What’s less clear is whether this is real functioning technology or an example of the Chinese government bragging about some technology which does not yet exist. “Without being able to take the lid off what has been shown here, we can’t be sure if this is an elaborate hoax,” Alan Woodward, a professor of physics at the U.K.’s University of Surrey, told New Scientist.
The demonstration was only available to Chinese media, and foreign press — including a reporter for the publication Aviation Week — were asked to leave. Still, if this does turn out to be legit, it will represent a game changer in the world of stealth aircraft....Digital Trends
China says it has developed a quantum radar that can see stealth aircraft
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“What’s less clear is whether this is real functioning technology or an example of the Chinese government bragging about some technology which does not yet exist.”
ReplyDeleteWhat does not exist is technology that makes ships and aircraft invisible to radar. Stealth technology can only reduce a vehicle’s radar cross-section at long range, where radars use long wave beams.
At shorter range, radars use shorter wave radar (i.e. “hard” radar waves). Against this, stealth technology is fairly useless. Hence the title of the article is misleading (“China says it has developed a quantum radar that can see stealth aircraft”). All short-wave radar can already see stealth aircraft.
For example, the “miraculous” F-117 “stealth fighter” never performed nearly as well as Lockheed claimed it would. Several were shot down during NATO’s attack on Serbia in 1999. Hence the F-117 was retired from service ten years ago.
In many ways the F-117 was a piece of junk, but it brought Lockheed a fortune in federal dollars, which is all that matters to U.S. weapons makers. Today the name of the game is to produce useless white elephants that never become fully operational, and keep the federal dollars flowing in as long as possible.
China could create the next Sputnik moment.
ReplyDeletehttps://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre1982090300
The Russians have successfully integrated long, medium and short wave radars into highly effective tracking systems. Multiple reports cite a complete failure of the cruise missile attacks on Syria.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile the Pentagon says the attacks were 100% on target. The DoD is by people with BEE degrees.
Armchair warrior Matt is satisfied with those 100%.
ReplyDeleteFox News has confirmed those 100%. Only scientists work there without confirmation bias.
You guys do not know what you are talking about....
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ReplyDeleteAir Force to Mothball F-117 Stealth Plane (2006 article)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/12/03/air-force-to-mothball-f-117-stealth-plane-span-classbankheadfirst-aircraft-built-to-elude-radar-to-make-room-for-newer-f-22-raptor-span/f4cdde55-5771-484e-a61c-f72c6c9a2525/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.67bf3b68e2a8
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