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As tensions between Washington and Moscow flare, the Russian military is warning the United States that it has the ability to target stealth aircraft such as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit that might be operating over Syria with the Almaz-Antey S-400 (NATO: SA-21 Growler) and the recently arrived S-300V4 (NATO: SA-23 Gladiator) air and missile defense systems. However, Western defense officials and analysts are skeptical and note that both the F-22 and the F-35 were specifically designed to counter those Russian-developed weapons.

"Russian S-300, S-400 air defense systems deployed in Syria's Hmeymim and Tartus have combat ranges that may surprise any unidentified airborne targets,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov told the Russian state media outlet Sputnik. “Operators of Russian air defense systems won't have time to identify the origin of airstrikes, and the response will be immediate. Any illusions about ‘invisible’ jets will inevitably be crushed by disappointing reality.”

However, while Moscow makes bold claims about the counter-stealth capabilities of their S-400 and S-300V4 air defense systems, the fact [b]remains that even if Russian low-frequency search and acquisitions radars can detect and track tactical fighter-sized stealth aircraft such as the F-22 or F-35, fire control radars operating in C, X and Ku bands cannot paint low observable (LO) jets except at very close ranges. Stealth is not—and never has been—invisibility, but it does offer greatly delayed detection so that a fighter or bomber and can engage a target and leave before the enemy has time to react.

Tactical fighter-sized stealth aircraft must be optimized to defeat higher-frequency bands such the C, X and Ku bands—that’s just a simple matter of physics. There is a ‘step change’ in an LO aircraft’s signature once the frequency wavelength exceeds a certain threshold and causes a resonant effect. Typically, that resonance occurs when a feature on an aircraft—such as a tail-fin or similar— is less than eight times the size of a particular frequency wavelength. Fighter-sized stealth aircraft that do not have the size or weight allowances for two feet or more of radar absorbent material coatings on every surface are forced to make trades as to which frequency bands they are optimized for.

That means that radars operating at a lower frequency band such as parts of the S or L band are able to detect and track certain stealth aircraft. But ultimately, to counter lower frequency radars, a larger flying-wing stealth aircraft design like the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit or the B-21 Raider—which lacks many of the features that cause a resonance effect—is a necessity. But at the UHF and VHF band wavelengths, designers are not trying to make the aircraft invisible—rather engineers hope to create a radar cross-section that will blend in with the background noise that is inherent to low-frequency radars.

Low frequency radars can be used to cue fire control radars however. Additionally, some U.S. adversaries have started to make an effort to develop targeting radars that operate at lower frequencies. However, those lower frequency fire-control radars exist only in theory—and are a long way off from being fielded.
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“Stealth is ‘delayed detection’ and that delay is getting shorter. SAM (Surface-to-Air Missile) radars are shifting their frequencies into lower frequency bands where U.S. stealth is less effective,” said Mark Gammon, Boeing’s F/A-18E/F and EA-18G program manager for advanced capabilities, had told me some time ago. “Early warning radars are in the VHF spectrum where stealth has limited if any capability. These radars are networked into the SAM radars giving the SAM radars cued search.”

But low-frequency radars do not themselves provide a “weapons quality” track that is needed to guide a missile onto a target. There are various techniques that have been proposed to use low frequency radars for such purposes, but none of those are likely to prove viable. U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Pietrucha had described one possible approach to me to accomplish such a feat in an article I wrote for Aviation Week & Space Technology a few years ago. However, U.S. Air Force officials were dismissive of the technique. “Just because something is technically possible doesn't make it tactically feasible,” one Air Force official with extensive stealth aircraft experience explained.

DDG1000 finally commissioned.

US NAVY keeps ruling the sea.

lionel4power:
PLEASE NIGERIANS STOP REQUESTING FOR THE REFIT OF ARADU, WE DESERVE BETTER THAN AN AGEING SHIP.

WE NEED FOUR UNITS OF 4000+ TON CLASS FRIGATES.

ARADU SHOULD BE SUNK BY TORPEDOES.

ALSO PLEASE STOP COMPARING HER TO A DESTROYER. SHE IS A FRIGATE AND EVEN LIGHT COMPARED TO HER CONTEMPORARIES.

WE NEED FOUR 4000+ FRIGATES NOT ONE.

If the government won't buy a new frigate, they should at least put refit aradu.

Flames08:
What?? That Rust bucket?
Hell no

Rust bucket?

You all can check this movie out;Northern Limit Line.

US Delta Operator
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Henry240:
Nigerian Navy NNS Aradu




The Nigerian navy intends to locally build 1 Landing Ship Tank, and 1 Hydographic ship. Hopefully buy 2017 the navy would go ahead with this plan.

#bringbackaradu

Fidha254:
Off topic: I tried to read my uncles introductory book on Helicopter engineering...


I have a massive headache, my cognitive capacity overloaded and ran out of space

Cool. Have been there . I actually hate anything concerning helicopter engineering.
It looks more technical than aircraft engineering.

Who's the author ?

That's not a NOTE 3.

Henry240:
Inshore Patrol Crafts make up atleast 40% of the navy's entire fleet. So far this year, the Nigerian navy has received/ordered 129 IPCs. With 120 units supplied by local Nigerian companies, and 9 imported from Sri-Lanka.




Nigerian navy IPCs.

Nice post. Can you list some apart from NESL, mordant marine.

ERONX:
RACISM IS BAD #SAYNOTORACISM

Sorry bro. I'll love to know if you also travelled with a Nigerian passport.

vioment:
If they want serious laser wars, They can look around their country what will be minimizing the projectiles while the allies projectiles work their ways in.

Laser isn't a big deal. Even US knows, the X47b isn't a big deal too. Remember Russian has one of the strongest ADS.

vioment:
Chairman, don't think the USA would use kid gloves with Russia and china and anyone in between. They understand that this is not Afghanistan and Iraq. Don't be fooled, na okokomiko for them heads.

Bro, I am Pro American and a good American supporter especially when it comes to military.
All what you have posted doesn't prove America will defeat Russia yet in a combat.

chinese8107:
off topic

who said China only make craps.or cheap knockoff.

China exports automobile to USA ,Volvo S60.Buick Envision. And Chinese car maker Geely to create a new brand Lynk&Co in EU

You are the one who post Chinese Knockoff. You hardly post Chinese high tech gadgets.

CSTR2:
Ofcourse, I know that.
Russia's impressive air defences and their impressive nuclear armaments is the reason why they have not being invaded yet.
Even china cannot pull the shitt Russia has been pulling and get away with it.

Really? I haven't seen how US will invade China easily.
1) Chinese operates some Russian Air Defence System.
2)American power is in stealth and China has better counter stealth technology than Russia.
3) Us Navy starts launching missiles. Trust me the Chinese will intercept and destroy 90% of it.

I have this feeling that Cyber warfare and Electronic Warfare will be the winner if any war between world leaders.

CSTR2:
Russia has just rolled out s-400 systems in Syria and stationed their airforce permanently there. I doubt if there are going to be any talks after that.
The US has sworn to get Assad removed, unless Russia is already to backpedal there is nothing to be said.

Am not scared of the S400, I'm scared of Krasukah. Be scared of what won't allow you to access the S400.
S400 uses FHSS. Jamming while be hard.
USA sends in drones to trigger uo s400 , S400 tries shooting it. AWACS gets a coordinate, JSTARS prepare To jam.
Problem is krasukah will frustrate you.


Anyway, enough of this war issh. They should both go and fight ISIS.

CSTR2:
The pentagon has war-gamed any potential invasion of Russia with and without NATO. And NATO involvement is needed as a direct proximity staging site for any invasion of Russian mainland The US has over 700 military bases and presence in most international waters on earth, so I am sure even without a joint NATO project, they have Russia as surrounded as possible.
Yes, Obama has not being forceful as I would like in dealing with global terror but saying the US sponsors terror is just[b] UNTRUE[/b]. Yes, the US may have made mistakes but never as a direct intention for terror.
Hilary Clinton will win and her foreign policy thrust is already clear, which is why the Kremlin is skirmish. They would rather prefer Trump.

They have Russia surrounded but it's not as easy as it looks.

Russia has one of the strongest A2AD.
It's not about how many fighters you have. Russia obviously isn't sleeping.

Am not pro Russian. I'm just stating the obvious.

DickDastardly:
I[s] can't wait for the show to start ... i love wars. Helps to bring back balance to things
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The Lord will heal you. Amen.

Henry240:
Nigerian Police officers deployed in Mali

Looking gallant. Any idea if they have ever been faced with an ambush or they're specifically deployed to area cleared by military personnels?

Henry240:
The Algerian SU-30MKA is just behind. Although the MKA is still very advanced, same level as the SU-30mki, however i'll go for the Rafale.


The MKA uses French/Russian avionics, same as the Rafale(French). In the scheme of things in terms of avionics they should be quite close. Other factors would come into play. I'll say Rafale before MKA.

Not convincing enough.

Bb

africaken254:
and if you asked the same journalist the assortment of weapon in possession of Niger-Delta freedom ,he/she can even name one !it sad really .sometime you seen our photo journalist invite in a military exercises or exhibition. rather than concentrate on the weaponry,soldiers and equipment used,they spend most of the time concentrating their coverage on senior officers and government officials.

sudan police Mi-8/17

Exactly.

Fidha254:
I usually laugh when journerlist reporting on security say the poachers,bandits,robbers were using 'sofisticated' weapons!! ... and i'm like what is these sofisticated weapons these jounerlists repeatedly keep mentioning, is it like a laser weapon system that can aquire multiple targets at the same time or something like thar

Journalism is at its worst in Africa.

I read this online. I got so irritated.

The six of the jets that went on attacking mission today to bomb the creeks were met with strong fire power from the Niger-Delta freedom fighters.

CLEARINGAGENT:
Who b d police, who b doctor?

Both police officers but work under the medical department of the Nigerian Police Force.

Henry, in one of your previous post, you made mention of uav industry in Nigeria. Can you please mention some apart from that of Sunday idajili.

bidexiii:
Definitely you are airforce........ .

Definitely it's the ARMY.

Lol. Not yet an Airforce officer but I'll be joining after school ASAP.

AIRFORCE= G wagon
Navy= Range Rover
Army = Ford mustang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9kNpqhMNag

Our naval guys are always looking dope but if it is not Air force, it is not a force.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0NbBFv05BA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBClKqMKQUw
Did MI-24 just deploy flares after dropping its bomb? If yes, good to know they are well equipped.
Two F-7, 1 A-JET and 1mi-24.

Does Nigeria airlift soldiers into battlefield?