Anonymous
6/25/2025, 10:50:52 AM
No.63893670
>>63893644
Only a handful of countries have access to satellites that are capable of spotting a plane in real time. And it still has the same limitations than any other camera. Good luck finding a plane flying at night when you don't even know the general area it's in or if it's even there at all.
We also use IR, modern IRST systems are capable to spot a plane up to around 100km in good conditions. But stealth planes have reduced IR emissions and they would probably be within missile range before you can even spot them.
Radar is still the best way to detect aircraft. Stealth technology doesn't make a plane invisible, just harder to detect. If you fly right inside a SAM's killzone you will probably be detected and shot down. Of course everyone knows that and this is why there is are extensive reconnaissance missions to locate enemy SAMs, radars and air-to-air threats to identify a path for stealth planes. If no path is suitable then other planes will do SEAD to make one.
Only a handful of countries have access to satellites that are capable of spotting a plane in real time. And it still has the same limitations than any other camera. Good luck finding a plane flying at night when you don't even know the general area it's in or if it's even there at all.
We also use IR, modern IRST systems are capable to spot a plane up to around 100km in good conditions. But stealth planes have reduced IR emissions and they would probably be within missile range before you can even spot them.
Radar is still the best way to detect aircraft. Stealth technology doesn't make a plane invisible, just harder to detect. If you fly right inside a SAM's killzone you will probably be detected and shot down. Of course everyone knows that and this is why there is are extensive reconnaissance missions to locate enemy SAMs, radars and air-to-air threats to identify a path for stealth planes. If no path is suitable then other planes will do SEAD to make one.