Yea, I don’t see stealth being that big of an advantage for much longer. Radar and computers are more sophisticated than ever. And anything that moves through a fluid is gonna leave a wake.
“...anything that moves through a fluid is gonna leave a wake.”
my knowledge of aircraft doesn’t go beyond the curiosity to look up when one flies over. That said, your comment about “wake” speaks volumes. Simply consider a thermostat kicking in when someone “pushes” air walking through a house on a cold morning. Heck, even the bulk of our 15 lb. dog trips a motion detector connected night light.
Perhaps worth more than a tolerant smile are acoustic sensors. In some pre-radar day and perhaps as late as Vietnam, human ears or directional acoustic horns were used for aircraft detection. Technology will now allow sounds to be sorted by various criteria such as level & frequency range.
Unlike submarines, aircraft haven’t a hope of “silent running”.
“Yea, I don’t see stealth being that big of an advantage for much longer.”
How does stealth help you when you are just whacking ISIS bastards with no aircover? For that you want cheap, slow flying, bullet proof bomb and bullet trucks.
We’ve put all our eggs in one very expensive basket.