The Bosnians tracked and shot down an F-117 stealth fighter by analyzing cell phone tower RF propagation. Their air defense radar couldn’t achieve a target lock but they put up a barrage and got a hit.
It may be likely that obsolete, relatively long wavelength radar could track stealth aircraft.
The platform at the rally is in the outline of a B-21 bomber (new), not a B-2 (old). The photo is of a B-2.
It's long been known that no stealth aircraft can defeat long-wave radar. The radar elicits a resonant response from the airframe based on matchup with the wavelength of the beam. But long-wave radars are not terribly accurate in directional resolution. Stealthiness is still good against them to a point.
What is not generally understood is that all this is one thing, but the clinch is another thing. In the clinch, the question is whether a missile or targeting system operating at shorter wavelengths can lock on to the stealthy aircraft, and good stealth prevents this. So, you have a situation where you may detect something coming---but you don't have the means to engage it.
I saw the photographers in the catwalks over the stage and thought it must be SS because you couldn't get an angle for a good photo from there. -Now I know...
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What was the context? Didn’t hear the speech.
Loses stealth when the bomb bay doors open
The Bosnians tracked and shot down an F-117 stealth fighter by analyzing cell phone tower RF propagation. Their air defense radar couldn’t achieve a target lock but they put up a barrage and got a hit.
It may be likely that obsolete, relatively long wavelength radar could track stealth aircraft.
So we should expect some bombs to be dropping I guess.
“ (think public statements made last week) what must that signal?”
So what does it signal?
Well not sure but maybe this will help us.
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And Phase 2
I saw that stage last evening and thought, wow that's a cool looking stage, never putting it together. Duh.🙄🤣
👍🫡😎
The platform at the rally is in the outline of a B-21 bomber (new), not a B-2 (old). The photo is of a B-2.
It's long been known that no stealth aircraft can defeat long-wave radar. The radar elicits a resonant response from the airframe based on matchup with the wavelength of the beam. But long-wave radars are not terribly accurate in directional resolution. Stealthiness is still good against them to a point.
What is not generally understood is that all this is one thing, but the clinch is another thing. In the clinch, the question is whether a missile or targeting system operating at shorter wavelengths can lock on to the stealthy aircraft, and good stealth prevents this. So, you have a situation where you may detect something coming---but you don't have the means to engage it.
I saw the photographers in the catwalks over the stage and thought it must be SS because you couldn't get an angle for a good photo from there. -Now I know...
Phase 2?