I’m aware that RCS can vary with different bands, however we don’t know what sort of reductions that may have been made in metric etc… An F-22 is still not going to be as reflective as a conventional design though.

Yes; but the VHF wave is too large to be reduced by RAM and so on. The problem here is that the characteristic lengths of the figther size F-22 are quite similar to the wave size. So, scattering can not be avoided. The B-2 is much more stealth efficient on these frequencies.

Crying for the knocked Georgian puppet?! Lets stay on the subject.

It sounds like a VLO B-1B. Cool! 😎

Your questionable claim about the F-117As aside a little help about the meaning of stealth from serious people about that. 😉
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stealth_aircraft

Dont be upset

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-117_Nighthawk#Combat_losses

Some sources claim that a second F-117A was damaged during the same campaign, allegedly on 30 April.[47] Although the aircraft returned to base, it supposedly never flew again.[48][49]

48. Riccioni, Colonel Everest E. “Description of our Failing Defence Acquisition System.” Project on government oversight, 8 March 2005.
49. Nixon, Mark. “Gallant Knights, MiG-29 in Action during Allied Force.” AirForces Monthly magazine, January 2002.

Ms. Moon, the guilty

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F-117 damage said attributed to full moon
Date: May 6, 1999 Publication: The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution Page Number: A14 Word Count: 487

A U.S. F-117 Stealth fighter reportedly was damaged by a Yugoslav surface-to-air missile over Serbia last Friday, but managed to return safely to its base in Germany.

The aircraft is almost invisible to radar, but may have been seen and targeted under the light of a full moon, according to United Press International, citing anonymous Pentagon officials. Another F-117 went down in Serbia on March 27, also during a full moon.

Some military officials believe the light of a full moon

Anyway… it was the end of the childish propaganda.

First of all, there was only one F-117 that was shot down, and yes, it was as blind as the Migs(no ECM, RWR, MLD/MAWS).
Secondly, I already pointed to a recent example of non-stealthy Israeli planes flying into Syria undetected, and unopposed by SAMs.
Thirdly, 29 TOR M1s is hardly an inpenetrable gauntlet, and they aren’t the targets in any event.

Just one F-117 downed but another one damaged beyon repair. Those facts implied the end of the “stealth = invisible = invincible” propaganda.

Why do you think the Iranians stopped supporting the Insurgency in Iraq openly?

To hold on and restart (at a higher level) as retaliation tool just in case an U.S.A-Israel agression.

It only deters a war though, not a singular strike. How does sinking the tankers stop the Israelis launching a strike? The Israelis know they can ignore Iran’s warnings and strike anyway, at which point sinking tankers just hurts Iran. The threat of oil price rises for the US or a bit of heat from the US is nothing compared to Iran getting a nuke from Israels perspective. When the facilities go, the game is over. Iran needs to form some proper anti-air defences if it wants to hold off an Iranian air strike, and they just don’t seem to be doing it.

First I doubt Israel alone have the capability to destroy the Iranian nuclear program. Anyway the Persian air-defence net can’t stop them. So, the likely deterrence tool will likely be a Katyushas rain from Lebanon after the strike. I also think to try to build some anti-air net to face an American AND Israeli AND (likely) Saudi strike is pointless. The dis-proportion of forces is so huge that Iran will alway have to use “dirty” assymetric answers. Better to spend their scarce resources in Ash weapons, chemical armed sabotage teams in Iraq and so on.

The Persian Army is too weak for the task, but they may use dirty resources to flame all the Gulf Region. Just my view.

The Iranian “air-defense” will be asymmetric. I.e., someone start bombing Iran, Iran will start sinking oil-tankers. If they manage to hit several tankers in the gulf, oil will skyrocket to near $200/barrel, and the West will start to scream. Very simple.