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I was waiting for the article to address this. IR tracking is not a new idea. Surely the designers of the F-35 were aware of this. Why is this practical now and

I was waiting for the article to address this. IR tracking is not a new idea. Surely the designers of the F-35 were aware of this. Why is this practical now and not earlier?

ceejayoz 6mo ago
It was always practical, and we were always gonna lose some aircraft in real combat. Especially when flying them at low altitude; we've seen footage of American aircraft definitely in MANPADS range during the search for the F-15 crew.
- pimlottc 6mo ago
  The author is acting like this is some big game changer though, are they just blowing it out of proportion?
  - ceejayoz 6mo ago
    They are, yes.