Active Conflicts & News Megathread September 01, 2025

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[u/Thoth_the_5th_of_Tho → u/[deleted]]

Exact figures on the radar cross section of the F-35, or any other stealth plane, are not publicly known. Any answer here would be highly speculative. We do not have the data to speak in anything more than rough generalizations about how the F-35 might compare to other fighters, none the less granular enough knowledge to discuss one F-35 variant compared to another.

One of the only datapoints we have access to is the reception of these fighters on the export market. But that is muddied by politics and a lack of direct competitors to the F-35B. But, its relative success could be read as an indication that if it is compromised, it’s not major enough to deter adoption.