Marocco may buy Rafale Fighters

planeman said:

No, if RAM and/or Active cancellation can be made sufficiently effective then the air vehicle does, by definition, become stealth irrespective of its shape. Also, what do you mean about the F-35's engine being stealth?

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maybe referring to the minimal heat signature + reduction of sound in the new engine design of the F-35. is that it?

planeman said:

No, if RAM and/or Active cancellation can be made sufficiently effective then the air vehicle does, by definition, become stealth irrespective of its shape. Also, what do you mean about the F-35's engine being stealth?

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I am under the impression that relying exclusively on active cancellation is a purely theoretical matter at this point in time. Ideas like plasma stealth just aren't effectively implementable in the near future. The main stealth feature of the F-22 is still its stealth shape.