You can do sead with an rc car with a hand grenade taped to the roof
In recent test in India, Rafale spectra ew suit fried an Su-30 radar.
I think we both underestimate the other stuff then (but i never talked about the capability of the Growler)
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Wild Weasel is already a dying practice, ARMs now can guide themselves to where the radar target was last detected, which means you don’t really need a bait pilot anymore, at least not to the same extent
Maybe. I don’t think i’m qualified enough for the stealth fighters though. My vision is corrected meaning I can’t fly stealth at the moment.
does it being stealth even matter? everything ive heard about US stealth fighter jets is that they are actually easier to fly then 4th gen
They land themselves, so I’d assume they’re pretty easy to fly
Yes, it’s the entire billion dollar jet idea, the tax payers are the ones who say no.
I guess i’ll just have to settle for the F15EX.
But i think the spectra on the rafale remove the need to do high speed 1st turn.
F-35 are not a billion dollar jet, only B-2 has exceeded that price tag.
test pilot said F-22 was so easy he would let his young son fly it, while he was lecturing at MIT
really good yt video, you should watch it if you like jets and stuff
I mean. if you wanna put 100 percent trust to fly straight with a S-600 missile barreling towards you but that seems more silly than flying away.
The F-16Cs and Vs ECM and EW are just as effective.
Yes however it’s more of the program price. It is way more than a F15 but like the F15 once it gets a little older they’ll let anyone fly it. (I’m guessing a year or two perfect for me)
id say even the ALR-94 EW system beats spectra for 2 reasons. let alone ASQ-239 on an F-35, or any of the ones strapped onto upgraded 4th gen fighters
I LOVE jets and stuff, i’m not as educated as you but I the stuff so much!
I’ll watch it later.
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If that please you.
can spectra put nearly 2000 T/R modules to work so it can jam stuff?
can spectra get a weapons grade track just by listening to emissions?
I mean, Rafales have been able to perform SEAD perfectly adequately by themselves, whether or not the EW suite is better or worse doesn’t really matter past that point
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Let’s just say both are great and more than enough.
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A lot of Spectra stuff is classified so dunno.
I know it can messup with radar wave and send back false stuff, but i’m really not a pro in thoses talks.
Since it’s not stealth like an F35 (but adopts many of the techniques used on the F35 or other stealth planes (S shaped air intake, the “waves” on wings, smoother hull, no airbrake part etc…), the spectra messup radar returns, like showing several Rafales in different places when it’s alone.
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Should I bring up that planes are already busted in ground rb and arh missiles would only make it so much worse?