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Stealth is often understood as a single technology enabling advanced aircraft to avoid detection, but it's far more multifaceted. Instead of merely being invisible, stealth involves a comprehensive tactical approach, including minimizing an aircraft's radar cross-section, infrared detectability, and heat signatures. This careful orchestration allows stealth aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor to operate advantageously, but they are not infallible. Even advanced stealth crafts can still be spotted using specific radar systems and can face threats from infrared-guided missiles designed to target heat signatures.