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Monday, July 04, 2011

Taiwan in stealth technology breakthrough: Report

Seagull-class missile boatTaiwan has developed a radar-absorbent material in a breakthrough in the island's development of stealth technology, local media reported on Monday.

Tests showed that a navy 50-tonne Seagull-class missile boat painted with the material was not spotted on a radar screen until it could be seen with the naked eye, the United Daily News said. It is the first time Taiwan has developed such material.

The navy declined to comment on the report. It was not immediately clear if the material would be used in the navy's fleet of 10 locally manufactured 171-tonne missile boats, whose design is already intended to reduce radar detection.

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