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The relatively cheap Ukrainian Kolchuga radar station, which is able to detect and identify practically all known active radio devices mounted on ground, airborne, or marine objects, actually cancels out all those billions of dollars spent on stealth-based armaments.
www.hi-tech.org.ua...
Originally posted by Zaphod58
They bought 50 SU-33s, and they have laid down the no slip coating they put down before putting to sea. Seriously, I'm going by credible sources when I say that she'll be operational in the 2008-2009 timeframe.
I only post things like this when I have VERIFIED them. If I don't verify them, I don't post them as facts. The FACT is that the ex-Varyag is getting closer and closer to operational. It won't take as long as you think to get her fully operational if they take delivery of the SU-33s and begin land based training with them, as the USN does.
It was speculated that following extensive studies the ship would be finally converted into a fully operational aircraft carrier for training purpose.
Note 'Active" radio devices. Active being the key. If a B-2 of F-22 comes in with radar lit up then yeah its going to be detected
Purpose: The Kolchuga system provides identification, early warning and location of radio frequency emissions from land, sea, or air platforms. Kolchuga can detect communications and navigation emissions, but is designed to detect radar emitters. Kolchuga can assist in the production of the Electronic Order of Battle, as well as providing early warning, target classification and limited tracking.
Function. Both variants of Kolchuga search for electronic emissions. Bearing information is provided for all emissions, but pulsed emissions are analyzed further to allow determination of emitter type and function. .
www.iraqwatch.org...
Kolchuga is sufficiently sensitive to detect US stealth aircraft from unconventional sources of RF emissions, including radiation from exhaust trails and electromagnetic interference from the engine.
en.wikipedia.org...
Both Iraq and perhaps the hitler like Serbians have recieved the radar according to most reports
Janes Defence Weekly reports that the US and UK sent investigators to Kiev in October 2002 to explore claims from March of that year that Ukraine had defied UN arms sanctions by selling the Kolchuga system to Iraq the Ukrainian government denied the allegations and they were never confirmed.
www.janes.com...
Among others and the results are plain to see as to how thier air defence systems worked
As far as the B-2's stealh, it seems it already has come up against this sytem at least once and perhaps twice in combat eh?
hitler like Serbians
Originally posted by FredT
reply to post by manson_322
I have never thought that using B-2 to hunt mobile missiles was a feasable plan.
As far as transphers to Iraq and Bosnia, the proof is no more or less valid than the claims of this radar system.
As far as detecting RF emissions from engines etc. the engines on the B-2 are buried within the structure. That structure is patrially comprised of RAM I doubt that those low emissions could be detected
I have never thought that using B-2 to hunt mobile missiles was a feasable plan.
As far as detecting RF emissions from engines etc. the engines on the B-2 are buried within the structure. That structure is patrially comprised of RAM I doubt that those low emissions could be detected