Over-budget, behind schedule, and -- reportedly -- not a particularly good fighter jet, Lockheed Martin's (NYSE:LMT) ultramodern Joint Strike Fighter may be destined for the scrap heap. Unfortunately, it turns out that the F-35 may not do the "invisibility" thing very well, either. As DefenseNews.com recently revealed, China has a new device that may be able to track Lockheed's F-35 fighter with "passive" radar detection technology. Dubbed the DWL002, China's equipment can apparently detect stealth aircraft at distances of up to 400 kilometers -- and 600 kilometers for larger "stealth" targets -- processing "pulse, frequency agility, pulse duration, tactical air navigation system, distance measuring equipment, jitter/stagger radar, and identification friend or foe" signals emitted by the otherwise stealthy aircraft to determine its location. ...
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