Reply to post: Re: and Pigs might fly a.k.a F-35

Re: and Pigs might fly a.k.a F-35

Lower frequency radars and echo repeating jammers plus infrared targeting.

So if you cant fly with AWACS as you dont have air superiority (yet) your "invisible" plane is a bit screwed.. as it has to get close and dirty to kill the enemy, and it will be detected by meter radar and targeted by IR.

At this point you will probably use long range cruise missiles to bomb out radar sites and AFs.. and if you can do that and have to do that, then what is the point of the f35s?

I mean, I do understand the principle.. but the point of the f35 was to be cheaper than the f22 with less advanced stealth features and multirole.

Now it is MORE expensive, so even if it works as advertised, it fails in cost.

If you look at the t-50/SU-52 it is quite clear that this "stealth thing" is not cheap. Not at all.. well, that and expensive AESA radars, datalinks, etc etc.

So maybe block 60 F16s makes more sense...