Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 20
th, 2026 at 10:48pm:
tallowood wrote on Mar 20
th, 2026 at 5:22pm:
Anyway the video doesn't matter much, what is of real concern is that highly stealthy aircraft was detected.
Lots of videos of planes flying very low over Iran locals cheer them on they see them flying over Iran everyday.
Stealth only works for higher altitudes not when they're low and in sight.
It was about 2 am on March 19, which is New Moon therefore completely dark.
Quote:We can rule out being hit by missile MANPADS target heat from exhaust being single engine F35 would go down.
Russian or Chinese SAM would blow plane up.
Misagh-2: A locally developed shoulder-fired missile with a range of around 6 km, designed to lock onto an aircraft’s heat signature.
Majid: A newer short-range system using electro-optical and infrared tracking, built for point defence against low-flying targets.
Herz-9: A passive, mobile air defence system that tracks targets without emitting radar signals, making it harder to detect.
Misagh-1 and Misagh-3: Earlier and upgraded variants of Iran’s heat-seeking missile family.
Sayyad-1A: An upgraded anti-aircraft missile believed to incorporate infrared tracking elements.
Unlike traditional radar-guided systems, these platforms operate passively, meaning they do not broadcast signals that stealth aircraft are designed to evade. This raises the possibility that infrared detection may have complemented or substituted radar tracking in the engagement.
Also the jet may not have been hit directly but rather damaged by shrapnel from the missile's proximity-burst warhead.
Quote:Geoff Brumfiel
@gbrumfiel
Our pentagon correspondent @TBowmanNPR
reports pilot is in stable condition with shrapnel wounds. F-35 made a “hard landing” and won’t be returning to service anytime soon.
https://x.com/gbrumfiel/status/2034972525222838351