Stealth aircraft

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Stealth aircraft are designed to avoid detection using a variety of technologies that reduce reflection/emission of radar, infrared, visible light, radio frequency (RF) spectrum, and audio, collectively known as stealth technology. The F-117 Nighthawk was the first operational aircraft explicitly designed around stealth technology. Other examples of stealth aircraft include the B-2 Spirit, the F-22 Raptor, the F-35 Lightning II, the Chengdu J-20, the Shenyang J-35, and the Sukhoi Su-57. While no aircraft is completely invisible to radar, stealth aircraft make it more difficult for conventional radar and radar-guided weapons to detect or track the aircraft effectively. Stealth is a combination of passive low observable (LO) features and active emitters. LO features encompass the geometric stealth shaping of the aircraft, often using a lambda wing or trapezoidal wing, and radiation-absorbent material. Active emitters consist of low-probability-of-intercept radars, radios and laser designators...

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