Report: China Developing Ghost Imaging Spy Satellite To Track U.S. Stealth Aircraft

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber from the Whiteman Air Force Base does a flyover during the 95th Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California, January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Blake

South China Morning Post: Could ghost imaging spy satellite be a game changer for Chinese military?

Scientists are developing a probe to track stealth bombers at night.

China is developing a new type of spy satellite using ghost imaging technology that could change the game of military cat and mouse within a decade, according to scientists involved in the project.

Existing camouflage techniques – from simple smoke bombs used to hide tanks or soldiers on battlefields to the hi-tech radar absorption materials on a stealth aircraft or warship – would be of no use against ghost imaging, physics experts said.

Quantum ghost imaging can achieve unprecedented sensitivity by detecting not just the extremely small amount of light straying off a dim target, but also its interactions with other light in the surrounding environment to obtain more information than traditional methods.

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Update #1: China can soon detect invisible US B-2 Spirit stealth bomber; all about ghost imaging spy satellites (IBtimes).
Update #2: China could track B-2 stealth bombers from space within 10 Years (SpaceDaily/Sputnik)

WNU Editor: A lot of speculation here. And if the Chinese are successful in developing this technology to detect and track stealth aircraft .... it will be a game-changer.