Indeed, it does, but the best is often not either deployed, or deployable. Period. And until it is fully deployed, not partially, but fully, we need to take force numbers very seriously as we are looking squarely at a force implosion on the U.S. side as the Defense Holiday continues essentially unabated.
Imagine how the Chinese feel. Trying to catch up with minimal capability against a particular platform, then have the US throw it away because better is available. All their tactics (used by Serbs, by the way) and techniques now useless, and they get to start over.
That would be very nice to frustrate them. I'm not so sure the F-22/35 or UAVs will be any more immune from detection by the passive radar approach. Of course, detection is not the same as accurate fire control. Which is where the F-22 speed comes in as an extra plus. By the time the Chi-Comm supercomputers have a good track on the bird...its already changed vectors, and moved on. No question the F-22/35 will be better than the F-117A. But what is looming is potentially near-term. And numbers will count.
You think the Jihadists are gloating over the U.S. election results? Just what do you think the Chi-Comms are doing?
If I was them, I would vote out the Commies. Wouldn't you? ?
Of course. But we don't get a vote over that. Neither do their people.
I have worked on the specifications for advanced radars, and yes, we do take very effective measures to protect against passive detection.
the "Passive Radar" approach has been known since WWII, when the German "Metax" radar detection device was used to locate German Submarines.
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