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Title: Quantum Physics Can Make an Unjammable Radar
Post by: TheWanderingJewels on <01-06-13/0835:48>

http://gizmodo.com/5968827/quantum-physics-can-make-an-unjammable-radar

Boys and girls, if they make this work, the tech curve just got a lot nastier for sensors

Title: Re: Quantum Physics Can Make an Unjammable Radar
Post by: DamienHollow on <01-06-13/1949:35>

Well there goes stealth... time for more speed, armor and guns... at least until i can actually figure out the hacking rules.

Title: Re: Quantum Physics Can Make an Unjammable Radar
Post by: KarmaInferno on <01-08-13/0118:55>

Note this is only good against active radar masking, where you try to send false info back to the sensor.

Passive techniques for scattering or absorbing radar will work just fine.

It may, however, be of use against ruthenium fiber type optical camouflage.




-k

Title: Re: Quantum Physics Can Make an Unjammable Radar
Post by: Xzylvador on <01-08-13/0529:42>

Don't know much about physics, but I'm not certain that the current passive techniques (which absorb/scatter RF signals) would work on photons too.

Title: Re: Quantum Physics Can Make an Unjammable Radar
Post by: Novocrane on <01-08-13/0539:30>

Whether it's analogous or not, there is the MSOS MkI sensor from Spy Games, which seemingly does perform the same function for optical camouflage. Now I suppose a variant for RADAR / UWB (?) should be a possibility.

Title: Re: Quantum Physics Can Make an Unjammable Radar
Post by: Mirikon on <01-08-13/0617:13>

Remember that any detection system is only flawless until stealth systems advance to counter it.