Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: pierson@cimnet.enet.dec.com (LAY ON GROUND. LIGHT FUZE. 14-Sep-1990 1720) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: F117 Self Defense Speculation Message-ID: <1990Sep18.024530.20716@cbnews.att.com> Date: 18 Sep 90 02:45:30 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 36 Approved: military@att.att.com From: "LAY ON GROUND. LIGHT FUZE. 14-Sep-1990 1720" Brian Douglass writes, in part: >In article <1990Sep10.054013.5557@cbnews.att.com> Bob McCormick writes: ... >>2) Has the Air Force released the list of weapons carried by the F-117A? >>It has been noticably missing from the descriptions that I have read. >I know that it carrys 2 2000lb bombs. MK-84s at least. I do not know >if it has Air- to-Air capability (Radar, Missle pylons) as most AA >capability is not stealthy. You're pretty obvious when your radar is >on. By some ODD COINCIDENCE 8)>>, my vacation took me past Offutt AFB, while a Stealth was on display there. Someone asked the pilot about self defense, his response was, roughly: We can look after ourselves. There are some classified weapons, unique to this airplane in there... I would _speculate_ on monopulse radar, and/or IR targeting, and/or targeting on emi emissions from the other a/c. Receive mode (the last two...) is reasonably stealthy. If it's a missile system, the missile itself may, or may not, be stealthy/radar_quiet... (I gather I missed at least one s.m reader. I was there Sunday....) thanks dave pierson |the facts, as accurately as i can manage, Digital Equipment Corporation |the opinions, my own. 600 Nickerson Rd Marlboro, Mass 01752 pierson@cimnet.enet.dec.com "He has read everything, and, to his credit, written nothing." A J Raffles