you evidently didn't read the article which is 7 years old with much of those AESA upgrades having been done. It is also one article out of many on the subject. anyone with an ounce of knowledge in AESA radar knows it's beam can be focused and used as a weapon. just last year an AN/APG-81 on...
The ability to track, target and simultaneously engage several targets at once is no problem for modern fighter aircraft. And the US already has more aircraft in the area then Iran has. and thats not counting the GCC aircraft should Iran decide to try and close the straights or attack GCC...
Aviation Week
5 September 2005
Radar Becomes A Weapon
By David A. Fulghum and Douglas Barrie
Aviation Week & Space Technology
Directed energy takes an unexpected turn and surfaces as a handy antimissile device that can be built into aircraft, ship and ground-based radars
Radar is...
No need for HARM since the newest AESA radars of the F-22, F-35, F-18, and F-15 can focus their beams and fry the electronics of SAM radars, aircraft, and cruise missiles.
Raytheons own brochure on the missile states it was specificly designed for threats such as the Brahmos and SS-N-22. Of course no missile is 100% effective. and other factors would be angle of attack and capabilities of sensors to track and lock targets. So far no competitors has anything...
It doesn't matter what side your on the reality is now that the situation is a full blown civil war. The FSA has backers, safe havens, and a very large population to draw fighters from. This coupled with sanctions will bleed the Assad regime till it collpases. And there isn't much Iran or Russia...
I pointed out the YouTube videos because it is some of the most glaring examples of what I was talking about. You notice I did say that hate in racism has been going on throughout human history. No need to get defensive just because I used Youtube as an example. My job takes me to places all...
acts of racism and violence have been going on in most countries through out Human history. one problem is in some cultures people are taught and encouraged to hate. take a look at some of the youtube videos that show Muslim children being taught that jews and christians are no better then apes...
Iran isn't going to try and hit Dimona anymore then Israel will hit Bushehr. It would turn Gaza, Westbank, Al Aqsa, into a contaminated zone. and invite a massive nuke retaliation agianst Iran.
They both claim Faith on their side. Faith has action to it and so far Israel seems to have faith on it's side evidenced by the repeated attempts to destroy it. Yet despite the attempts Israel is still around isn't it.
becuase they consider themselves to be freedom fighters doesn't give them the right to shoot missiles next to houses. They do so however becuase they couldn't care less about the civilians. And that is a fact!
Hezbollah Rocket Launchers - YouTube
And it is ok for Hezbollah to base thier command and control in residential Neighborhoods in effect using them as human shields?
Lebanon was attacked because it allows Hezbollah to freely operate from its territory. In doing so they should not be surprised with Israel holding them complicent...
The guy is full of it and for a NASA employee he can't even properly pronounce astronomer. Notice He also lacks scientific understanding when he describes things. :rofl: