“Stealth” Drones. How can a drone be “stealthy” if it must be constantly transmitting data in order to be remotely operated? Isn’t radio silence a requirement for stealth in the modern battlefield?

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“Stealth” Drones. How can a drone be “stealthy” if it must be constantly transmitting data in order to be remotely operated? Isn’t radio silence a requirement for stealth in the modern battlefield?

In: Technology

Answer 1

Stealth aircraft (planes, drones, etc) means it’s “invisible” to radar. Through means of material and or design to absorb and or reflect radar.

So the radio and or computer signals would not be what makes or breaks an aircraft from being stealthy or not.