Next-Generation Military Camouflage

Hi Moose.

Last week they showed this technique on our TVs here in the UK. They showed a challenger tank waiting in a valley for an enemy to aproach, the thing was that you could not see the tank! It was also very difficult to spot this tank when it moved, they fired a shell, then they moved to another position before any enemy could get a sighting on it. Very impressive indeed. Spencer.

I've always wondered why they didn't use more of a photographic image for camo patterns? I always thought it was the cost involved in putting the pattern on large objects.

Clothes have been using more realistic patterns for years. Thus the reason I thought it was cost prohibitive.

That would fool most cursory photo recon, however, nowadays there is always an IR signature to consider, plus if you shift a photo into the uv range (daytime use), you can always see the odd reflections. Nowadays, this is just a couple of clicks on the digital camera setup! Therefore, low IR paint is used, which has its own problems. For instance, you must remove the existing rust protective paint to use the low IR or else it shines right rhough the cammo! This mylar surface is really an interesting product. I don't think the arty guys back in my old unit would have any problems seeing right through it though. It would have one useful advantage in that it could be applied in the field instead of needing to be brought back to a specialized facility. Meaning it oculd be changed easily if you are in a desert one week and a forest the next.

Gentlemen,

I have read some of the blogs and I am very impressed with the comments. One thing I will say that I noticed is that our material mitigates IR tremendously. We did not learn of this until recently. We borrowed a IR camera from some friends of ours close by and in some cases , the heat source disapeered completely. We are very excited about our developments and hope to continue to develop unbelievable concealment camouflage & deception ( CCD ) solutions for many years to come for the military. My partner , K Dominic Cincotti , will be giving some full comments shortly for everyone. If you have any other questions , you can feel free to email us at any time.

Trevor J. Kräcker

Military Wraps, Inc.

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the camo looks great on a still picture if you can spot it.

but as its moving it can be detected,

An example, in Viet nam, when the U.S. helicopter gunships were fired upon, at first they fired and ran, and became history, then they found out that if they just hold thier ground after they fired and keep still it made it difficult for the gunner to spot.

These aircraft pix are computer-generated/enhanced. Possibly CGI superimposed over a real backdrop, a la Photoshop (note that the aircraft is flying over exactly the same location in both pics, a dead giveaway). Wonder what the Real Thing looks like. You know, what the enemy would see?

good catch

OK guys I joined..

Trevor