Science & Technology

China develops new aircraft cloaking material

By T.K. Randall
November 16, 2015

Image: F-22 Raptor
Credit: Kevin Robertson / (PD) U.S. Air Force The ability to hide a fighter jet from enemy radar offers a tremendous advantage when conducting operations over hostile regions and now China, which had previously been playing catch-up in this area, has announced that it has come up with a revolutionary new solution to the problem.

Its new stealth material, which is known as active frequency selective surface material (AFSS), is able to effectively absorb microwaves - meaning that it can remain undetected by ultra-high-frequency radar - a technology that can even pick up existing stealth aircraft such as the F-22.While its development has been hailed as a significant advancement, the fact that researchers have chosen to make it public rather than keeping it a secret has been raising a few eyebrows.

Perhaps by making it widely available the scientists are hoping to give other countries the chance to find weaknesses in the material so that they can adapt it to be as effective as humanly possible.

Source: Wall Street OTC

Tags: China, Cloak, Stealth