lol.
I knew this years ago. Any common sense would tell you this. When you know the technology the US and Isreal have are much greater than export F-35s, I knew Isreali F-35s are much different than Italian F-35s.
The Israeli Air Force has also modified its U.S.-built fifth-generation stealthy F-35 Lightning II jets with domestically-built systems that are purportedly better than those in other F-35s. These hi-tech jets are likely capable of swiftly destroying any air defense missiles Iran manages to deploy in Syria or supply to Damascus.
I am sure much of it is EW and ECM. Which is more important than stealth. Remember Khordad 15s can destroy stealth targets. I am not certain they are capable of destroying a target when under heavy EW. That is something I want to see.
The downing of a spydrone by Iran could have been planned by the US to test Iranian air defenses. The fact that the 3rd Khordad destroyed the intended target shocked everybody, except the Iranians.
What I don't get is why not set up ADS in Syria up on the road to Baghdad, out of range, train the Syrians in Iran, have mobile systems active when deployed while you set up the main systems. Then set up a new ADS 50km away toward Damascus. Then another. Slowly moving toward the south. Then move the furthest one north to the south and reposition the ADS, slowly and steadily.
Whatever they are doing currently is a failed strategy.
And don't let a destroyed ADS go to waste, have it transmit what type of electronic warfare is being used back to Iran through sat communication before the ADS is destroyed.
If Iran can develop an ADS that beats the EW of the West, then Washington is gonna arrive in Tehran, crying and screaming they always wanted peace with Iran, and don't share such technology with China. That Washington does not want war with Iran.