Typhoon rumour rebuttal, an official has apparently commented on recent rumours of an 80 mile lockon against an f-22 at Nellis , and someone throwing a fit!!, isn't it a bit unusual for officials to make this kind of rebuttal?
"Eurofighter Radars Didn't Spot F/A-22s
Aviation Week & Space Technology
10/03/2005, page 23
Edited by David Bond
Printed headline: Eurorumor Mill
Unconfirmed reports--that is, rumors-- making the rounds in European aerospace industry circles contend that Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons, temporarily operating from Nellis AFB, Nev., were able to pick up U.S. Air Force F/A-22s on their radars, stealth notwithstanding. Similar reports appeared during the 1991 Iraq war concerning the ability of British ships, using large radar arrays, to detect the F-117 and, in later conflicts, the B-2. U.S. officials confirm that the Typhoons were at Nellis to fly with the 422nd Test & Evaluation Sqdn. However, they discount that the Typhoons had seen an F/A-22 in full-configuration stealth. First, they say, the Typhoons and F/A-22s were never in the air at the same time. Second, the F/A-22s always have an enhanced signature for positive air control, except when they go to war or when the range has been cleared for F/A-22-only operations"
Hmmm.... "enhanced signature for positive air control, except when they go to war or when the range has been cleared for /a-22 only operations"!!!, So the F/a-22's beat 5 x F-15's with radar reflactors attached, and the F-15 still didn't see them!!.
Now thats seriously impressive.
Cheers