Originally Posted by
Haraka
Makes you wonder why there is not a case therefore for just converting the airliner with some longer range missiles and using a (largely female of course) rear crew of analysts.
" Knit one , pearl one and Oh! .......press a button."
If you give up on stealth then longer ranged missiles will only help if opposing stealth fighters can be detected at commensurately longer ranges. And the distance-squared-squared equation for required radar power rapidly turns that into a bit of a challenge.