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Air Force bombers, drones and fighters test joint 'stealth attack' ops
These include the B-2, F-35 and famous, yet mysterious “Beast of Kandahar,†the stealthy RQ-170 drone.
By Kris Osborn | Warrior Maven
The U.S. Air Force is preparing for a “stealth war†against advanced enemy air defenses with a group of integrated airplanes and drones. These include the B-2, F-35 and famous, yet mysterious “Beast of Kandahar,†the stealthy RQ-170 drone.
It was part of what an Air Report called a “Large Force Test Event†(LFTE) intended to explore “yet-to-be-deployed†technologies such as software, weapons and tactics in a warfare scenario.
“This LFTE assessed the tactics and viability of the F-35 to provide enhanced SEAD [Suppression of Enemy Air Defense] support to LO [Low Observability] platforms, including the B-2 and RQ-170, within an operationally realistic environment,†the service report states.
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