I have broken down three questions concerning the US’s SEAD/EW mission I would like to get your opinion on in three different posts for sanity’s sake, please take a look at all three:)
Topic #1.) Is it not VERY hard to believe that the USAF allowed the EW mission to fall entirely to the navy/marines EA-6B platform? I understand that they have some USAF integrated aircrews as well as some priority USAF tasking but man that is a MAJOR capability to sacrifice entirely, and a very low density of aging assets in which to perform it. Is it not logical to speculate that the USAF has some form of secret tactical low observable EW/ECM /ELINT platform to be used forward of and in concert with Block 50/52 Vipers in the SEAD tasking as well as deep strike escort? Wouldn’t this be a very logical use of stealth technology and thus would make sense why such a platform would be kept highly secret to confuse the enemy as to our EW/ECM/ELINT capability? I am not talking about squadrons upon squadrons of these platforms just a handfull. What are your thoughts?
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February 11, 2007 at 10:15 am