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If you were wondering why the US stopped bothering with long range stealth bombers
by yimby2001 2y ago
If you were wondering why the US stopped bothering with long range stealth bombers
- morkalork 2y agoLike B21?
- dragonwriter 2y agoWhen, precisely, did the US stop doing that?
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y agoAren't they just waiting for the active camouflaging technology to catch up? Normally, we think about that as something on the underside of the aircraft so that it appears invisible from the ground... but the same principle could apply to the top side of the aircraft if it ever becomes viable.
- NitpickLawyer 2y agoThat would only be relevant to commercial-based optical spectrum providers. Gov mils have SAR (Synthetic-aperture radar) capabilities that would render that moot.
- 15155 2y agoCan SAR penetrate steel hangar roofs now?
- mmooss 2y agoThe US Air Force has developed, tested, and is now in early production of the B-21, a long-range stealth bomber, one of their most important projects.
- TrackerFF 2y agoB-52 is still very much active. As for stealth, B-2.
- 15155 2y agoYou mean the long range stealth bombers that are parked in enclosed hangars when not in operation?
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoNonsense, spy sattelites were a thing when that program was developed. Even now it's pretty difficult for a sattelite to reliably spot, let alone track a flying airplane. (I'm making this up by the way, I have no sources or information and if any side did have sattelites with that capability, they wouldn't tell anyone)