Stealth

Stealth is a form of technology used to render starships invisible, or at least less detectable, to sensors.

Many spacefaring civilizations use varying forms of stealth technology. The highest form currently known is the cloaking device, which uses selective bending of light and emission dampening to render a ship totally invisible. This is used by many organizations, including the Romulan Star Empire, the Klingon Defense Force, and the Suliban Cabal. However, the power consumptions of this type of cloaking technology is high, meaning weapons and shields cannot be used while a vessel is cloaked.

• The next advancement of cloaking technology is the interphase cloaking device, which allows a starship to pass through solid objects.

Stealth technology may also include the use of holographic equipment, and is not limited to space travel. In 2154, the Romulans deployed two drone-ships, which used holographic technology to disguise themselves as other vessels.

The Federation uses holographic technology to hide facilities referred to as "duck blinds" from pre-warp civilizations, with the purposes of observation and education.