stealth technology
Detection-defying military design
Stealth technology refers to design features that reduce the detectability of military aircraft, ships, or vehicles—primarily by minimizing radar signatures, but also heat, sound, and visual profiles.
The angular shapes of stealth aircraft scatter radar waves rather than reflecting them back to receivers: The B-2 bomber uses stealth technology to evade detection.
The term extends to any engineering approach that makes something harder to detect or track.
Engineered composites with unusual properties
- nanomaterialsUltrasmall engineered matter
- anechoicLacking reflected sound
- heat dissipationTransfer of warmth outward
- carbon fiberReinforced polymer composite
Restricted from disclosure
- special operationsCovert military missions
- night missionOperation conducted in darkness
- insertionPlacing something within
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
reconnaissance · surveillance · intelligence · DARPA · Area 51 · military intelligence · need-to-know · compartmentalized
Radar-evading military aircraft
- F-22 RaptorUS air dominance aircraft
- SR-71 BlackbirdSupersonic surveillance aircraft
- flying wingTailless aircraft configuration
- droneUnmanned flying machine
unmanned · night operations · air superiority · reconnaissance · strike aircraft
Self-adjusting visual concealment
- multispectralSpanning several wavelength ranges
- electrochromicChanges hue via electricity
- thermochromicColor-changing with temperature
- texture mappingApplying images to 3D surfaces
View through interior
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- non-reflectiveNot shiny or glossy
microwave · electromagnetic spectrum · radomes · jamming · chaff · decoy · Doppler shift
metamaterials
Engineered composites with unusual properties
- nanomaterialsUltrasmall engineered matter
- anechoicLacking reflected sound
- heat dissipationTransfer of warmth outward
classified
Restricted from disclosure
- special operationsCovert military missions
- night missionOperation conducted in darkness
- insertionPlacing something within
infiltration · reconnaissance · surveillance · intelligence · DARPA · Area 51 · military intelligence · need-to-know · compartmentalized
B-2 Spirit
Radar-evading military aircraft
- F-22 RaptorUS air dominance aircraft
- SR-71 BlackbirdSupersonic surveillance aircraft
- flying wingTailless aircraft configuration
drone · unmanned · night operations · air superiority · reconnaissance · strike aircraft
adaptive camouflage
Self-adjusting visual concealment
- multispectralSpanning several wavelength ranges
- electrochromicChanges hue via electricity
- thermochromicColor-changing with temperature
texture mapping · biomimetic · thermal blanket · netting · concealment
cross-section
View through interior
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- scatterDistribute in random directions
non-reflective · microwave · electromagnetic spectrum · radomes · jamming · chaff · decoy · Doppler shift
degaussing
Neutralizing residual magnetic fields
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- military equipmenttanks, assault rifle, missiles, grenade, submarines
- Lockheed MartinSR-71, F-22, F-35, C-130, U-2
- military defenseair defense, missile defense, coastal defense, homeland defense, radar station
- military technologymissiles, drones, radar systems, weapon systems, guided missiles
- Pentagon ProgramsDARPA, F-22, F-22 Raptor, F-35, B-2 bomber
- Radarradar display, radar dish, Doppler radar, radar lock, radar imagery
stealth technologyradar reflector
Device returning radio signals
early warning systems · retroreflector · active sonar · searchlights · transponder
stealth technologyshock and awe
Swift dominance through firepower
show of force · gunboat diplomacy · military parade · saber rattling · intimidation tactics
stealth technologyconventional warfare
Armed conflict using standard military forces
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