Stealth materials are mainly used in the field of national defense and military industry. Structural radar absorbing materials are expected to become the mainstream of the market.

Stealth material refers to a material that can reduce the detection rate and improve its own survival rate, making weapons invisible. Stealth materials need to have characteristics such as lightweight, high/low temperature resistance, multi-spectrum, and multi-function, and have broad application prospects in defense and military industries such as fighter jets, ships, and active tanks.

In terms of raw materials, the main raw materials for stealth materials include fibers, resins, targets, alloys, metal powders, reagents, conductive polymers, etc. Fibers include glass fiber, aramid fiber, carbon fiber, etc.; resins include vinyl resin, unsaturated polyester resin, epoxy resin, polyurethane resin, etc. In terms of technology, stealth materials need to meet the application requirements of different products. The industry’s technical barriers are extremely high and research and development is difficult.

There are many types of stealth materials. According to different structures and working principles, they can be divided into infrared stealth materials, radar absorbing materials, and nanocomposite stealth materials. Radar absorbing materials can be subdivided into radar absorbing coatings and structural radar absorbing materials. Structural radar absorbing materials are composed of sandwich structure absorbing composite materials and fiber-reinforced absorbing composite materials. They have the advantages of high strength, lightweight, and good absorbing effect. They are expected to become a mainstream product in the stealth material market in the future.

According to the “2023-2028 China Stealth Materials Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, stealth The materials are mainly used in the field of national defense and military industry, with fighter jets, ships, active tanks, etc. being their end products. Stealth fighters are the main development direction of the fighter industry. In recent years, with technological advancement, the localization process of my country’s stealth fighter market has been accelerating. The J-20 is a fifth-generation stealth fighter independently developed by the People’s Liberation Army of my country. It has the advantages of high maneuverability, high stealth, and strong combat effectiveness. It has both infrared stealth and wide-band radar stealth functions. It is expected to become the main fighter of the Chinese Air Force in the future. As the development of downstream industries accelerates, my country’s demand for stealth material applications will further grow.

The main players in the global stealth materials market include American MAST Technology Company, American Laird Technology Group, American ARC Technology Company, etc. In recent years, Chinese enterprises and related scientific research institutions have continued to increase investment in the research of stealth materials, driving the development of the industry to accelerate. Huaqin Technology, Shenjian Co., Ltd., Yue’an New Materials, and Guangqi Technology are the main manufacturers of stealth materials in my country.

Industry analysts said that benefiting from the rapid development of the national defense industry, my country’s stealth materials market prospects continue to improve. In recent years, as the enthusiasm for the research and development of stealth fighter aircraft continues to rise, my country’s stealth material industry has gradually developed in the direction of multi-function, lightweight, and high quality. It is expected that in the future, driven by positive factors such as national policy support and the improvement of independent research and development capabilities of local enterprises, my country’s stealth materials market space will be further expanded.