Czechs Claim They Can Detect Stealth
Gen. Oldrich Barak said Tuesday that his country has developed a defense system capable of detecting the radar-avoiding U.S. Stealth aircraft from a greater distance than any other device.
Barak, head of the military ordnance and technology service, told the newspaper Rude Pravo that “the system can identify the craft, its position and altitude,” even at a distance of 250 miles.
He said that the $10-million system detects certain types of radio and electronic devices, which low-flying planes must use.
The flat-angled Stealth F-117A was developed by Lockheed as a reconnaissance and fighter plane that enemy radar would have difficulty detecting.
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