Quantum Imaging Technique Heralds Unjammable Aircraft Detection

[bobbymike]

IMHO I really think we are going to go full circle when the radar and other detection technologies get so good you will have 'Flying Fortresses' but defended by lasers.

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/508826/quantum-imaging-technique-heralds-unjammable-aircraft-detection/

 

[Bill Walker]

A quote from the article:

"So there’s no reason, this security cannot be added relatively quickly and cheaply to existing imaging systems."

I've heard that before. Usually from people of limited technical background.

 

[2IDSGT]

I have a limited technical background, but what I got from this piece is that quantum imaging is basically a way of tagging one's own energy emissions in order to filter out the false returns generated by a jamming system. It doesn't seem to be a solution for low RCS (wherein the emissions simply don't come back); which begs the question... why did the use a B-2 in their illustration?

 

[Mat Parry]

I wonder if this is related?

http://www.google.com/patents/US7375802?cl=en