Comments by "Reecom98" (@reecom9884) on "Covert Cabal" channel.

  1. This is old news, new technology is constantly being developed and counter measures are constantly being developed; it never ends. The French Rafales using their Optronique Secteur Fontal (OSF) electro-optical/infrared search and track systems (IRST) can detect the F-22. The German Luftwaffe Euro fighter Typhoon can detect the F-22 using their Euro-FIRST PIRATE infrared search and track system (IRST). According to Sukhoi, the Su-35’s infrared sensor OLS-35 is not as capable as the Euro-FIRST PIRATE, but it is a decent sensor based on their sales brochure on the Su-35. The US and its allies routinely conduct training exercise to establish each other’s capabilities and counter measures. The IRST could detect a stealth fighter via their heat signature, but it isn't accurate enough to lock a missile against them because the IRST has a narrow view and it would be like looking in the sky through a soda straw for a fighter traveling at supersonic speeds. The F-22 has trained using counter measures against IRST fighters. They would be constantly maneuvering and not exposing heated areas while using its Low-Probability-of-Intercept radar (LPIR) to evade an enemy with IRST while getting in a missile firing position. The F-22 would be maneuvering using it super cruise ability quickly without using afterburner. The major drawback for the IRST is its limited field of vision; IR missiles counter measures are flares and quick maneuvering to break IR lock. The F-117 Nighthawk was retired because it wasn’t fast or maneuverable against newer detection systems.
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  2.  @jansonvocmf  Some countries are using IRST for ground attack. It’s harder and more complex in the algorithm because the ground and other objects are heat sources. The Russians mount their IRST for air combat, since the algorithm to detect heat sources against a cold sky is easier. Technology never stands still, it’s always advancing. The F-22 Raptor first entered service in December 2005 and is reaching its structural service life and will have to be retired within the next decade or so.
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