New radar and missile tech have 'flattened the earth,' making even low-flying jets easy targets, Royal Air Force officer warns

New radar and missile tech have 'flattened the earth,' making even low-flying jets easy targets, Royal Air Force officer warns

Jets like Lockheed Martin's F-35 have advanced sensors, the kind that are making it harder for adversaries to go undetected.DIRK WAEM / Belga / AFPThere has been a "flattening of the earth" by new radar and missile technology, a Royal Air Force official said.The long-running assumption that ultralow flying would prevent detection is "obsolete," he said.Conflicts like the Ukraine war show that deep strike is harder and more critical than ever.New…