Comment on The Houthis Almost Shot Down an F-35—and Washington Is Panicked
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Wait. The fancy jet didn’t get hit, right? A missile was fired at it and it successfully evaded said missile? So what, exactly, is being called into question here?
Cypher@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
If the missile got close that means it was successfully tracking the F35 which is meant to be a stealth fighter.
Given the lack of sophisticated weapons possessed by the Houthis this calls into question the effectiveness of the F35s defences and effectiveness.
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
It’s stealth to radar, not infrared. It has other countermeasures for infrared missiles.
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Or they are secretly being helped by another nation.