Stealth warship technology

Stealth warship technology

by Lavers, Christopher

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First book to give an insight into a growing area of interest - stealth warship technology - which is crucial for future developments in warship construction. It demonstrates the importance of materials used in warship construction and how this influences all of a naval platform's design parameters. Stealth technology is now considered a critical component within warship design, with interest in the concept of stealth increasing around the globe as naval forces adapt to new challenges. Many new…

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  • Full title :Stealth warship technology / by Christopher Lavers.

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First book to give an insight into a growing area of interest - stealth warship technology - which is crucial for future developments in warship construction. It demonstrates the importance of materials used in warship construction and how this influences all of a naval platform's design parameters. Stealth technology is now considered a critical component within warship design, with interest in the concept of stealth increasing around the globe as naval forces adapt to new challenges. Many new developing nations are now implementing their first generation of stealth technology military hardwa.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (295 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1523104139, 9781523104130, 1408175525, 9781408175521, 1283714132, 9781283714136, 1408175533, 9781408175538, 1472987578, 9781472987570
  • oclc:on1109145726
  • LC Classification:V800
  • Dewey Decimal:623.81225

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1 Radar; Early Radar Stealth; Sr-71; Measuring Stealth; Maximum Detection Range (MDR) and Radar Cross Section; Stealth Approaches; 2 Visibility; Dazzle Camouflage and the First World War; Origins of Camouflage; 3 Invisible Futures; Radar Metamaterials; Optical Metamaterials; 4 Infra-Red; Infra-red Heat Reduction; Ircs Contributors; The Laws of Infra-red Emission; 5 Magnetic Signature; Magnetic Stealth; Degaussing Ships' Hulls; 6 The Acoustic Threat and Other Signatures; Acoustic Noise; Various Environmental Factors; Active Sonar

Passive SonarSonar Comparison; Cavitation; Future Acoustic Technology; Bioluminescence; Wake Effects; Extremely Low-Frequency (ELF) Signature; Likely Future Cross Sections; Biologically Inspired Design; Emissions Control Policy; 7 Modern Stealth Ships; Sweden; United Kingdom; Italian and French Destroyer Variants; United States of America; India; Russia; France; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Germany; China; 8 Future Naval Stealth Platforms; Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carrier; A Brief History of the Build So Far; Radar and Weapons Systems; Embarked Fleet Air Arm?; Carrier Construction

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Subjects

Navires de guerre -- Camouflage Warships -- Camouflage Warships -- Design and construction

Writers

Lavers, Christopher

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