"Stealth. Operations declassified" AirForces Monthly Publication. Історія технології стелс (англійською мовою)

"Stealth. Operations declassified" AirForces Monthly Publication, Key Publishing  (англійською мовою).

Приголомшливе 100-сторінкове видання, що розповідає про технології малої помітності "стелс" - історію створення, розвитку та застосування різними країнами в різний період, описуються особливості бойових операцій за участю стелс-технології, про секретні проекти, про концептуальні розробки.

Є також малюнок-реконструкція "знаменитого" вертольота UH-60 Black Hawk (Чорний Яструб), переобладнаного під технологію стелс, деталі футуристичного вигляду якого були знайдені після операції зі устарнення Бін Ладена.

Stealth revolutionised the way air wars are fought. It was developed in the ‘deep black world’ where security passes, retina eye scanners and ID cards are a way of life for those who create, test and fly these classified aircraft in remote sites. Often the jets only break cover when their unique capabilities are required in combat or for a particular high-risk mission.

This 100-page special publication, from the team behind AirForces Monthly magazine, examines the operational missions of such types as the Lockheed Martin’s F-117, Northrop Grumman’s B-2 Spirit, and the next generation of ‘stealthy’ aircraft such as Lockheed Martin’s F-22A Raptor. All of these aircraft have been in combat – how effective were they? We also look into the 'black world' and report on America's secret programmes at Area 51, many of which areyet to be declassified.

Features include:

Stealth Fighter Combat Operations
Tom Kaminski provides an overview of combat operations for the world’s first stealth fighter, the F-117 Nighthawk.

Raptor Goes to War
Tim Ripley looks at the combat debut of the F-22A Raptor in the war against Daesh in Syria and Iraq.

Russian Stealth Technologies
Alexander Mladenov outlines the latest Russian stealth developments, including the much-debated fifth generation T-50 fighter programme.

The Spirit of Stealth
Tom Kaminski examines the continued service of Northrop Grumman’s B-2A Spirit – and the rolling upgrades helping to keep the aircraft at the top of its game.

Monsters from the East
AFM’s Glenn Sands reports on China’s emerging fifth-generation stealth fighter, the J-20 Mighty Dragon. And Jon Lake examines the secretive development of the FC-31