Radar and countermeasures
Electromagnetic stealth

Just over ten years after the Wright brothers' first flight, World War I provided a tremendous springboard for aviation. Used initially for reconnaissance missions and later for bombing, aircraft played a vital role in the conflict. By 1915, the Germans had gained superiority in the air, but the war efforts of the British and then the French enabled the Allies to regain the advantage in 1916. History will remember many names among the flying aces, both German and French,...