stealth fighter
Radar-evading aircraft
A stealth fighter is a military aircraft designed to evade radar detection through special shapes, materials, and coatings that absorb or deflect radar waves.
The term emerged with aircraft like the F-117 Nighthawk and F-22 Raptor: Stealth fighters can penetrate enemy airspace undetected.
Despite the name, some are technically attack aircraft rather than air-superiority fighters.
US stealth fighter jet
- F-35Fifth-generation stealth fighter
- LightningTampa Bay hockey club
- B-2Stealth strategic bomber
- F-117First operational stealth aircraft
Raider · cockpit · afterburner · avionics · canopy · fuselage · tailfin
Impossible to notice
- invisibleCannot be seen
- ghostApparition of the dead
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- shadowLight blocked by object
cloak · low-profile · covert · clandestine · surprise · ambush · penetrate · untracked
Aerial military branch
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- wingmanSupportive second in formation
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
- hangarAircraft storage structure
tactical · warfare · combat · classified · defense · deterrence · skunkworks · procurement
Armed raid outward
- missionPurpose-driven task
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
penetration · suppression · dogfight · engagement · interception · escort · targeting · evasion
Backward-angled aircraft surfaces
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- canardUnfounded malicious rumor
- wingletUpturned aircraft tip extension
- vortexRotating fluid column
maneuverability · pitch · yaw · roll · airspeed
F-22
US stealth fighter jet
F-117 · Raider · cockpit · afterburner · avionics · canopy · fuselage · tailfin
undetectable
Impossible to notice
shadow · cloak · low-profile · covert · clandestine · surprise · ambush · penetrate · untracked · silent
airforce
Aerial military branch
hangar · tactical · warfare · combat · classified · defense · deterrence · skunkworks · procurement · deployment
sortie
Armed raid outward
- missionPurpose-driven task
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
reconnaissance · penetration · suppression · dogfight · engagement · interception · escort · targeting · evasion · ingress
swept-wing
Backward-angled aircraft surfaces
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- canardUnfounded malicious rumor
- wingletUpturned aircraft tip extension
next-generation
Newer, improved iteration
- network-centricCentered on interconnected systems
- Pentagon ProgramsDARPA, F-22, F-22 Raptor, F-35, B-2 bomber
- military aircraftF-16, F-18, bomber, F-35, fighters
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, bombing run, combat aircraft, bomb run
- Stealth AircraftB-2 Spirit, F-22 Raptor, B-2, B-2 bomber, F-117
- Experimental AircraftX-15, X-plane, X-planes, demonstrator, proof of concept
- Gulf WarDesert Storm, Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Gulf War, Saddam Hussein
stealth fighterpassenger jet
Aircraft for fare-paying travelers
private plane · cargo plane · Cessna · Boeing 747 · crop duster
stealth fighterbomber
Explosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
strategic bomber · heavy bomber · transport aircraft · cargo plane · transport plane
stealth, fighter, stealthily, stealthy, stealthiness, fight, fights, fighting, fought