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Sponsored Post   Stealth: Not-So-Secret Secrets  F-117 Nighthawk
F-117 Nighthawk Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force  We are now seeing
Russian and Chinese “stealth” aircraft appear, at least in
prototype form. The Chinese have prototypes of the J-20 large
fighter bomber, which looks as if it may enter service with the
Chinese Air Force in 2018. In a recently published report on
Chinese military power, the US Department of Defense wrote that
the J-20 shows “China’s ambition to produce a fighter aircraft
that incorporates stealth attributes, advanced avionics and
supercruise capable engines.” Supercruise in this context means
that the aircraft can fly at supersonic speeds for sustained
periods of time. This has only been achieved by the now grounded
US SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance jet and the F-22.  Americans
should get used to the idea that today’s military technological
breakthrough will be commonplace on tomorrow’s battlefield. It
costs a lot to develo