Stealth colouring developed for Turkish KAAN fighter

The KAAN combat aircraft, developed as part of the National Combat Aircraft Program (MU), is preparing for its first flight tests.

The low-visibility paint (RAM), developed at Turkish Aerospace Industries enterprises for the KAAN fighter, has reached a success rate of 97 per cent, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Twitter page of SavunmaSanayiST.com.

KAAN savaş uçağının RAM boyasında kritik gelişme!https://t.co/CCV3ZtCg3K

— SavunmaSanayiST.com (@SavunmaSanayiST) June 5, 2023

Research is reported to continue to increase this indicator and Turkish Aerospace Industries is preparing to introduce painting technologies into other types of materials that will be used on the surface.

The low-visibility paint has the technology of damping the material against radars to reduce electromagnetic transmission. This is a technology used in a new generation of aircraft that allows platforms to remain unnoticed by radar or appear very small.

Due to tactical warfare strategies, large-scale research has been conducted in recent years to make new-generation air platforms invisible or very small in size for radar systems. Technologies are being developed to prevent the signals sent by the antennas of ground systems from entering the aircraft and transmitting them back to the antenna. Thanks to these technologies, signals that do not return to the antenna cannot determine the position and geometry of the aircraft. Thanks to these material technologies, the country that owns the aircraft gets a great advantage in a combat situation.

Signals sent by aircraft are also used to detect the target element. An unobtrusive platform absorbs signals through its surface. The signals return to the observing radar with little or no energy to return at all. This takeover ensures that the aircraft cannot be identified as a target or hit when it is perceived as a threat. Thanks to the developed colouring, Turkish Aerospace Industries has the technology to absorb air and ground signals on the surfaces of the KAAN combat aircraft and then plans to use it on the surfaces of other unique platforms.