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Stealth fighter effectiveness in SEAD , DEAD

F-35 are first declared to have frontal RCS of a golf ball , about 0.0015 m2 , F-22 are declared to have frontal RCS of a marble , about 0.0001 m2
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=49QmlNcqlUAC&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=marbal+f-22&source=bl&ots=IowajJfN-l&sig=jSYd2M-TlwcGRCefiwhzGcUGNz8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=k1_2U_eTE82W0QXos4EQ&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
however according to an interview recently with gen Mike Hostage it reveal that

Both F-22s and F-35s will be spotted at range by low frequency radar. The F-35′s cross section is much smaller than the F-22′s

“The F-35 doesn’t have the altitude, doesn’t have the speed [of the F-22], but it can beat the F-22 in stealth.

Bear in mind that the F-35 is the first US aircraft designed to the requirement that it be highly effective at neutralizing S-400 systems and their cousins

http://breakingdefense.com/2014/06/gen-mike-hostage-on-the-f-35-no-growlers-needed-when-war-starts/4/
so i think F-35 RCS may be 0.0001 m2 or closer to that rather than 0.001 m2 , that may be due to the improvement of the material being used thus allow LM to excess their requirement.

Firstly in theory radar range will reduced by 44 % when aircraft RCS reduced by 10 times
Range of some very strong radar system vs F-35 in theory ( no jamming , clutter ..etc )
1- SMART-L
are said to be able to detect LO target with RCS = 0.001 m2 from 65 km so the F-35 ( rcs = 0.0001 m2 ) will be detect from 36.4 km
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4S3h8j_NEmkC&pg=PA263&lpg=PA263&dq=smart-L+stealth+missile+km&source=bl&ots=hJRyOS_ZfZ&sig=RqlhsrbEaJmGJ5A4JLFwoLFL8DA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ejn2U7nkLujZ0QXXo4Bw&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=smart-L%20stealth%20missile%20km&f=false
http://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/pic/img5061.jpg

2- SPY-1D ( Aegis ship radar )
can track golf ball-sized targets ( 0.001 m2 ) at ranges in excess of 165 km so the F-35 ( rcs = 0.0001 m2 ) will be tracked from 92.4 km
http://mostlymissiledefense.com/2012/08/03/ballistic-missile-defense-the-aegis-spy-1-radar-august-3-2012/
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_kIWY2DV0KnE/TXcJuXJkXvI/AAAAAAAAI4U/1B2ebm_73Ls/USS%20Lake%20Champlain%20showing%20SPY-1%20antennae%20circled%20in%20red.jpg

3 – 67N6E GAMMA-DE ( s-400 radar )
the best version can detect target with RCS = 0.1 m2 from 240 km so the F-35 ( rcs = 0.0001 m2 ) will be detected from 42 km
http://www.ausairpower.net/PVO-S/67N6E-Gamma-DE-RLS-1AS.jpg
http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Rus-Low-Band-Radars.html

4-59N6E Protivnik GE 3D Surveillance Radar ( S-400 radar )
can detect target with RCS about 1 m2 from 340 km so the F-35 ( rcs = 0.0001 m2 ) will be detected from 33 km
http://www.ausairpower.net/PVO-S/59N6-Protivnik-GE-RLS-3S.jpg
http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Rus-Low-Band-Radars.html

5- Tor-m1 ( short range air defense )
can detect and track up to 48 targets (minimum radar cross section of 0.1 square meter) at a maximum range of 25 km so the F-35 ( rcs = 0.0001 m2 ) will be detected from 4.3 km
http://defense-update.com/images/torm1-3.jpg
http://defense-update.com/products/t/tor.htm

6- IRBIS-E ( Su-35s , may be PAK-FA in future )
detection range for targets with RCS=3m2 is 350-400 km , spot super-low-observable targets with RCS = 0.01 square meters at ranges out to 90 kilometers so the F-35 ( rcs = 0.0001 m2 ) will be detected from 39 km
http://www.niip.ru/eng/images/stories/development/irbis/dsc00007.jpg
http://www.deagel.com/Aircraft-Warners-and-Sensors/Irbis_a001800001.aspx

7- Zaslon-M ( Mig-31 radar ) detection range of 400 km for 20 m2 RCS so F-35 ( rcs = 0.0001 m2 ) will be detected from 22 km
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaslon
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/DN-ST-92-02246.JPEG/250px-DN-ST-92-02246.JPEG

the most common SEAD , DEAD weapons for F-35 , F-22 will be SDB , SPEAR with range of about 100 km , do you think that long enough ? , is it necessary to develop SEAD missiles with longer range , or small stealth missiles
Btw some fighter radar seem incredibly strong even when compared to ground system

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