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Iranian "stealth" UAV shot down by Israel:
The fact that the UAV entered your air space undetected and you had to resort to to using thermal systems over radars to detect and track it actually does point to its low RCS i.e stealthy capabilities. This is not the first time. Do you recall the "Ayoub" UAV that entered deep into your territory and went close to your Nuclear reactor? You ended up having to a use a thermal seeking missile from an F-16 to shoot down such a low cost UAV.
The next appearance of a Hezbollah drone on October 6, 2012, was a spectacular foray that took Israel by surprise. An Iranian drone called “Ayub” flew south from Lebanon over the Mediterranean and into Israel via the Gaza Strip, moving westward about 35 miles into the Negev and penetrating to a point near the town of Dimona, the site of Israel’s nuclear weapons complex. There it was shot down over a forest by Israeli aircraft. Examining the wreckage, Israeli military said that it was possible the drone could have transmitted imagery of the nuclear research center.
https://fas.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Hezbollah-Drones-Spring-2014.pdf
Furthermore, no one is claiming these systems are invisible and invincible. Even an F-22 that gets close enough to a radar will be detected. The point is making life harder for the adversary to detect and target such systems.
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