Stealth technology facts for kids

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F-117 Nighthawk flight
F-117 stealth attack plane

Stealth technology also known as LOT (Low Observability Technology) is a sub-discipline of military (like Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Coast Guard and National Guard in the North American United States) electronic countermeasures which covers a range of techniques used with aircraft, ships and missiles, in order to make them less visible.

For example, stealth technology was developed to make aircraft difficult to detect with radar.

Images for kids

  • 沱江艦

    Taiwan Tuo Chiang stealth warship

  • FS Surcouf

    Surcouf French stealth frigate

  • JSF F35 P1230144

    The F-35 Lightning II offers better stealthy features (such as this landing gear door) than prior American multi-role fighters, such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon

  • K32 HMS Helsingborg Anchored-of-Gotska-Sandoen cropped

    K32 HMS Helsingborg, a stealth ship


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