The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) announced a major advancement in stealth technology by launching the Metamaterial Surface Cloaking System — Anālakshya.
- This textile-based broadband Metamaterial Microwave Absorber offers near-perfect wave absorption across a broad spectrum, significantly enhancing stealth capabilities against Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging.
- By offering near-perfect wave absorption across a broad spectrum, the system significantly enhances the ability to counter SAR imaging, and will also give effective protection from missiles that use radar guidance.
- The technology underwent extensive laboratory and field testing between 2019 and 2024, proving its efficacy across diverse conditions with 90% of the material being sourced indigenously.
- The technology has been licensed to Meta Tattva Systems Pvt. Ltd. which will oversee its manufacturing and deployment.
