Re:Why Finland Selected the F-35A (2021)
by sandworm101 on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @09:48AM
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>> when you're surrounded by advanced radar capabilities
Like maybe when you are defending a border against waves of incoming fighters?
>> cheaper jets like the F-16/18 respond to every ping with an anti radiation missile.
If those pings are in range of air-launched anti-radiation missiles, then those launch platforms are well within the range of the much larger ground-launched sams beside those pings. SEAD with non-stealthy aircraft is a much more complex mission than simply throwing harms at pings.
Like maybe when you are defending a border against waves of incoming fighters?
>> cheaper jets like the F-16/18 respond to every ping with an anti radiation missile.
If those pings are in range of air-launched anti-radiation missiles, then those launch platforms are well within the range of the much larger ground-launched sams beside those pings. SEAD with non-stealthy aircraft is a much more complex mission than simply throwing harms at pings.