The Houthi air defense shot down 20 MQ-9 Reapers in the Red Sea operation. That causes the need to re-estimate the use of those drones. The slowly flying drone is a good target for air defense and even combat helicopters can destroy those systems. The Reaper's low survivability creates a need to develop new types of systems that have better survivability. But that was predicted. The alarming thing is that the F-35 was also under threat. The USAF must use B-2 bombers against that air defense. And it can cause questions, what if the Chinese military were at the place of Houthi?
The USAF needs its top systems to operate against those rebels. And that causes questions about whether Western nations have enough capacity to act as trusted allies with African and Middle-, and far-East nations. If those African nations cannot trust the EU and the USA as allies, they will start searching for a safe haven from Russia and China. Things like piracy and armed rogue movements are big problems in those countries. And if Western nations cannot guarantee their transportation, those states will slide under the influence of China and Russia. And that is bad for democracy.
The Houthi air defense could lock missiles into the F-35 Lightning II stealth aircraft. That shows how effective modern technology can be. The Houthi air defense used IR-, or modified IR-homing missile that gives a very short warning time. The system bases the mobile IR cameras and other passive sensors like optical telescopes that use CCD cameras and computers. The modification of the IR-homing missiles can be the seeker modification to use the image-homing system. The AI can control multiple sensors and connect their data.
High-flying stratospheric aircraft or satellites can use optical cameras to detect stealth fighters. When we think about the high-resolution radars, those systems can see stealth aircraft against radio-reflecting backgrounds. The system sees scattered radar impulses because they disturb the background image. The system can also use laser radar called lidar to scan stealth aircraft. The AI can collect many sensors together. Those sensors are optical, radar, lidar, and acoustic systems that can detect stealth fighters.
The one solution for tracking stealth can be nanotechnical or ionized particles that react to stealth aircraft. Stealth makes the aircraft invisible to the radar and maybe the human eye, if the system uses chameleon screens that make the aircraft "hollow". The camera system is at the opposite side of the aircraft. Sends images to opposite side screens that make the aircraft adapt to its environment.
Chengdu J-20
Shenyang J-35
General-Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II
The system that cools the shell makes stealth hard to see in infrared. But if stealth is colder than the environment the system can see it against thermal objects. That kind of system makes stealth invisible but they cannot remove its existence. When the aircraft travels across the nanoparticle cloud it disturbs that cloud. And this thing makes it possible to detect stealth fighters.
So when a stealth aircraft flies to a cloud it pushes molecules away from its route. If the system uses nanomachines they can deny the stealth aircraft simply making clumps in the stealth fighter's route. Or the drone swarms can try to close the route to the predicted target. There are also tested microwave or laser walls that can destroy stealth aircraft. There are two versions of the directed energy weapons.
The ECM that just jams data links. The EMP can cause shortcuts and voltage pikes to the electronics. And the most high-power microwave and laser systems can simply melt the drone or aircraft. The laser weapons are basically modified industrial lasers that can cut wings off the aircraft. Those systems can also damage the aircraft's body.
There are also acoustic systems that can cause cracks in stealth materials. A small drone that can come too close to the stealth aircraft base can cause very big damage to stealth fighters. Some stealth materials are so sensitive that people cannot even step on those aircraft's wings. And even the small damage can destroy the stealth system.
The laser systems can also cut the optical communication cables that some drones use to avoid the ECM. When the system sees the cable-drone it can send a laser beam below the drone and cuts that wire simply moving that ray horizontally. The aircraft and hypersonic missiles can also use microwave systems to sweep those drones and nanomachines out of their route. Things like defensive laser and microwave systems can protect those aircraft against regular missiles. But microwave warheads can move the defense to a new level.
The IR and visual cameras take images of the target. Then the missile homes into it using modified face-recognition software. That software can be installed in a laptop computer where the camera system inputs data. The network of optical and radar sensors can threaten all stealth aircraft. Also, things like lidar-based systems are under development or in use. The laser scanners can detect stealth fighters and the so-called indirect observation method can cause problems.
The indirect method means that laser- or regular radars or IR sensors can detect the exhaust gas or air cone behind the stealth aircraft. The system sees the abandoned trail, and then the image-detection system that operates in visible, low-level light and IR areas can start to search the aircraft. The laser scanners and image-recognition systems can easily be installed into the old-time aircraft. AI-based systems can also make it possible to make full-automatic cooperation between all types of sensors and platforms.
That case can give a warning about future conflicts. Even old-fashioned missiles can be modified to the anti-stealth roles by updating electronics and other systems. The rocket can be equipped with a datalink that allows it to communicate with ground and seaborne control systems.
The big thing is that the Chinese, but Pakistani-operated old-fashioned fighter J-10 dropped the Dassault Rafale in air combat against India. That thing causes questions about the Western air combat capacity against China. Even if some Chinese jet fighters are old-fashioned like the Shenyang J-16 which is similar to the Su-27 those systems can be heavily updated. That means they might have the capacity to threaten stealth aircraft.
But the new Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-35 are the new challengers. And it’s possible that the 4th. Generation Western aircraft have problems with those new stealth aircraft. The J-35 seems very much like the F-35 and that causes thoughts about industrial spying. The biggest difference between the Shenyang J-35 and the F-35 is that the Shenyang J-35 is a twin-engine system. There is the possibility that the J-35 can beat the F-35. Or it can be the heavy opponent for the F-35. And it's a big threat to older Western fighters.
So, how many secrets have the Chinese stolen from those highly classified factories that develop and manufacture ultra-secretive technology? There is a possibility that the Chinese hacked at least part of the stealth technology. And that is a threat to at least older Western fighters.
https://www.twz.com/air/f-35-had-to-maneuver-to-evade-houthi-surface-to-air-missile-u-s-official
https://www.twz.com/news-features/what-air-defenses-do-the-houthis-in-yemen-actually-have
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_J-10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_J-20
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Rafale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_J-16
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_J-35
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