Indian Navy Invests in "Invisibility Cloak" Radar Obscurant Tech to Protect Grounded Aircraft from Enemy Radar

The Indian Navy is taking a significant step towards enhancing the survivability of its aircraft on the ground by investing in the development of a Radar Obscurant Cloak.

This initiative, launched under the iDEX DISC (Defence India Startup Challenge) 13 program, aims to create a protective shield that renders aircraft virtually invisible to enemy radar.

In modern warfare, airbases and grounded aircraft are prime targets for enemy strikes. This new technology seeks to mitigate this threat by minimizing the radar signature of parked aircraft, making them extremely difficult to detect. The cloak is designed as a roll-on roll-off system, allowing for quick and easy deployment and removal without disrupting operational activities.

The benefits of this technology are multifaceted. By reducing the vulnerability of aircraft to attacks, it enhances the overall operational readiness and longevity of these valuable assets. It also allows for more dynamic base operations, enabling aircraft to be stationed closer to contested areas without compromising their safety.

Furthermore, the ability to conceal aircraft strength can serve as a deterrent, adding an element of uncertainty to an adversary's strategic calculations.

The Indian Navy has outlined specific design requirements for the Radar Obscurant Cloak. It should be lightweight and durable, ensuring ease of use and longevity. The current focus is on developing cloaks for small and medium-sized aircraft, with scalability to larger aircraft in mind.

The cloak will incorporate a specialized support structure designed to disperse or absorb radar waves, further enhancing its effectiveness.

By investing in this innovative radar obscurant technology, the Navy aims to significantly improve the protection of its air assets, ensuring their survivability and operational effectiveness in an increasingly complex and challenging security environment.

 

[Chinese eater]

We need to build tunnels like Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah have built. Tunnels underground or in mountains. They may be terrorists yet have shown terrific resistance despite of America Israel countering them 24*7 and 365 days.

 

[Instant Karma]

My simple solution for this is to keep the fighters inside underground bunkers built inside mountains. No need of such high cost cloaks.

 

[PKPRS]

We need to build tunnels like Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah have built. Tunnels underground or in mountains. They may be terrorists yet have shown terrific resistance despite of America Israel countering them 24*7 and 365 days.

We need to build tunnels in all the cities for people to hide like in Israel and a siren system.

 

[Aloo]

We need to build tunnels like Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah have built. Tunnels underground or in mountains. They may be terrorists yet have shown terrific resistance despite of America Israel countering them 24*7 and 365 days.

We need both tunnels like Iran for defensive infantry.

Bunkers like Israel for protecting people from artillery, especially near border.

 

[Bikramjeet Goswami]

Can't hide from satellite imagery.....

 

[Sandeep]

My simple solution for this is to keep the fighters inside underground bunkers built inside mountains. No need of such high cost cloaks.

So building bunkers inside mountains is cheap? Do we have mountains everywhere along the border?

 

[Sandeep]

This won’t be a difficult project to develop or manufacture. It would be ideal if the air force deployed this system as well for those parked in the open ready to deploy. Also we need to park the rest of the fleet under hardened shelters that can survive a hit from any penetration bombs. We also need to obscure those shelters from satellite imagery to prevent accurate targeting like covering it with grass or paint.