stealth technology

With an RCS of an Eagle’s Eyeball the F-117 Nighthawk was one thousand times less visible than the D-21, the least visible shape previously produced at Lockheed’s Skunk Works

With an RCS of an Eagle’s Eyeball the F-117 Nighthawk was one thousand times less visible than the D-21, the least visible shape previously produced at Lockheed’s Skunk Works

The F-117 Nighthawk The Lockheed F-117A was developed in response to an Air Force request for an aircraft capable of… Read More

3 weeks ago

US Navy EA-18G Growler pilot explains why Jamming Pods don’t turn a non-stealth aircraft into a stealth aircraft

The EA-18G Growler jamming pods The EA-18G Growler Airborne Electronic Attack aircraft is a variant in the F/A-18 family of… Read More

2 months ago

From “the Asset” to “the Cockroach:” F-117 pilot on Nighthawk’s nicknames when it was a highly classified program and when its existence became public knowledge

‘Black humor and a lack of restraint are common in the community when it comes to airplane nicknames, so I… Read More

8 months ago

‘USAF needs Stealth Tankers to Survive Chinese Missiles,’ Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall Says

Secretary Frank Kendall recently said that given China’s growing reach with precision missiles, the USAF must shift away from traditional… Read More

11 months ago

‘Being “quiet” is more than not talking.’ US Navy Submarine Officer explains why to submariners “stealth is life”

‘To military aircraft pilot’s, “speed is life”. To submariners today, “stealth is life”,’ Dave Corley, former US Navy Submarine officer.… Read More

11 months ago

Here’s why the Horten Ho 229 WW II German low-drag Bomber may have been the First Stealth Aircraft (although it Never Entered Service)

If it were true that the Horten Ho 229 was conceived not only as a low-drag bomber but also to… Read More

2 years ago

How Luneburg lens radar reflectors are used to make stealth aircraft visible on radar screens

Removable Luneburg lens type radar reflectors are sometimes attached to military aircraft in order to make stealth aircraft visible during… Read More

2 years ago

Upgrade to make B-2 Spirit stealthier delayed to 2024

The B-2 Defensive Management System Modernization program is facing delays. Instead, of delivering the end product in 2022, the USAF… Read More

5 years ago

GAO report finds that the way USAF is operating its F-22 fleet limits pilot opportunities to train for air superiority missions

The way the USAF is operating its F-22 fleet leads to lower aircraft availability and less air superiority training for… Read More

5 years ago

THESE ADVANCED SYSTEMS WILL GIVE RUSSIA’S SIXTH-GENERATION FIGHTER AN EDGE OVER U.S. F-22 AND F-35 STEALTH AIRCRAFT

The Russians are looking at new kinds of radars and electro-optical sensor technologies that would be aimed to counter stealth… Read More

6 years ago

U.S. AIR FORCE F-22 RAPTOR STEALTH FIGHTERS TO GET NEW DIGITAL HEAD-UP DISPLAY

The upgrade removes the conventional cathode ray tube image source and introduces a more advanced digital display solution BAE Systems… Read More

7 years ago

BADASS PICTURE SHOWS TYNDALL’S F-22 RAPTORS RESTING IN THE DARK

Tyndall’s F-22 Raptors are essential to the mission of training and projecting combat air power and are a critical component… Read More

7 years ago

HERE’S WHY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE HAS NOT BECOME THE ONLY F-117 NIGHTHAWK STEALTH FIGHTER FOREIGN OPERATOR

The program was codenamed "Project Moonflower" and was aimed to sell the still top-secret F-117 stealth fighter to the United Kingdom Newly… Read More

7 years ago