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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
I apologize for my ignorance, but there are two things that have always bothered me about the F-35. The first is that in order to retrofit them for use in the Arctic, it seems that the stealth component would be compromised, and the Arctic could be where many future flights lead us.
The second is the value put on stealth technology at all. Isn't this really the first domino to fall in terms of aging an aircraft? Once stealth is taken out of the equation, how well does the F-35 stand up to the competition?
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I haven't seen anything that the stealth component would be compromised in arctic conditions, I've seen that they had a battery failure warning that can be triggered on landing.
If you can point out the Stealth compromise that would be great.
And maybe stealth gets compromised as they age, but remember that the F-35 is still at the start of its deployment cycle and is designed for its ability to upgrade requirements.
And the Quantum radar vs stealth is still pretty hypothetical, but you have to remember that the F-35 is designed as an air borne hacker that carries its own countermeasures and jamming suites, and those are very upgradable.