Iron Ball-2???
Posted on 07/15/2010 7:02:56 PM PDT by kress
Israeli company uses nanotechnology to develop paint that makes planes disappear off radar
Imagine for a moment what the battlefield will look like in the future. Unmanned planes flying through the air; robots fighting on the ground; smart missiles hunting down targets. Now imagine that none of this can be detected on radar screens.
It may sound fictional, but it's happening. An Israeli company called Nanoflight is currently developing a special paint that makes drones, missiles, or war craft simply disappear. Or, to be more precise, they become very difficult to detect.
The critical stage in developing the paint, which was developed in a nanotechnology lab, has recently concluded, and a successful test run was conducted this week. For the test run, a thin layer of the material was painted on dummy missiles, and radar waves aimed at them had a difficult time registering them.
The paint particles don't make the missile's detection on the radar disappear completely, but make it exceedingly difficult to positively identify the object as a missile. In the future, this development will allow any missile or jet significantly decreased radar detection.
Even though they may not entirely disappear from radar screens, this technology is a considerably more cost-effective method to evade radar detection than purchasing an American stealth plane for $5 billion.
(Excerpt) Read more at ynetnews.com ...
Cool.
LOL!
If none of it can be seen on radar, then none of it will find the enemy to fight with it.
Unmanned planes flying through the air; robots fighting on the ground; smart missiles hunting down targets. Now imagine that none of this can be detected on radar screens... Or, to be more precise, they become very difficult to detect... Even though they may not entirely disappear from radar screens, this technology is a considerably more cost-effective method to evade radar detection than purchasing an American stealth plane for $5 billion.Especially when the Kenyan-born Moslem won't let Israel buy anything for its defense.
If they cannot be seen on radar, then alternate forms of imaging will be used or developed.
For example, photo imaging, thermal imaging, acoustic imaging (like sonar), etc.
ok...
And then this nano paint will be pointless wont it!
imagine houses painted with this paint (I want one!)
and they sure won’t let us (Obama) have it. Not after he’s told Bibi and the rest of them to effectively F*** off.
That would be great for our 4th gen planes.
or cars!
Iron Ball-2???
Can we get it in candy apple red for our cars?
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