Could it be true?
Even if the Kremlin had found a way to defeat American low observable technology, it would be imprudent for Moscow to telegraph that message to its opponents in Washington.
Why is the Kremlin investing billions of dollars (rubles) into the Sukhoi PAK-FA fifth-generation fighter and the PAK-DA stealth bomber if Moscow considers stealth technology to be useless?
Recently, in response to a column I wrote, Russian media denounced stealth technology as useless—asserting that aircraft such as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor or F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) would easily fall prey to advanced Russian-built air defenses. The column clearly struck a nerve with Russia’s air defense experts. Indeed, former chief of staff of Russia’s air defense forces, Col. Gen. Igor Maltsev, told Gazeta.ru that stealth technology was “paper fiction.”
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WNU Editor: If it is fiction .... why telegraph it to the Americans?
2 comments:
The USA does extensive anti-stealth research and knows the weaknesses of its inventory. This has been ongoing for decades and the US knows it’s B2, F-22 and F-35 can be detected. Mission planning is what the USAF excels at to fine a route that radar and infrared are defeated by stealth.
Deterrence. The only way strategic defenses prevent war, is by being public knowledge.
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