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Dimitris said...
The overall configuration looks remarkably similar to AARS-Quartz, and of course to the pre-redesign B-2.
Assuming that the design is optimized for med/high altitude (as AARS and the original B-2 were), this may reflect a strong statement of belief on the part of USAF that VLO and EW/EA are by themselves sufficient for penetration of a future state-of-art IADS.
(In comparison, the B-2 redesign for lo-lo reflected a hedge born by strong concern that stealth and jamming may prove insufficient against PVO modernization, necessitating terrain-masking tactics.)
Mar 1, 2016, 3:05:41 PM