Stealth Technology and Air Warfare

Abstract

Stealth technology, applied to military aircraft, will have the ability to change how airmen fight. By shrinking the threat of radar-based systems, stealth will provide a broader choice of tactics to the airman, thereby increasing the effectiveness and survivability of both airman and aircraft. In conjunction with associated technologies, primary among them precision-guided munitions, stealth will change each of the stages of the air campaign, emphasizing shock and decisiveness at the operational level. Aiming at an enemy's decision-making capability, stealth-based hyperwar will aim to shock and paralyze an opponent while he is struck decisively. At the strategic level stealth will increase the utility of the military instrument by providing the nation's political leaders with a high probability of success at relatively low risk. Stealth is one of the truly significant technological changes to impact all levels of war. The importance of anticipating and preparing for those changes cannot be overestimated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA529417

Entities

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Air Superiority Fighters
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Organizations
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Radar
  • Stealth Technology
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Strategic Security Studies