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Do you even understand the fundamentals of stealth?The only advantage the F-22 and F-35 have is that they reduce the Radar detection range for example a Radar detects a target in a diameter of say 300 km if there is a F-22 the detection range will fall to 150 km and F-22 will find gaps with in the defense system to fly through. to counter this in a defensive stance you need more and more Short range SAM that maintain Radar silence and come online once the long range Radar detects an intruder and thus trapping any such activity.
Both F-22 and F-35 have coatings that deflect and/or scatter radar beams from their surface and they are equipped with a number of countermeasures against radar systems in general. In-fact, their footprint (RCS) is so small that it is virtually impossible to tell that the object in focus is even a Jet or something else.
Don't kid yourself into thinking that any country has the capability to intercept and challenge those aircraft in combat situations. There are reports of F-22 Raptor surprising both Russian and Iranian combat aircraft in different instances:
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/how-f-22-is-deconflicting-u-s-russia-operations-over-syria.503754/
https://theaviationist.com/2013/09/19/f-22-f-4-intercept/
http://www.businessinsider.com/here...-lethal-combat-plane-is-doing-in-syria-2017-6
Just recently, Russians are complaining that how a single F-22 Raptor discouraged two of its combat aircraft from engaging a target in Syria. Did it ever occur to you that in-spite of deployment of an S-400 system in Syria, Russians are unable to threaten F-22 Raptors over Syrian airspace and mostly complain about their bullying?
Learn more about the limitations of targeting F-22 and F-35 from these links:
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-F22-st...se-advancement-in-radar-and-thermal-detection
http://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-russia-china-radar-counter-stealth-2017-5
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