It’s been reported that HAVE GLASS V reduced the estimated radar cross-section of the F-16 from approximately 5 square meters to around 1.2 square meters, nearly in line with some estimates for Russia’s 5th-generation Su-57. That amounts to a 76% decrease in radar return, and while the significant differences in design between an F-16 and Black Hawk make it impossible to simply apply that same reduction to the Black Hawk, it seems likely that the second iteration of stealth helicopters saw an even more significant reduction in radar detectability. 

In our next story, we’ll dive headlong into Operation Neptune Spear, focusing not on the SEALs on the ground, but instead on the complex air operation going on overhead, what went wrong that led to one of the stealth Black Hawks crashing, and more.

Alex Hollings is a writer, dad, and Marine veteran.

This article was first published by Sandboxx News.

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