Posted on 01/27/2024 5:32:36 PM PST by Red Badger
Russian forces will be given “invisibility cloaks” which will fully protect them from heat-detection cameras, a Russian contractor has claimed.
The cloaks, developed by military tech firm HiderX, are a “completely new product”, and would make geared-up soldiers “look like an unnatural object” to obscure them from “hostile heat seekers”.
Other cloaking technologies fail to completely hide the silhouette of the target, which HiderX's new product manages to solve.
“We design a completely new product - a camouflage suit that dilutes the silhouette,” HiderX told Russian state-owned news agency Tass.
“It is a completely Russian technology that coats the fabric with a specific mixture.
Video shows one totally invisible man unveiling himself through a thermal imaging camera.HiderX
“It is our know-how, and we shall not disclose the details.
“The suit screens the surrounding temperature of the objects… It effectively camouflages Russian soldiers against hostile heat seekers.”
The camouflage suit, as HiderX call it, is still in development but may be ready for active use by the end of January.
The firm was critical of existing Russian military tech, and said the methods Russian troops were using in Ukraine were “inefficient” and “do not fully conceal the object”.
HiderX said the suits will weigh a mere 350g and could even be carried in a soldier’s pocket.
The firm continued: “We learned to hide the object from a heat seeker, conceal its heat signature.
“The products are used in commando units. The camouflage suit makes a soldier look like an unnatural object. Heat seekers see the silhouette diluted.
“We took pains to develop the suit. Trials are ongoing and have to be completed by the end of January.”
The suits are similar to “space blankets” – another kind of heat camouflage technology which has been in use for decades.
The firm shared footage of “test results” on popular Russian social media site Telegram.
Despite videos showing the comparative advantage of wearing one of these suits while stationary, the technology was easier to spot when wearers were moving.
Despite their interviews with Tass, HiderX’s claims cannot be independently verified.
It’s just good reflective coats.
More impressive is their anti-drone jamming. The Ukrainians are only able to strike places that don’t have them as they have to avoid the radii of objects that do.
I wish pink camo worked.
Especially in Walmart.
**That heat emitting, moving trash bag has legs…blow it.
Some of the troops are carrying mosin-nagants and they’re saying they have an IR cloak? Riiiiight.
CC
So you make a rocket that will home in on the jamming signals...................
Reconnaissance drones could be made that fly for say a quarter mile taking pictures for all but the first and last five seconds and then come back home.
Sounds like feel-good from Vladolf Putler to reduce the reluctance of his conscripts to press forward on their meat assaults.
delete “and last”
Glorified “Mylar survival blankets”.
Wow, Russia has some cutting edge technology. I got mine at Amazon.
Asbestos liner
Microphones and flares could be useful.
When I was in the Marines, 73-77, we had ‘People Finder’ radars. About the size of a breadbox on a tripod, they would alert you to people trying to creep up on your position...........
“ The camouflage suit, as HiderX call it, is still in development but may be ready for active use by the end of January.”
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Development counts but to be “ready for active use” production must first be implemented and scaled up.
I can still see them!..............
Cost 1 Billion rubles per unit.
I recommend those for people who travel in desert areas.
If the car breaks down a couple of those and some twine can keep the car or people cooler, if it is covering the car you can shove a tumbleweed or suitcase or something under the reflective blanket to allow airflow. Even a motorcyclist would benefit from one while working on his bike on the road.
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