While at the MAKS show in Moscow this week, Flight Global spoke with Vladimir Mikheev, the first deputy chief executive officer of the electronic systems producer KRET, about a new UAV being shown at the show, which KRET is a subcontractor on. During the interview, Mikheev said the new (thus far, unnamed UAV) is similar to China’s Divine Eagle in that it uses low frequency radars to detect low-observable stealth aircraft like the F-35, F-22 and B-2 bomber. Most stealth aircraft are created to evade high-frequency radar systems.
在本周莫斯科航展显示，《全球飞行》弗拉基米尔·费奥多尔，电子系统制造商KRET的第一副首席执行官称,一种新的无人机在航展中亮相，KRET是分包商之一。在采访期间,费奥多尔表示,这筐新的(迄今为止,不知名的)无人机类似于中国的神鹰,使用低频雷达探测隐身隐形飞机像f - 35,f - 22和b - 2轰炸机。隐形飞机大多是为了逃避高频雷达系统。
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The Russian UAV goes a step further by integrating a sophisticated electronic warfare suite onto the aircraft. According to Flight Global, “Mikheev says KRET is providing a deeply-integrated electronic warfare system that not only provides a protective electromagnetic sphere around the aircraft to counter air-to-air missiles, but also cloaks it from radars.” Thus, if true, Russia’s new UAV would be able to detect America’s stealth aircraft without itself being detected. That could be a deadly combination.
据《全球飞行》报道俄罗斯无人机更进一步集成了复杂的电子战组件。”费奥多尔说KRET提供一种深入集成的电子战系统,不仅提供了一个在飞机对抗空对空导弹在电磁领域的保护,同时屏蔽了雷达。“因此,如果这是真的,俄罗斯的新无人机能够探测到美国的隐形飞机而其本身却不被探测到。这可能是一个要命的组合。
中国某新型反隐形雷达
Some in the U.S. military are already planning for a day in which stealth becomes mostly obsolete. As The National Interest previously noted, when discussing what America’s sixth generation fighter jet might look like back in February, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said that stealth may be overrated.
美国军方已经在计划应对隐形成为过时的的一天了。正如《国家利益》先前提到的,早在2月份在当讨论美国的第六代战斗机时,海军作战部长乔纳森海军上将曾说,隐形可能被高估了。
“You can only go so fast, and you know that stealth may be overrated.... Let's face it, if something moves fast through the air, disrupts molecules and puts out heat—I don't care how cool the engine can be, it's going to be detectable. You get my point."
“你只能走那么快,你知道隐形可能被高估了....让我们来面对它吧,如果有物体快速在空气中移动,扰动气流同时喷出热气--我不在乎如何冷却引擎,这将是可被侦测的。我的意思你懂的。”
