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New plasma stealth device targets specific areas, not entire aircraft.

According to a recent report from the South China Morning Post, Chinese scientists and engineers claim to have developed a plasma stealth device for military aircraft that is capable of rendering nearly any such aircraft undetectable by radar.

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[–] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

For those wondering, that is a american F-35A in the picture.

Edit: Also why do people assume stealth means invisable, there not the same thing.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Invisible*

*To specific detection systems within specific distances at specific times

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bet they shine like the noon sun in IR though

[–] teft@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Knowing the Chinese tendency to ~~lie~~ massage the truth this thing is probably only radar transparent in one frequency and lit up like a beacon in all other frequencies.

[–] subverted_per@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well yeah, that was my first thought. They coat a part of the plane with a radioactive isotope. It would have to be a lot of the stuff to ionize enough air around the part to hide it from radar. Considering that the plane is flying, and the air around it doesn't sit still I would guess that in certain frequencies it would be bright as the sun. If this thing works as stated I wouldn't get close to that thing without a decent amount of concrete between us.

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Who wants to volunteer to pilot the cancer plane?

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's like the Voyager episode, when the plane stops two lizards crawl out and mate in a nearby pond

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Then abandon their offspring, complying with the One Child Policy.

[–] TubeTalkerX@kbin.social 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

[USA]
Chinese Invisible fighter jet? At this time of year! At this time of day! In this part of the world! Localized entirely within your Country?!?

[China]
Yes.

[USA]
May I see it?

[China]
No.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is vaguely ringing a bell. What’s the reference?

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Steamed Hams! That's what I call hamburgers. It's a regional dialect.

[–] TubeTalkerX@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

Big woop, the Amazonian Women have had this technology for Decades!

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Like the kings clothes