Tomeettherequirementofair defencesystemcounteringstealthytarget, a method of calculating the RCSof bistaticguidanceradarsanddistanceofthe launched missile was given.
Thanks to a combination of "stealthy" characteristics that make it very difficult to detect and target, the ability to operate for sustained periods at supersonic speeds and its extraordinary agility, the Raptor seems likely to secure for years to come something Americans have taken for granted in every conflict since World War II: air superiority essential to victory on the ground.