stealth technology

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1. The use of advanced design and specialized materials to make an aircraft difficult or even impossible to detect by radar.

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The term is now used to refer more generally to something that remains hidden or unknown: “This is a stealth proposal: no one knows what it means.”

Stealth aircraft were used for the first time in the Persian Gulf War, where they were highly successful.

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Decades later, the emergence of stealth technology and precision guided weapons revived the idea that airstrikes could be decisive.

From The Wall Street Journal

The move comes months after Spain abandoned plans to buy dozens of F-35 fighter jets, which have so-called stealth technology and are made by U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin and a number of suppliers including Italy’s Leonardo, Britain’s BAE Systems and hundreds of other U.K. companies.

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But military technology, including the ability to carry out precision strikes, employ stealth technology and use space, has improved.

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But the F-35 features advanced sensors and stealth technology.

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The F-35 is a fifth-generation fighter, which essentially means it has the latest weapons, electronics, and stealth technology.

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