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To: Secret Agent Man

It could be that the Chinese and Russians have been focusing their efforts on detecting the F-22 and/or F-35 and here we bring back the one stealth aircraft they have no experience with and thought we got rid of.

The F-117 looks stealthy-er like the B-2 than the F-22 or 35.


4 posted on 10/08/2021 8:35:44 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: Alas Babylon!

As I recall, these aircraft were very hard to detect with modern radars but they showed up like a sore thumb on some older Soviet systems - different bands used.


7 posted on 10/08/2021 8:49:44 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Alas Babylon!

It looks that way because of the limited computer power we had designing it back in the 1970s.

I would imagine however they improved some of the coatings on it, and the electronic systems are probably upgraded now.


9 posted on 10/08/2021 8:55:50 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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