I hope the Chinese don't hear about this. They're kinda pissed at us right now.
Radar Fail
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Officials intend to investigate the cause of the interception failure.
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I hope the Chinese don't hear about this. They're kinda pissed at us right now.
Radar Fail
Quote:
Officials intend to investigate the cause of the interception failure.
Even if it worked, take out the radar, and you don't have to trust shitty programs and hardware to mess up...
This is why both China and Russia are developing stealth technology and why we did it ages ago. It doesn't matter how good or powerful your anti-air defense is if you don't know where to point it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer
I hope no one thinks to have redundant systems or anything.Quote:
Even if it worked, take out the radar
I see no text to read.
Thread start FAIL.
He includes a clickable link to CNN...Quote:
Originally Posted by ']['ear
FFS, don't just quote the last sentence. If you find a certain part more interesting to start off the discussion, bold or underline it.Quote:
Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. missile defense test failed Sunday when a long-range missile missed its target because of radar problems. The Defense Department said a target missile was launched from an Army test site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands at 7:40 p.m. Six minutes later, a second missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, to find the first one and destroy it. Both missiles flew successfully, but missed each other because of a problem in the sea-based X-band radar, the department's Missile Defense Agency said. The X-band radar sits atop a modified floating oil platform and provides information about incoming missiles so military officials can launch a response. "Both the target missile and ground-based interceptor performed nominally after launch. However, the sea-based X-band radar did not perform as expected," the agency said. Officials intend to investigate the cause of the interception failure.
Nothing to worry about - I trust the US has more than a single radar :noob:Quote:
Originally Posted by Being
Actually, a good enough defense system can detect and even track a stealth fighter from a close enough range. No plane has zero RCS (radar cross section) and once IR kicks in it's probably game over.Quote:
Originally Posted by Illusions
ARGH!
Sorry, just needed to get that out of my system. You people seriously need to get a clue.
Could you point me towards the vendors that stock those, or alternatively the government agencies in charge of doling out said cluesQuote:
Originally Posted by wiggin
Mistah