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		andbberger on Sept 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: F-35 can’t be found after pilot ejected stealth aircraft usually fly with radar retroreflectors deployed when not on combat missions so as to prevent adversaries from assessing their cross-section

voxadam on Sept 19, 2023 [–]

How Luneburg lens radar reflectors are used to make stealth aircraft visible on radar screens[0]

[0] https://theaviationgeekclub.com/these-devices-make-stealth-a...

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