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It was less about technical factors relating to stealth than human factors.

The USAF reused the route packages and the shooters knew the approximate location and timing of the flight. A Serbian asset tipped off the shooters that the normal SEAD assets would not be present. Without SEAD the shooters were able to keep transmitting long enough to see the plane. There were 3 F-117 in the flight, only one had its doors open long enough for the shooters to acquire.

Different routes, randomized timing, SEAD presence, better stealth hygiene and it would have been just another night.

The Serbian commander comes across as skilled, creative, and diligent. The USAF comes across as lazy and sloppy that night.