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Will the radar on a shoulder mounted missile overcome the stealthiness of a B-21? Presuming it has infrared countermeasures as well.
by hackeraccount 3y ago
Will the radar on a shoulder mounted missile overcome the stealthiness of a B-21? Presuming it has infrared countermeasures as well.
- jandrewrogers 3y agoMANPADS do not use radar, they are all infrared or beam riders. You would not expect a B-21 to ever be within range of those weapons, which are really only designed to be used against helicopters and close air support aircraft.
- jasonwatkinspdx 3y agoStealth reduces detection range, it does not eliminate it. If an adversary has information on the path the target is likely to take it makes things much easier. This is how a F-117 got shot down over the Balkans. They kept using the same route and someone figured it out. At the ranges MANPADs operate, a couple km at most, thermal stealth is effectively impossible.