Last 5 years645 documents Updated 20 Sep

Stealth Coatings for Aircraft

Overview · What matters in this field right now?

Research

What is being built

Documents by area

460
83
39
26
24

Strategy

Where the money goes

Money committed

17 Aug 2026The Industrial Logic of Low Observable Integration for Germa — Daim
30 Jun 2026Why China's H-20 Stealth Bomber Still Has No Production Line: The Engine, Materials, and Tooling Problems Xi'an Hasn't Solved - 19fortyfive.com
18 Jun 2026SP Samhwa Enters Stealth Materials Market - Seoul Economic Daily

What's new · What is newest in this field?

Newest in innovation

4 SeptA flexible microwave absorbing fabric and its weaving method Patent · Xinxing Cathay Engineering Technology Research Institute 4 SeptA smart laser infrared stealth system Patent · National University of Defense Technology 1 SeptBroadband radar stealth absorbing composite material based on biomass carbonized fiber and its preparation method Patent · Hu Ruirui 1 SeptA thermoplastic microwave absorbing honeycomb panel and its preparation method Patent · Aerospace Science And Industry Wuhan Magnetoelectric 1 SeptA full-frequency omnidirectional stealth structure for the leading edge of an airfoil and its fabrication method Patent · Xian Angellead Nano Technology

Newest in the market

19 SeptChina: F-35 Stealth Parts Surface in Hong Kong. It May Not Be Beijing’s 1st Look at the U.S. Aircraft - EurAsian Times News · EurAsian Times 19 SeptF-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong: Has China gained access to US stealth tech? - The Times of India News · timesofindia.indiatimes.com 19 SeptF-35 Stealth Parts Diverted to Hong Kong, Triggering Pentagon Security Probe - Defence Security Asia News · Defence Security Asia 16 SeptWhat Are Those White Patches on the B-2 Bomber? - MiGFlug News · MiGFlug 15 SeptWhat Most People Get Wrong About Russian Fighter Jet Stealth Coatings - ИФЗ РАН News · ИФЗ РАН

Track this radar to get each update by email.

Research · What is being built?

Where the work is growing

Dot size: documents that year

Where the work is growing
Area	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026 so far	Total
							460
	0						83
	0						39
	0		0	0			26
	0		0				24

What problems are they working on?

Size and shade: documents

Largest 15 of 77 problems

Latest in innovation

4 SeptA flexible microwave absorbing fabric and its weaving method Patent · Xinxing Cathay Engineering Technology Research Institute Multi-spectral stealth materials 4 SeptA smart laser infrared stealth system Patent · National University of Defense Technology Multi-spectral stealth materials 1 SeptBroadband radar stealth absorbing composite material based on biomass carbonized fiber and its preparation method Patent · Hu Ruirui Multi-spectral stealth materials 1 SeptA thermoplastic microwave absorbing honeycomb panel and its preparation method Patent · Aerospace Science And Industry Wuhan Magnetoelectric Multi-spectral stealth materials 1 SeptA full-frequency omnidirectional stealth structure for the leading edge of an airfoil and its fabrication method Patent · Xian Angellead Nano Technology Multi-spectral stealth materials

Market · What is reaching the market?

Latest in the market

19 SeptChina: F-35 Stealth Parts Surface in Hong Kong. It May Not Be Beijing’s 1st Look at the U.S. Aircraft - EurAsian Times News · EurAsian Times Stealth aircraft coating materials 19 SeptF-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong: Has China gained access to US stealth tech? - The Times of India News · timesofindia.indiatimes.com Stealth aircraft coating materials 19 SeptF-35 Stealth Parts Diverted to Hong Kong, Triggering Pentagon Security Probe - Defence Security Asia News · Defence Security Asia Stealth aircraft coating materials 16 SeptWhat Are Those White Patches on the B-2 Bomber? - MiGFlug News · MiGFlug Stealth aircraft exterior coatings 15 SeptWhat Most People Get Wrong About Russian Fighter Jet Stealth Coatings - ИФЗ РАН News · ИФЗ РАН Stealth aircraft coating materials

Strategy · Where is the money and effort going?

How far along each area is

Innovation Market A year ago

How far along each area is
	Selling
	Selling
	Selling
	Selling
	On its way to market

Money, launches and partners

Money and capacity

China Reveals “Unpainted” J-35 Stealth Fighter Indicating Start of Batch Production - Defensemirror.com News · Defensemirror.com · 8 Jan Unpainted J-35 stealth fighter hints at production start in China - Air Data News News · Air Data News · 8 Jan F-35 availability will drop as corrosion backlog clears - UK Defence Journal News · UK Defence Journal · 14 May China’s AI ‘Dark Factory’ Produces J-20 Stealth Fighters Almost Nonstop, Raising Alarm Over Pacific Airpower Balance - Defence Security Asia News · Defence Security Asia · 13 May The Industrial Logic of Low Observable Integration for Germa — Daim News · daim.co · 17 Aug Why Northrop Grumman Must Accelerate B-21 Raider Production Before The USAF Can Hit Its 100-Bomber Target - Simple Flying News · Simple Flying · 14 Jun HAL Initiates Phased Application of Domestic Radar Absorbent Material on Su-30MKI to Boost Air Defence Survivability | Defence News India News · defence.in · 1 Jun

Launches and deployments

China's J-35 stealth fighter is already flying from aircraft carriers with electromagnetic catapults: behind its hidden technology lies an invisible carbon bomb that will affect the climate for decades to come - ecoticias.com News · ecoticias.com · 27 Jan The U.S. Air Force’s New ‘F-22 Super’ Fighter Is Coming - 19fortyfive.com News · 19fortyfive.com · 16 Jan Chinese aircraft manufacturer hosts first flights of 2026 for J-35 stealth fighter jet, others - Global Times News · Global Times · 7 Jan Turkish startup claims volcanic spray coating could make cheap battlefield drones dramatically harder for radar systems to detect | TechRadar News · www.techradar.com · 29 May Small attack drones get new stealth spray with claimed 43 dB radar cut - Interesting Engineering News · Interesting Engineering · 25 May Turkish startup develops stealth spray for combat drones - The Defence Blog News · The Defence Blog · 24 May 'Upto 40%': UK scientists testing fighter jet paint that reduces radar and thermal signature News · www.wionews.com · 5 Aug Yunus İnce's Kürşat 3.0 Stealth Coating Achieves 45 dB Radar Attenuation in Independent University Test | Logicity News · logicity.in · 14 Jun A Turkish Researcher Says His Spray-On Coating Can Make Drones Harder To See On Radar - ZME Science News · ZME Science · 10 Jun Indian Su-30MKI Could Receive a Coating to Reduce Its Radar Signature - Meta-Defense News · Meta-Defense · 13 Sept Experts puzzle over reflective coating on China’s newest stealth fighter - The New Voice of Ukraine News · The New Voice of Ukraine · 7 Sept China’s J-35 stealth fighter appears with mysterious mirror-like coating / The New Voice of Ukraine News · english.nv.ua · 7 Sept

Partnerships

A lightweight, flame-retardant, broadband microwave absorption structure Patent · Yangzhou Pinghang Aviation Power Technology, Jiangsu Xinyang New Material · 21 Aug A high-strength, high-temperature resistant microwave-absorbing ceramic matrix composite material with a biomimetic structure of Ilex chinensis leaf, its preparation method and application Patent · Northwestern Polytechnical University, Henan Academy of Sciences · 14 Jul A lightweight integrated composite sandwich structure for absorbing and resisting wave damage and its preparation method Patent · Hunan Zihard Material Technology, Longhua Technology Group · 23 Jun

Legal actions

Black Horizon: Whistle Blown On F-22's Stealth News · deepbluehorizon.blogspot.com · 13 Jun F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong: Has China gained access to US stealth tech? - The Times of India News · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 19 Sept F-35 Stealth Parts Diverted to Hong Kong, Triggering Pentagon Security Probe - Defence Security Asia News · Defence Security Asia · 19 Sept

New to this radar

Camouflage System with Adaptive IR Signature Patent · Saab · 24 Feb Preparation and application of a polymer-based porous aerogel Patent · Chuzhou University · 9 Dec 2025 Camouflage material for avoiding detection from thermal imaging Patent · Bulldog Equipment · 4 Dec 2025 A rapid prototyping impact-resistant honeycomb microwave absorbing composite material and its preparation method Patent · Shanghai University · 14 Apr A skin for a micro-aircraft that combines energy harvesting and multispectral stealth. Patent · Harbin University Of Science And Technology · 10 Mar Broadband stealth shielding composite materials, preparation methods and applications Patent · Zhengzhou Fangstring Advanced Materials Science And Technology · 10 Mar The trailing edge structure of a stealth aircraft wing with a conductive honeycomb core applied Patent · Republic Of Korea · 24 Aug Infrared/microwave compatible stealth metamaterial composite fabric and its preparation method Patent · Xi'an Polytechnic University · 10 Jul Radio wave absorber, method for manufacturing a radio wave absorber, and aircraft Patent · Subaru · 5 Jun A flexible microwave absorbing fabric and its weaving method Patent · Xinxing Cathay Engineering Technology Research Institute · 4 Sept Broadband radar stealth absorbing composite material based on biomass carbonized fiber and its preparation method Patent · Hu Ruirui, Zhou Guangchen · 1 Sept A full-frequency omnidirectional stealth structure for the leading edge of an airfoil and its fabrication method Patent · Xian Angellead Nano Technology · 1 Sept

Money, launches and partners
	Dec – Feb	Mar – May	Jun – Aug	Sep – Nov so far
Money and capacity	8 JanChina Reveals “Unpainted” J-35 Stealth Fighter Indicating Start of Batch Production - Defensemirror.comDefensemirror.com 8 JanUnpainted J-35 stealth fighter hints at production start in China - Air Data NewsAir Data News	14 MayF-35 availability will drop as corrosion backlog clears - UK Defence JournalUK Defence Journal 13 MayChina’s AI ‘Dark Factory’ Produces J-20 Stealth Fighters Almost Nonstop, Raising Alarm Over Pacific Airpower Balance - Defence Security AsiaDefence Security Asia	17 AugThe Industrial Logic of Low Observable Integration for Germa — Daimdaim.co 14 JunWhy Northrop Grumman Must Accelerate B-21 Raider Production Before The USAF Can Hit Its 100-Bomber Target - Simple FlyingSimple Flying 1 JunHAL Initiates Phased Application of Domestic Radar Absorbent Material on Su-30MKI to Boost Air Defence Survivability \| Defence News Indiadefence.in	–
Launches and deployments	27 JanChina's J-35 stealth fighter is already flying from aircraft carriers with electromagnetic catapults: behind its hidden technology lies an invisible carbon bomb that will affect the climate for decades to come - ecoticias.comecoticias.com 16 JanThe U.S. Air Force’s New ‘F-22 Super’ Fighter Is Coming - 19fortyfive.com19fortyfive.com 7 JanChinese aircraft manufacturer hosts first flights of 2026 for J-35 stealth fighter jet, others - Global TimesGlobal Times	29 MayTurkish startup claims volcanic spray coating could make cheap battlefield drones dramatically harder for radar systems to detect \| TechRadarwww.techradar.com 25 MaySmall attack drones get new stealth spray with claimed 43 dB radar cut - Interesting EngineeringInteresting Engineering 24 MayTurkish startup develops stealth spray for combat drones - The Defence BlogThe Defence Blog	5 Aug'Upto 40%': UK scientists testing fighter jet paint that reduces radar and thermal signaturewww.wionews.com 14 JunYunus İnce's Kürşat 3.0 Stealth Coating Achieves 45 dB Radar Attenuation in Independent University Test \| Logicitylogicity.in 10 JunA Turkish Researcher Says His Spray-On Coating Can Make Drones Harder To See On Radar - ZME ScienceZME Science	13 SepIndian Su-30MKI Could Receive a Coating to Reduce Its Radar Signature - Meta-DefenseMeta-Defense 7 SepExperts puzzle over reflective coating on China’s newest stealth fighter - The New Voice of UkraineThe New Voice of Ukraine 7 SepChina’s J-35 stealth fighter appears with mysterious mirror-like coating / The New Voice of Ukraineenglish.nv.ua
Partnerships	–	–	21 AugA lightweight, flame-retardant, broadband microwave absorption structureYangzhou Pinghang Aviation Power Technology, Jiangsu Xinyang New Material 14 JulA high-strength, high-temperature resistant microwave-absorbing ceramic matrix composite material with a biomimetic structure of Ilex chinensis leaf, its preparation method and applicationNorthwestern Polytechnical University, Henan Academy of Sciences 23 JunA lightweight integrated composite sandwich structure for absorbing and resisting wave damage and its preparation methodHunan Zihard Material Technology, Longhua Technology Group	–
Legal actions	–	–	13 JunBlack Horizon: Whistle Blown On F-22's Stealthdeepbluehorizon.blogspot.com	19 SepF-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong: Has China gained access to US stealth tech? - The Times of Indiatimesofindia.indiatimes.com 19 SepF-35 Stealth Parts Diverted to Hong Kong, Triggering Pentagon Security Probe - Defence Security AsiaDefence Security Asia
New to this radar	24 FebCamouflage System with Adaptive IR SignatureSaab 9 DecPreparation and application of a polymer-based porous aerogelChuzhou University 4 DecCAMOUFLAGE MATERIAL FOR AVOIDING DETECTION FROM THERMAL IMAGINGBulldog Equipment	14 AprA rapid prototyping impact-resistant honeycomb microwave absorbing composite material and its preparation methodShanghai University 10 MarA skin for a micro-aircraft that combines energy harvesting and multispectral stealth.Harbin University Of Science And Technology 10 MarBroadband stealth shielding composite materials, preparation methods and applicationsZhengzhou Fangstring Advanced Materials Science And Technology	24 AugThe trailing edge structure of a stealth aircraft wing with a conductive honeycomb core appliedRepublic Of Korea 10 JulInfrared/microwave compatible stealth metamaterial composite fabric and its preparation methodXi'an Polytechnic University 5 JunRadio wave absorber, method for manufacturing a radio wave absorber, and aircraftSubaru	4 SepA flexible microwave absorbing fabric and its weaving methodXinxing Cathay Engineering Technology Research Institute 1 SepBroadband radar stealth absorbing composite material based on biomass carbonized fiber and its preparation methodHu Ruirui, Zhou Guangchen 1 SepA full-frequency omnidirectional stealth structure for the leading edge of an airfoil and its fabrication methodXian Angellead Nano Technology

Who bets where · Who is shaping this field?

Data · The evidence behind this radar

What do you want to know next?

Ask about anything in this radar's 645 documents.

Get the report

For your team, or for an AI tool.

Share it

Send your team the link to this radar.