Putin’s forces will soon have new camouflage gear that can completely hide them from heat-detecting lenses, Russian contractors say.
While thermal ‘invisibility cloaks’ are nothing new, a murky company calling itself HiderX claims to have cracked a major flaw which allowed them to be spotted by keen-eyed operatives.
Soldiers have a range of options to conceal themselves to the naked eye, such as using the cover of night or wearing ghillie suits mimicking foliage or snow.
These techniques can be thwarted by infra-red cameras and other thermal imaging equipment which detect body heat.