How an F-35 Got Hit by Iranian Missile in Operation Epic Fury

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3. The Myth Of Stealth: Iran Puts US' Prized F-35's Name To The Test

No stealth aircraft is invisible. Low-frequency radars can detect stealth aircraft, though with reduced precision. Bistatic radar configurations, which separate the transmitter and receiver, complicate the geometry of absorption. Russia and China have invested significantly in counter-stealth detection networks partly for this reason. In the 1999 NATO campaign over Yugoslavia, a Serbian surface-to-air missile battery downed an F-117 using a Soviet-era radar that operated at a frequency the aircraft's design did not fully account for. The wreckage was recovered. China's defence attache reportedly visited the site.

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