December 9, 2020
Russia Claims it Found the Secret to Bringing Down the U.S. F-35
A new stealth fighter defeated so soon?
by Charlie Gao
Here's What You Need to Remember: While the Struna-1 bistatic radar is not a be-all end-all detection solution for stealth aircraft, it could pose a significant threat to stealth NATO aircraft in a future conflict. Strike aircraft with stealth features are particularly vulnerable, the strike role tends to favor flight profiles that might cause aircraft to fly into the Struna-1’s detection range.
Ever since the development of stealth technology for aircraft, many different systems have been advertised as “stealth killing.†One of the more innovative solutions is the Russian Struna-1/Barrier-E bistatic radar system developed by NNIIRT, a division of the Almaz-Antey Joint Stock Company. Almaz-Antey is the premier air-defense and radar manufacturer in Russia; they make the Tor, Buk and S-400 anti-aircraft systems, as well as their respective search radars. The Struna-1 was originally developed in 1999. A further evolution of Struna-1, the Barrier-E system was later showcased for export at MAKS 2007. While it is not part of Almaz-Antey’s online catalog, it was shown alongside other radars at MAKS 2017. The system is rumored to be deployed around Moscow.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/russia-claims-it-found-secret-bringing-down-us-f-35-174156
