
icemaverick wrote:An oft-repeated claim of Pierre Sprey and his supporters is that the Raptor "betrays its position as soon as it turns its radar on." Is there any truth to this? I thought the whole point of an AESA radar is that it's very difficult to intercept and to jam (aside from its superior detection and tracking capabilities).
I suppose it's possible, but the likelihood is very slim. Exactly as you said, AESA is designed to be LPI. Also, what exactly is Sprey trying to accomplish with this?? At least APA had some kind of vested interest in keeping the F-111 over the F-35 (allegedly his company would handle the upgrades...right

