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Outside of combat missions, stealth aircraft have little widgets on them which multiply their radar signature. Stealth aircraft are meant to be stealth only in
by The_Colonel 3y ago
Outside of combat missions, stealth aircraft have little widgets on them which multiply their radar signature. Stealth aircraft are meant to be stealth only in real combat missions.
- perihelions 3y agoSeems to be this thing discussed here, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luneburg_lens#Radar_reflector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luneburg_lens#Radar_reflector (caption: "Luneburg reflectors (the marked protrusion) on an F-35") edit: Also here (with quotes from a US Air Force Avionics Technician): https://theaviationgeekclub.com/these-devices-make-stealth-aircraft-visible-on-radar-screens/ https://theaviationgeekclub.com/these-devices-make-stealth-a... ("How Luneburg lens radar reflectors are used to make stealth aircraft visible on radar screens")