Was killing OBL worth exposing secret tech to China?

[OCGuy]

Pakistan isn't going to give anything to China if they want their US checks to cash.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Since when is a MH-60 Blackhawk a stealth helo?

The H-66 Comanche was not even pure stealth.

In '04, the Army canceled the Comanche and had some of the technology transfered to the other aviation programs.

 

[freegeeks]

it's called the Silent Hawk, it's not really stealth, more low noise and visibility
so probably a modified blackhawk

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=155097

 

[LegendKiller]

Since when is a MH-60 Blackhawk a stealth helo?

The H-66 Comanche was not even pure stealth.

In '04, the Army canceled the Comanche and had some of the technology transfered to the other aviation programs.

They are saying it is a heavily modified MH-60, seems like it actually would be a completely new aircraft since the only thing likely the same would be the engines.

What is "pure stealth"? everything can be heard to a certain extent and everything can be detected, the reduction of the RCS is the thing that makes something "stealth". Nothing is invisible to radar but it may be extremely small on it.

Tom Clancy had a book a few years ago that used the H-66, highlighting the fact that while the F-22s have a very small RCS, they still move at fast speeds which radar could still scan for. Helos, on the other hand, could have a dramatically reduced RCS and move at a slower speed to avoid computer filtering.

I know, fiction, but an interesting fiction nonetheless.

 

[OCGuy]

Since when is a MH-60 Blackhawk a stealth helo?

Since they modified it to lower the sound profile, as well as using a special frame covering to reduce radar signature.

 

[freegeeks]

They are saying it is a heavily modified MH-60, seems like it actually would be a completely new aircraft since the only thing likely the same would be the engines.

What is "pure stealth"? everything can be heard to a certain extent and everything can be detected, the reduction of the RCS is the thing that makes something "stealth". Nothing is invisible to radar but it may be extremely small on it.

Tom Clancy had a book a few years ago that used the H-66, highlighting the fact that while the F-22s have a very small RCS, they still move at fast speeds which radar could still scan for. Helos, on the other hand, could have a dramatically reduced RCS and move at a slower speed to avoid computer filtering.

I know, fiction, but an interesting fiction nonetheless.

from everything I read, it's very difficult to make a true stealth heli because of the rotorblades

 

[IceBergSLiM]

That is not what was used...

thanks for missing the point