Thomas
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The F-22 does not have an RCS smaller than a hummingbird. It has a frontal x-band RCS the size of a metal marble. And there aren't very many metal marbles traveling at hundreds of knots in the sky. Locking on with the missile against the ECW suite is definitely very hard (in fact probably impossible), but most modern radars and missiles have home on jam modes that can lock on to the ECW suite itself. The F-15 pilots were probably flying older models without modern electronically scanning radars.
Yes I am well aware of the steel marble comparison.I did say smaller then a hummingbird I believe. Let me put it's aproximate rcs in mathematical terms 0.0002m2.
Sorry but most SAM and aircraft radars are going to have trouble with that. I will defer to Gambit who has more detailed knowledge of Radars to explain it to you.