China Is Rushing To Develop Stealth Technology For Its Planes

An Air Force F-22 Raptor (left) flies with an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter over Florida. USAF Photo by Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock

Zachary Keck, National Interest: China Has a Plan to Unstealth the F-35 and F-22

China is trying to devise ways to make its nonstealthy aircraft radar resistant.

This week, the Hong Kong–based South China Morning Post reported that China is working on experimental technologies to make even its older aircraft appear stealthy to most radar systems. Citing scientists working on the project, the SCMP said, “The technology involves the use of a ‘metamaterial’, a fabricated layer comprising microscopic structures similar to integrated circuits. The metamaterial can alter the way radio waves bounce off its surface to create a ghost image or minimize echo on a radar, helping hide the aircraft in flight with greater efficiency.”

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Update: China tests stealth ‘invisibility cloaks’ on regular fighter jets (SCMP)

WNU Editor: For those who are interested in stealth technology on jet planes, the articles are a must read.