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 • Mar. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Although the B-21’s flying-wing shape looks similar to that of the B-2, it has improved stealth technology and will be more supportable and maintainable than its predecessor, which has notoriously high maintenance costs.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023

It features stealth technology and is capable of conventional takeoffs as well as launching from modules such as shipping containers and semitrailer trucks.

From Washington Times • Jan. 3, 2023

Documents illuminate how Uber used stealth technology to thwart regulators and law enforcement and how the company courted prominent political leaders, Russian oligarchs and media conglomerates as it sought footholds outside the United States.

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022