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From: operator@desire.wright.edu
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Subject: re:Stealth boats(?)
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Date: 15 Mar 91 03:44:02 GMT
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From: operator@desire.wright.edu

Concerning Stealth Boats,

	When the government announced the existence of stealth projects in
1980, they said at the time (Defense Sec. Harold Brown) that they actually
planned to build boats, tanks and subs with stealth tech.  They actually
figured at the time that they could retrofit existing systems with stealth
tech, which they have done in some cases (subs and planes).  I don't know
exactly what has been done in the past few years as far as boats.

	I do know that there have been some unusual experiments with paint on 
the hull and superstructure to make the boat less visible.  I believe that the
French have researched this and have not made any significant progress.  Also,
the Soviets are building many of their newer ships with radar evasion in mind
and have primarily used shaping techniques to achieve this.

Robert Mack, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio