Really, I'm only aware of FF or FFG, but not FFS. I guess
I'll ask a friend whose serving on board one of those
ships.
I hope I don't invite some flames for saying this. But to
reduce a ship's radar signature by a tenth is a pretty big deal
already. Most radars have a limited range it can see other
ships, usually limited by the horizon. If the Formidables
appear as a fishing boat at a certain distance, it might not appear
at all if it was further away.
Most signals attenuate with distance. I guess what i'm
suggesting is, the further away the Formidable is from the radar,
the smaller it looks due to lower signal to noise ratio.
Depending on how much clutter the radar is set to remove, the
Formidable may return a small enough signature to be considered as
"Clutter" on some systems. A maritime patrol aircraft with a
larger scan area, may not pick up the Formidables at longer
ranges.
Total stealth is still some distance away. But current
levels available on the Formidable, already provides it a certain
level of advantage in the detection game.
No need, I'm a living example.
It's FFS, no mistaking. It's just nobody has an inkling what S
is for.
