Death of stealth technology

Apparently some German company has a paint that absorbs radar.

gizmodo.com...

>>A German inventor has developed a paint called AR 1 that can hide a vehicle from radar, and most importantly, "all militarily relevant frequencies." How it works is unclear, though one test researcher proposes it's either by reflecting radar waves in a pattern so they cancel one another out, or by utilizing microscopic magnets to absorb radar radiation. And no, it won't get you out of speeding tickets.

We spent how many billions on stealth technology

radar absorbing paints have been around for 60 years, and how does that equal "the death of stealth"?

Radar absorbing paints refract the micro waves in their internal stucture.

Absolutley nothing new

I guess if the radar is absorbed or refracted thus having no reflection back to the source then there is no need for stealth fighter and bomber- any aircraft painted with this would theoretically have a radar cross section of a bird..........But I bet in practice it is not that good - otherwise we could get it-paint our cars and no more speeding tickets!

It got press on Defense Tech website so it most not be a hoax.

reply to post by BlackProjects

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It doesnt work like that, the absorbant coatings only amount to a very small percentage of the reduction of cros section, 5%
design elements and materials are far more important than the coating.

The stealth planes that the USA uses are coated with radar absorbing paint. They still need to have the other aspects. The only thing to fear from this story is that other nations are starting to figure out stealth as well and that could erase the huge advantage of stealth the USA holds over others currently. It means quite the opposite of the "death" of stealth. It means others will become able to incorporate stealth and everybody will use it.

I was aware that they are coated with radar absorbing paint(some say it is radioactive or was at a certain time). I do not doubt that this german paint is not all the article implies and that it alone is not shall we say the end of the story..but again what if it is ..same general discussion applies to plasma stealth of which Russians claim they have no which absorbs radar and thus makes any aircraft stealthy.

Thanks for all for reassuring me that this article is likely full of crap

I was aware that they are coated with radar absorbing paint(some say it is radioactive or was at a certain time). I do not doubt that this german paint is not all the article implies and that it alone is not shall we say the end of the story..but again what if it is ..same general discussion applies to plasma stealth of which Russians claim they have no which absorbs radar and thus makes any aircraft stealthy.

Thanks for all for reassuring me that this article is likely full of crap