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IR Camouflage

Infrared camouflage technology is designed to conceal objects by reducing their heat signature and altering their radar profile. It can be applied to individuals, vehicles, and buildings through specialized paints and nets, with various companies offering multi-spectral solutions. Recent advancements include personal camouflage systems and 3D Ghillie Suits for diverse environments.

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IR Camouflage

Infrared camouflage technology is designed to conceal objects by reducing their heat signature and altering their radar profile. It can be applied to individuals, vehicles, and buildings through specialized paints and nets, with various companies offering multi-spectral solutions. Recent advancements include personal camouflage systems and 3D Ghillie Suits for diverse environments.

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What is infrared camouflage?

Infrared camouflaging and disguise technology is used to hide-camouflage objects.


Infrared emitting fibers display infrared disguise and camouflage images.

Multi-spectral camouflage can be applied to individuals, to vehicles, and to buildings.


It can take the form of specialised paints or camouflage nets that provide
conventional camouflage, reduce the amount of heat given off by an object, and alter
the shape and size of its radar signature. [7][8][9][10][11][12] The Saab Barracuda Mobile
Camouflage System provides a degree of concealment in the visible, thermal
infrared, and radar parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, [13] as does the
Miranda Berberys-R multispectral camouflage system from Poland.[14] Similarly, other
companies such as the American-Israeli "Fibrotex" and "Ametrine", and the Greek
"Intermat Defence" proposed their own products ranging from static vehicle
camouflage fabric to multispectral spray paints.
Saab AB began offering a multi-spectral personal camouflage system known as the
Special Operations Tactical Suit (SOTACS) as early as 2005. [15] And as of 2018,
multiple countries are phasing out legacy camouflage systems with multi-spectral
systems.[16][17]
In the last decade other companies developed their own individual multispectral
camouflage, such as the Israeli "Polaris Solutions", the American "Relv Camo",
and the Italian "ProApto". The latter specifically focuses on 3D individual
camouflage, proposing multispectral Ghillie Suits designed also for amphibious
operations and both tropical and arctic environments.
Electromagnetic spectrum[18]

Camouflage
Name Wavelength Detected by Example application
Technology

10 nm –
Ultraviolet
380 nm

380 nm – Paint, nets, counter-


Visible light Eyes, cameras Uniforms
700 nm illumination

700 nm –
Shorter Infrared Image intensifiers
3 μm

Mid or Thermal Heat-seeking


3 μm – 8 μm
infrared missile

Thermal
Long infrared 8 μm – 15 μm Peltier cooling plates Adaptiv
imaging sensor

Far infrared 15 μm – 1 mm

Northrop Grumman B-2


Microwave 1 mm – 1 m Radar Stealth technology
Spirit, F-117 Nighthawk

Longer Radio 1m–


waves 100,000 km

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