'''Stealth technology''' makes an [[aircraft]] or ship difficult or impossible to detect by radar or other electronic detection systems. [[American]] engineers developed this new technology in the 1970s and several types of aircraft have been constructed using it. This minimizes the ability of enemies to shoot down the <!-- OUR? russia is also developing stealth! --> aircraft and capture or kill the pilots.
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Stealth technology makes use of the following approaches:
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*Reduction in [[radar]] cross-section (RCS) through clever shapes, anti-radar electronic signalling, radar-absorbing paint and non-metallic materials