China’s new quantum radar is more powerful than traditional anti-stealth systems like the SLC-7, seen here at the Zhuhai air show in 2016. Photo: Dickson Lee
Popular Mechanics: How Quantum Radar Could Completely Change Warfare
You've heard of stealth aircraft—now meet stealth radar.
* Quantum radar, for decades merely a concept, was recently demonstrated at science institute in Austria.
* Quantum radars can provide much more detailed information about their targets without giving away their position.
* Contrary to claims, quantum radars do not make stealth obsolete.
A new high definition radar system that could change the nature of warfare has been demonstrated for the first time. The result, quantum radar, is a high definition detection system that provides a much more detailed image of targets while itself remaining difficult to detect. Quantum radars could provide users with enough detail to identify aircraft, missiles, and other aerial targets by specific model.
According to the MIT Technology Review, researchers at Austria’s Institute of Science and Technology used entangled microwaves to create the world’s first quantum radar system.
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WNU Editor: We are still far away from this technology being deployed in the field, but the Chinese have been boasting for the past few years that they are making great strides in making it possible .... China’s latest quantum radar won’t just track stealth bombers, but ballistic missiles in space too (SCMP).
