested. I worked on phased array radars long ago. Being able to point the beam anywhere almost instantaneously was a quantum leap in radar technology.
But … when it comes to stealth it is Radar Cross Section (RCS) that counts. You spray out energy and detect what comes back. The F-35 doesn’t reflect enough to be detectable at long range. The SU-35 does.
And if the radar is pointed at the target all that matters is the antenna gain, transmitted power and the sensitivity and processing capability of the radar receiver. And the RCS of the guy you are trying to shoot down.