Comment by dogma1138
6 days ago
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.
RCS: Radar cross-section.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_cross_section>
China isn’t on par, especially when it comes to doctrine you don’t develop that in a simulator.
Quantity is a quality on its own, though.
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