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Topic | Science
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Published: 11:30am, 14 Apr, 2022
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Radar satellites can detect objects that conventional satellites cannot see. Photo: Shutterstock
A team of Chinese military researchers said that they have developed an invisibility cloak that can hide ground military targets from spy radar satellites.
Hiding objects from advanced military radars is difficult because they can detect weapons or infrastructure that are invisible to normal cameras and can identify items no bigger than a shoebox from space.
Chinese military scientists say they have created ‘invisibility cloak’ that can help hide equipment from spy satellite radar
- The researchers say their new material is light and flexible, but covered with circuits to change the pattern of the radar signal
- Tanks, artillery and other items of military equipment covered with the cloaks would appear on radar as nothing more than flat ground
Topic | Science
Stephen Chen in Beijing
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Published: 11:30am, 14 Apr, 2022
Why you can trust SCMP
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Radar satellites can detect objects that conventional satellites cannot see. Photo: Shutterstock
A team of Chinese military researchers said that they have developed an invisibility cloak that can hide ground military targets from spy radar satellites.
Hiding objects from advanced military radars is difficult because they can detect weapons or infrastructure that are invisible to normal cameras and can identify items no bigger than a shoebox from space.
