China is testing a metamaterial on some of its non-stealth military jets to see if the technology can help the aircraft evade radars. Photo: Felix Wong
China is testing a metamaterial on some of its non-stealth military jets to see if the technology can help the aircraft evade radars. Photo: Felix Wong
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China tests stealth ‘invisibility cloaks’ on regular fighter jets

Military experiments with metamaterials designed to fool radars with wave-bending powers but observers say there’s still a long way to go before the technology is ready for the battlefield

Stephen Chen
Stephen Chen

Updated: 5:14pm, 25 Apr, 2018

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China is testing a metamaterial on some of its non-stealth military jets to see if the technology can help the aircraft evade radars. Photo: Felix Wong
China is testing a metamaterial on some of its non-stealth military jets to see if the technology can help the aircraft evade radars. Photo: Felix Wong
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