Invisible Airplanes? US and China Race Toward Cloaking Technology

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The United States and China are in a heated race to invent the first cloaking device that would make airplanes invisible to the naked eye and undetectable by radar, reports this week show.

One of those countries, China, has funded more than 40 research teams for the past three years to develop cloaking projects, according to the South China Morning Post. The country's research, most of which is happening at Tsinghua University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, could lead to broader uses than the military.

Zhejiang University optical engineering specialist Ma Yungui told the Morning Post that his team would soon announce that its researchers have developed a device that stops objects from being detected by heat sensors or metal detectors.

Ma told the website that the device could eventually be used to allow weapons to pass through security checkpoints undetected. It could also be used by troopers to avoid being seen by infrared cameras at night.

"Many people have asked me if the technology can be applied on fighter jets so they can get heat-seeking missiles off their tail. Well, we may work on that," Ma told the Morning Post.

Chinese authorities announced they were working on another cloaking technology using a hexagonal array of glass-like panels to bend light around an object, obscuring it from view as though hidden by an invisibility cloak.

US, China Race to Make Airplanes Invisible With Cloaking Technology

 

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The United States and China are in a heated race to invent the first cloaking device that would make airplanes invisible to the naked eye and undetectable by radar, reports this week show.

One of those countries, China, has funded more than 40 research teams for the past three years to develop cloaking projects, according to the South China Morning Post. The country's research, most of which is happening at Tsinghua University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, could lead to broader uses than the military.

Zhejiang University optical engineering specialist Ma Yungui told the Morning Post that his team would soon announce that its researchers have developed a device that stops objects from being detected by heat sensors or metal detectors.

Ma told the website that the device could eventually be used to allow weapons to pass through security checkpoints undetected. It could also be used by troopers to avoid being seen by infrared cameras at night.

"Many people have asked me if the technology can be applied on fighter jets so they can get heat-seeking missiles off their tail. Well, we may work on that," Ma told the Morning Post.

Chinese authorities announced they were working on another cloaking technology using a hexagonal array of glass-like panels to bend light around an object, obscuring it from view as though hidden by an invisibility cloak.

US, China Race to Make Airplanes Invisible With Cloaking Technology

the photo is BAE system's tank

Poland also has similar tank

 

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the photo is BAE system's tank

Poland also has similar tank

This kind of concept by Poland, I bet will take another 20 years to materialise. Maybe the Polish learn the bad things from Indian media.

 

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This kind of concept by Poland, I bet will take another 20 years to materialise. Maybe the Polish learn the bad things from Indian media.

I am going to hurt you LOL

 

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The United States and China are in a heated race to invent the first cloaking device that would make airplanes invisible to the naked eye and undetectable by radar, reports this week show.

One of those countries, China, has funded more than 40 research teams for the past three years to develop cloaking projects, according to the South China Morning Post. The country's research, most of which is happening at Tsinghua University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, could lead to broader uses than the military.

Zhejiang University optical engineering specialist Ma Yungui told the Morning Post that his team would soon announce that its researchers have developed a device that stops objects from being detected by heat sensors or metal detectors.

Ma told the website that the device could eventually be used to allow weapons to pass through security checkpoints undetected. It could also be used by troopers to avoid being seen by infrared cameras at night.

"Many people have asked me if the technology can be applied on fighter jets so they can get heat-seeking missiles off their tail. Well, we may work on that," Ma told the Morning Post.

Chinese authorities announced they were working on another cloaking technology using a hexagonal array of glass-like panels to bend light around an object, obscuring it from view as though hidden by an invisibility cloak.

US, China Race to Make Airplanes Invisible With Cloaking Technology

Is it common for Chinese military research to announce what they are researching to the world? Whatever happened to Sun Tzu's element of surprise, or are Chinese using Indian military tactics now?