. . . unusual Facebook post to the public from the base: "If you have any information that would assist the recovery teams, please call the JB Charleston Base Defense Operations Center at 843-963-3600."
When you need an excuse to "lose" an F-35 because your masters in china want one.
All stealth type aircraft, ie F-22, B-2, F-35 etc, when not involved in combat and operating over the US are required to have special radar reflective panels in place to increase their radar return for safety reasons. IOW, if it was conducting normal training in US airspace, It should have easily trackable on radar.
If they really want to know where it is right now, they should stop and check the holds of any freighters leaving the East coast in the last 24 hours bound for china.
How (((convenient))) the transponder on the plane malfunctioned ... what are the odds that EVERY time something like this happens, there's some malfunction that just happens to hide everything
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All stealth type aircraft, ie F-22, B-2, F-35 etc, when not involved in combat and operating over the US are required to have special radar reflective panels in place to increase their radar return for safety reasons. IOW, if it was conducting normal training in US airspace, It should have easily trackable on radar.
If they really want to know where it is right now, they should stop and check the holds of any freighters leaving the East coast in the last 24 hours bound for china.
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