Late last week, Iranian officials drew headlines with their claims of being able to detect and track American F-35s flying over the Persian Gulf, prompting a flood of claims on social media about the $1.7 trillion stealth fighter program no longer offering a strategic edge over the aggressive nation.
Is this claim true? The truth is… It’s pretty likely — but that wouldn’t have the implications many may think it does.
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Citations:
- https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/irans-radars-monitored-multiple-f35-jets-in-gulf:-iranian-of
- https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/488055/Iran-Army-monitoring-stealth-U-S-fighter-jets-general
- https://www.airandspaceforces.com/f-35s-centcom-threats-russia-iran/
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287536552_Integrated_review_of_stealth_technology_and_its_role_in_airpower
- https://www.sandboxx.us/news/military-affairs/us-sends-f-22s-to-middle-east-to-deter-aggressive-russian-pilots/
- https://www.airandspaceforces.com/f-35s-centcom-threats-russia-iran/
- https://secure.afa.org/Mitchell/reports/MS_RadarGame_0910.pdf
- https://medium.com/war-is-boring/how-to-detect-a-stealth-fighter-d504f0cb8fbb