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While a podded solution similar to what's used on certain ranges isn't out of the question, it may be better to develop a sort of portable RCS barn that will also be workable on landing ships where the Marines are flying. One would assume that they started thinking about this during the A-12 program, although whatever they thought up with then might not be workable for the USMC now. Either way it's something that has to be developed regardless of cost, or you'll find a lot more threat systems able to track on the thing. And if that happens, you've wasted how much money to add minor irritants like Iran to the list of places the jet isn't survivable.

[QUOTE="SOC, post: 212732, member: 22"] While a podded solution similar to what's used on certain ranges isn't out of the question, it may be better to develop a sort of portable RCS barn that will also be workable on landing ships where the Marines are flying. One would assume that they started thinking about this during the A-12 program, although whatever they thought up with then might not be workable for the USMC now. Either way it's something that has to be developed regardless of cost, or you'll find a lot more threat systems able to track on the thing. And if that happens, you've wasted how much money to add minor irritants like Iran to the list of places the jet isn't survivable. [/QUOTE]

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