They did not had the most modern russian systems, but older versions. And what they had, was taken out by special forces on the ground. That would not have been necessary, if the F35 would be really invisible.
SEAD was conducted by both ground and air assets, Israel only has about 30 F-35’s and Iran is massive.
The F-35 is “invisible” ;)
Iran’s air defenses were either obliterated or rendered useless, hence how Israel was flying slow ass drones at low altitude above their capital on day 3.
The US is even more capable when it comes to SEAD.
The gap between the west and everyone else when it comes to both military technology and doctrine is massive.
They did not had the most modern russian systems, but older versions. And what they had, was taken out by special forces on the ground. That would not have been necessary, if the F35 would be really invisible.
They had newer systems than Venezuela.
SEAD was conducted by both ground and air assets, Israel only has about 30 F-35’s and Iran is massive.
The F-35 is “invisible” ;)
Iran’s air defenses were either obliterated or rendered useless, hence how Israel was flying slow ass drones at low altitude above their capital on day 3.
The US is even more capable when it comes to SEAD.
The gap between the west and everyone else when it comes to both military technology and doctrine is massive.
The range a stealth jet is visible on radar is proportional to the RCS. Which is why stealth jets use standoff munitions.
It's not just the west. China is likely on par. Russia was near par in terms of defense but it's now been attrited.
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