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Look Out, America: China Can Un-Stealth U.S. Fighter Jets

The National Interest Tue, Feb 23 12:00 AM PST 
China appears to be building a new high-frequency radar on an artificial feature in the Spratly Islands that could allow Beijing to track even the stealthiest American warplanes, including the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and even the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. The Center for Strategic and International Studies has acquired satellite evidence of the construction. “Placement of a high frequency radar on Cuarteron Reef would significantly bolster China’s ability to monitor surface and air traffic coming north from the Malacca Straits and other strategically important channels,” reads a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “Improved radar coverage ...

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