Radar stealth technology was originally applied to military aircraft operating in high-risk environment, but the shape stealth means used in early radar stealth technology was not perfect. Most combat aircraft using stealth technology will be affected in flight performance, such as the reduction of engine intake and exhaust efficiency, the reduction of aircraft payload value, the increase of weight and the high production cost. Although these problems will also occur in the case of stealth of naval vessels, the huge volume of surface vessels relative to combat aircraft can reduce the impact of this problem, at least partially alleviating the impact of stealth design on the overall layout and operational effectiveness.

Stealth technology can indeed make wooden surface ships gain higher survivability and stronger combat effectiveness in attack and defense, but the development of modern naval ships did not immediately show the trend of total stealth of main battle ships. This is because the existing naval weapon technology and battlefield information network construction do not have sufficient conditions. Surface ships with complete stealth capability should transmit as few radio signals as possible, so stealth ships must be supported by external information acquisition systems if they want to play their combat effectiveness. If all stealth ships can get the information of satellites, early warning aircraft, reconnaissance planes and other warships through the data link system in the naval battle, it can really play an excellent operational effect. However, in the actual war, it is not easy to meet the requirements of warships' ocean-going operations completely by relying on battlefield networks unless the military technology gap between the opposing sides is too obvious. It is dangerous to entrust the information acquisition channel of surface ships to the battlefield network completely.

All stealth warships are limited by many conditions in structure and operational performance, and the scope of use of stealth warships that rely too much on system support is also relatively narrow. Therefore, how to balance the relationship between stealth performance, combat effectiveness and flexibility in use is an important issue that navies of various countries have to consider when developing stealth warships. Foreign navies have popularized stealth design in most combat vessels. Although some main battle ships still use full stealth technology, with the gradual improvement of American "arsenal" and DD-x, full stealth technology has been rapidly popularized from small boats to escort boats undertaking main battle tasks. In fact, the development of military technology is often dragged down by threats, because while opponents are developing all stealth ships, if they don't develop stealth ships themselves, they will be in danger of being backward and threatened. This is like the threat posed by the F-22 in the air forcing other countries to develop fourth-generation fighters. The emergence of threats will inevitably force them to be passive, even if they have to pay a huge price in terms of capital and technical strength.

There has never been an impeccable and perfect technology in the history of military equipment development. Although stealth technology has a slight advantage in the contest with detection technology, the cycle of military technology spear and shield will not end there. The emergence of new technologies and equipment that can resist portable technology is just around the corner, which will inevitably lead to newer and more intense technical confrontation and large-scale equipment technical adjustment.