Radar stealth technology aims to prevent aircraft detection by radar systems. It works by reducing an aircraft's radar cross-section through shape design and radar-absorbing materials. Aircraft shapes avoid orthogonal plates and use re-entrant triangles to interfere with and attenuate radar waves through incoherent scattering and destructive interference. Coatings like iron ball paint and Jaumann absorbers are also applied to aircraft surfaces to reduce detectability. Stealth aircraft additionally aim to reduce detection in other spectra and noise signatures. Radar stealth technology plays an important role in modern military operations by aiding secret missions and increasing a nation's defensive capabilities.