The video on telegram looks like they are watching it in infrared and manually painting the target for the missile. If true, this is hilarious because all the "stealth" tech in the world against radar literally can't undo the fact that your plane is wrapped around a jet engine.

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

In the interwar period in Britain, they made these giant concrete half-sphere "acoustic mirrors" that reflected ambient sound towards one spot, and a person's job would be to sit at that spot and listen for planes and zeppelins. We should bring that back.

[–] Dr_Pepper@hexbear.net 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Confession: when I was a kid I thought US stealth jets could turn invisible.

[–] Des@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago

yeah i thought they had a star trek style cloaking device until i was told about the radar thing

a bit later in life, i was surprised how quiet a B2 that did a pass during an air show was though. didn't hear it until directly overhead.

it just looked like some wing shaped sky trash drifting lazily in the wind