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0 pointsgreedo11y ago0 comments

And what happens when the controllers are jammed? Or when they can't detect whether the bogey is friend or foe? The Air Force lost an RQ-170 to the Iranian Air Force because it relied on commlinks that are susceptible to jamming. If the comm links are vulnerable, how will the "controllers mark" the aircraft?

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Symmetry11y ago

We don't currently have a problem with enemies jamming comms between AWACs and the F-15s or F-22s they direct. The RQ-170 was using a satellite uplink which is a lot easier to mess with than an airplane closer by. Using jamming against combat aircraft is also problematic because jamming platforms are impossible to hide and very vulnerable.

greedoOP11y ago

Correct. And that's because we're fighting an opponent that has trouble with high tech, and has limited resources. If we end up in conflict with Russia, or China or another opponent with better capabilities, your links are going to be severely degraded.

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