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Old 21st Feb 2012, 09:32
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So, are those stealth pylons, stealth launchers and stealth missiles? If not, why are we spending so many billions on a stealth jet just to hang stuff on it to give it the same RCS as the much cheaper options?
The internal bay/clean wing stealth is for the "first day of war" missions in a high threat environment. Down side is range limitations and limited weapon load.

Once the AD/SAW threat has been been supressed then you hang the pylons and have a much greater rnage and weapons capability.
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