un costum / îmbrăcăminte de luptă pentru camuflaj multi-spectru / multispectral de combatere a semnăturii elaborat de Raven Aerostar și W.L. Gore & Associates (Gore®, producători de țesături GORE-TEX), care includ proprietățile de camuflaj anti-termic / IR (infraroșu) / anti-radar în amestec.
Gore/Raven Aerostar NEMESIS ‘Turkey Suit’ Multispectral Combat Camouflage Suit/Garment, Personal Hides and Equipment Covers: Anti-Thermal/IR (Infrared)/Anti-Radar Camouflage Technology for 21st-Century Special Operations Forces (SOF) Warfighters and Future Warfare
The National Defense piece states that the Nemesis textile material “randomly breaks up and dissipates body heat so that the user’s silhouette is no longer visible when seen through an infrared device,” according to John Holcombe, business leader for advanced military products at Gore. According to the piece, the goal of the NEMESIS tech is to match normal ground clutter as much as possible by reflecting the energy fromt the surrounding combat environment and scattering it. The NEMESIS Turkey Suit lets heat from the body “escape randomly”, so as not to get too hot (and sweaty!) inside or create an artificial-looking cold spot outside for the thermal/IR sensor. “You actually want some hot spots, some cold spots. You want it to look non-human,” says Holcombe.
Worn as an overgarment (just like a sniper’s ghillie suit) conceal the wearer’s heat signature, the Nemesis Turkey Suit garment is comprised of a hooded jacket, pants and face shield that mimics leaves for the thermal/IR sensor or viewer and cuts detection by more than half, from approximately 5,000 down to less than 2,500 feet, maximizing the warfighter’s element of surprise and minimizing the enemy’s time to react to the threat.
The NEMESIS tech isn’t viable is for desert warfare environments, since living organisms are much colder than the surrounding environment and will show up no matter what, allowing the sensor or viewer to detect the wearer’s shape and movement. Concealing the wearer’s heat signature from multi-spectral electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors is one thing, but concealing his radar signature is another. Obviously, the NEMESIS fabric also features a radar-absorptive aspect. Defense Review already has a message into Abby O’Hara of Raven Aerostar to try to find out more about this and get some additional info on the NEMESIS multispectral camo tech. When we do, we’ll either modify this article accordingly or publish a follow-up piece, depending on what we get.
Secretul „mantiei de invizibilitate” implica folosirea unei matrice hexagonale de panouri de sticla si campuri electromagnetice pentru a indoi lumina in jurul obiectului, precum si pentru a imita natura pentru a face materiale de camo avansate. Matricea hexagonală a panoului aminteste de sistemele de camuflaj hexagonal de tip carcasă ADAPTIV cu sistem adaptabil de la BAE Systems / sistem adaptiv camo, sistemul de cloakare ELTICS Black Fox similar în concept și rezultat și, desigur, camo / cloaking adaptive Hyperstealth Quantum Stealth (QS) tech, pe care DefenseReview (DR) le-a acoperit în articolele anterioare.
Chinese Military Developing ‘Invisibility Cloak’: Multispectral Adaptive Camouflage/Visual Cloaking Technology for Future Chinese Fighter Aircraft and Vehicles and Future Warfare?
Will Chinese aircraft (like the Chengdu J-20 5th-generation low-obserable/stealth fighter, for example) and vehicles have adaptive camouflage/visual cloaking capability in the near future? According to a recent South China Morning Post article, Chinese scientists are „increasingly confident of developing the world’s first invisibility cloak, using technology to hide objects from view and make them ‘disappear'”, after successfully making both a cat and fish disappear, apparently without cooking and eating them (o.k., bad joke about the cat). The new technology could theoretically prevent American fighter aircraft from being able to lock onto Chinese aircraft like the J-20 with heat-seeking missiles.
Professor Chen Hongsheng’s team at Zhejiang University made the fish go invisible in a demonstration last month. Other Chinese universities and research institutes involved in the program include the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Xian Jiaotong University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Tsinghua University, the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA). The NUAA team is reportedly being funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China to „develop ‘full invisibility’ technology and material for hypersonic jets similar to NASA’s X-43A scramjet”, which would allow them to attack targets at speeds at least five times faster than the speed of sound, perhaps even with nuclear missiles and bombs.
As alluded to in the first paragraph, the Chinese adaptive camfouflage/cloaking technology is apparently also multispectral, as a team has developed a device that can cloak an object in the thermal/IR (InfraRed) light spectrum (thus the anti-heat-seeking-missile protective aspect) and prevent it from being picked up by metal detectors. DR assumes it’s thermal/IR camo aspect would also prevent the cloaked object from being seen in the near-IR (night vision) light spectrum, but this hasn’t been confirmed/verified, yet. Professor Ma Yungui, an optical engineering specialist at Zhejiang University recently spoke about this device, which is roughly the size of matchbox, but can be enlarged as necessary to allow weapons to be secreted passed security checkpoints.
The fly in the ointment is that a „useable and practical invisibility cloak might still be decades away as it needed super-materials that could not be produced with current technology”, but the Chinese government and military are pressing ahead with it anyway to gleen theoretical knowledge that can potentially produce many tech spin-offs. „I went to an international forum on invisibility studies in Paris last year and found that at least a third of the researchers came from mainland China. It is challenging to get a research grant no matter what the subject is, but the government’s support on fundamental frontier research such as invisibility study is strong and increasing.” So, the U.S. government and specifically the Department of Defense (DoD) had better take note and do the same. Otherwise, we may just find ourselves behind the 8-ball in a future nation-state war against the Chinese and/or the Russians. The first major showdown with the Chinese may possibly involve Taiwan. China wants it back, and we (the United States) don’t want them to get it back.
Ma gives himself and his Chinese cohorts „about a 40 per cent chance of making the world’s first invisibility cloak,” he said. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen. A Professor Wang Guoping, of the physics department at Wuhan University in Hubei province, also researching visual cloaking/adaptive camouflage technology, also believes the Chinese have an edge over the rest of the world in this field. Materials science (specifically in the area of light-bending metamaterials, we assume) will ultimately be the key, according to him, and he says the Chinese have the (natural) advantage there, too. „Chinese scientists are gaining the lead not only on the invisibility cloak, but in many fields of advanced research.” Well isn’t that just great. As if we didn’t already have enough to worry about from the Chinese military.
Quick question: What’s to keep the Chinese from applying multispectral cloaking technology to fun things like supersonic anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles and torpedoes? Just curious.
Deghizarea invizibilității a fost aproape de neconceput până când teoria ingenioasă a invizibilității macroscopice deghizate a fost propusă pe baza principiilor de optică de transformare.Deși soluția de cloakare demonstrată este eficientă numai pentru mai multe direcții de observare, această lucrare a făcut cu succes un pas către aplicarea practică a deghizarii invizibilității în ascunderea creaturilor de dimensiuni mari la vedere
NewScientist a publicat recent o scurtă piesă pe vopsea de camuflaj militară „cu căldură”, care ar putea fi descrisă mai precis cu vopsea militară / vopsea de camuflaj rezistentă la căldură, elaborată pentru Departamentul Apărării al Statelor Unite (DoD). Potrivit piesei, noua vopsea de camo poate proteja „zonele pazite” de războinici / militari de infanterie militari împotriva exploziilor care depășesc 600 de grade Celsius / 1112 grade Fahrenheit pentru 2 secunde necesare și sa dovedit a proteja mâinile și picioarele goale timp de 15 secunde ” înainte de apariția arsurilor ușoare, de gradul întâi „, care ar trebui să ofere timpului utilizatorului să iasă din zona periculoasă.
Blast-Resistant/Heat-Resistant Camouflage Face Paint Developed for U.S. Military Infantry Warfighters: Will the New Camo Face Paint Incorporate Thermal/IR (Infrared) Camouflage Aspect?
NewScientist recently published a short piece on „heat-proof” military camouflage face paint, which could more accurately be described heat-resistantmilitary face paint/camo paint being developed for te U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). According to the piece, the new camo paint can protect „guarded areas” on military infantry warfighters/soldiers against blasts that exceed 600 degrees Celsius / 1112 degrees Fahrenheit for the required 2 seconds and has proven to protect bare hands and feet for 15 seconds „before mild, first-degree burns appeared”, which should give the wearer time to move out of the danger zone.
The new anti-blast/anti-heat camouflage face paint, recently shown at a „broader symposium on innovations in ingredients for personal care products” at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), was developed by a team at the University of Southern Mississipi (USM), and had to meet a variety of U.S. military specifications, including the 30% DEET (industrial-grade insect repellent) requirement. The chemists involved are Dr. Paige Buchanan, Kelli Booth, Michelle McClusky, Laura Anderson, and Robert Lochhead, Ph.D., but DefenseReview (DR) doesn’t know their precise respective roles in the effort.
Defense Review found the following passage from a press release on the new product interesting:
The trickiest part was that the University of Southern Mississippi team had to avoid the use of mineral oil, mineral spirits, fatty substances and other traditional hydrocarbon makeup ingredients. Hydrocarbons can burn in contact with intense heat in the flame spectrum. The team turned to silicones, which are not as flammable because they absorb radiation at wavelengths outside of the intense heat spectrum. Silicones have been replacing hydrocarbons in many commercial cosmetic makeup products as cosmetics companies improve products to confer better feel properties and transfer-resistance.
A colorless version of the new face paint is being developed for firefighters, and the the team will be testing its viability for various commercial applications, including clothing and tents.
Organization Contact Info:
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eci, am făcut-o și am fost plăcut surprinși de biomimeticul 3-dimensional (3-D) / aspect organic, care la ochiul nostru a avut un aspect vizual al replicii aligator / crocodil la fel. Modelul pe care l-am vazut a fost Kryptek Highlander, care este modelul tranzitoriu / arid al companiei. modelele: Kryptek Nomad ™ (Desert / Arid), Mandrake ™ Highlander ™ (Woodland / Jungle), Yeti (Arctic) Urban (Urban Grey) și Typhon
Kryptek LEAF/Camo Technologies 3-Dimensional (3-D)/Multi-Directional Biomimetic Military Combat Camouflage (Camo) Patterns at SHOT Show 2012: Is the Army’s Future Soldier Going Reptilian?
While DefenseReview (DR) was examining all the new products at the Diamondhead USA booth at SHOT Show 2012, one of our friends and professional contacts advised us to go check out Kryptek L.E.A.F. (Law Enforcement and Armed Forces/Camo Technologies’ military combat camo (camouflage) patterns over at the Source One Distributors (SOD)booth. So, we did, and we were pleasantly surprised by the camo’s 3-dimensional (3-D) biomimetic/organic appearance, which to our eye had an alligator/crocodile-like reptilian visual look to it. The pattern we saw was Kryptek Highlander, which is the company’s transitional/arid pattern. To our knowledge, Kryptek currently has six (6) combat patterns: Kryptek Nomad™ (Desert/Arid), Highlander™(Transitional/Arid) Mandrake™ (Woodland/Jungle), Yeti (Arctic) Urban (Urban Grey) and Typhon (another Urban Grey)
Kryptek military combat camo is patent pending and being marketed under the Kryptek LEAF/CAMO division of Kryptek Outdoor Group (KOG). It was developed specifically for U.S. military “black SOF (Special Operations Forces)” assaulters/operators by a bunch of retired U.S. military warfighters/trigger-pullers and hunters (thus the tagline “Battlefield to Backcountry”) way up there in Sarah Palin country (i.e., Alaska) who wanted to design and develop better, more effective camouflage patterns than what already existed. In fact, they wanted to develop the best combat camo ever. “Our patterns are the most effective, the most cutting edge that have ever been developed.” Bold words, and they were spoken by Kryptek Business Relations Director/CEO Butch Whiting to DR by phone, last night. Whether they’re true or not is up to the U.S. military and independent evaluators to determine through field testing and evaluation, but you have to admire Mr. Whiting’s supreme confidence in his product. It’s of course possible that’s he’s right, and I should note that Whiting comes across as humble-yet-confident rather than cocky over the phone. He’s also doing it for the right reasons. He genuinely wants to improve the combat survivability and lethality of U.S. military infantry warfighters
According to Whiting, Kryptek LEAF camo’s built-in 3-dimensional effect kicks in at approximately 10 meters (10M), or 33 feet. At that distance, “you start to be absorbed into your environment,” Whiting said. So, what does that mean in real terms when one is involved in dynamic military combat? Well, at short distances of 33-100 feet, it could give a warfighter an extra second or two, or three, in a gunfight, or, depending on the lighting conditions, it could even camouflage him completely so that the enemy doesn’t even see him, provided of course that he doesn’t move. The goal in military combat environments is always to seek out and fight from the lowest level of light, or at least a lower light level than the enemy. However, even if you’re able to do that, it still helps to have an effective camouflage pattern. And when you’re caught in broad daylight, it REALLY helps to have an effective camouflage pattern in your corner. Effective camouflage makes it harder to identify and target the wearer, and can at the very least afford him/her valuable seconds in an engagement, allowing him/her to prevail/survive. Lethality is important/crucial, but so is survivability.
When Defense Review asked Mr. Whiting about the biomimetic/reptilian aspect of the camo, he replied that it’s actually based on camo netting as it looks when it’s stretched over objects like vehicles. That was the inspiration. The reptilian visual appearance is essentially just a coincidental byproduct of the camo-netting 3D effect, and Whiting asserts that the patterns are effective at both close and long range. When it comes to combat camo, that’s where the rubber really meets the road. Your camo may work at 100-200 yards, but how well does it work at 500 yards–or 800 yards? That’s a tough nut to crack, and the boys at Kryptek think they’ve cracked it.
The Kryptek LEAF/Camo Technologies military combat camouflage patterns incorporate both visual blending and distruptive aspects. Visual disruption is important because blending only gets you so far, and doesn’t work in certain situations. You’re not always going to blend in with your environment. The same goes for disruption. Sometimes, ya’ just gotta’ blend. So, both are important.
It’s also important that the camo patern works in three light spectrums: visible light/visual, SWIR (Short Wave Infrared)/Near IR/Night Vision/I2, and thermal/IR. In order to do this, the pattern has to printed using the right ink and base material. Whiting stated on the phone that Kryptek LEAF combat camo will work in all three light spectrums. Duro Textiles is handling Kryptek’s camo printing.
The patterns will work against both human beings/combatants and animals/game. “This is the first pattern that has that whole demographic crossover,” says Whiting.
He also made an interesting point on the phone. It’s not just about how well a camouflage pattern works against the enemy. It’s also about how it makes the wearer feel, i.e., its psychological effect on the wearer. Does it help the wearer to generate a predatory combat mindset and think like a hunter? Whiting says Kryptek LEAF camo does (indeed do that).
Kryptek LEAF/Camo combat camo patterns recently made the down-select in the U.S. Army Camouflage Improvement Effort (CIE) competition, along with three other companies’ patterns: ADS Camouflage Solutions/Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp. (Guy Cramer), Brookwood Companies Incorporated (BCI), and Crye Precision. Oh, and U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center also has their own patterns in the fight, apparently. So, Kryptek’s going up against some corporate big boys AND the Army, itself. And ya’ know what? They may actually have a shot! It may be David vs. Goliath redux, assuming the program goes the distance–and that’s a big “if”. The U.S. Army Camouflage Improvement Effort (CIE) could very well turn out to be a giant clusterfuck (certainly wouldn’t be the first time), but if the program goes, our military warfighters could end up looking really cool, and scaly.
“What it boils down to is results. The test results should ultimately determine the outcome.” Butch Whiting to DR
Editor’s Note: DefenseReview is curious as to how the Kryptek LEAF combat camouflage patterns perform at various ranges/distances versus Hyde Definition PenCott combat camo patterns, which also look very good. That would be an interesting match-up.
The following information comes from Kryptek company materials:
Kryptek Press Release on U.S. Army Camouflage Competition Down-Select:
“KRYPTEK™ Outdoor Apparel Named a Finalis in Process to Select New U.S. Military Camouflage Patterns
Company’s Proven Nomad™, Highlander™ and Mandrake™ Camouflage Patterns Undergoing Extensive Military Analysis, Evaluations and Field Trials in 2012
Kryptek™ Outdoor Group’s Law Enforcement Armed Forces (L.E.A.F.) division headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska has been selected to an elite group of finalists approved by the Secretary and the Chief of Staff of the Army to have its camouflage patterns further evaluated during 2012 — bringing the company an important step closer to its goal of becoming an official camouflage pattern provider for all branches of the U.S. military.
In the U.S. Army’s search for a family of camouflage patterns that will prove effective across myriad environments, the selection process required each participating company to submit a family of patterns (desert, woodland and transitional), along with a single coordinated pattern for the Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE). According to a news release from the Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier, finalists “were chosen following a rigorous technical evaluation backed by solid scientific analysis and incorporating critical Soldier input from the field.”
The patterns provided by Kryptek and selected for further evaluation are the company’s high-tech Nomad™, Highlander™ and Mandrake™, each developed to provide users with extreme stealth in specific environments and challenging conditions. Like all Kryptek camouflage patterns and gear, these were developed for tactical users and hardcore hunters based on the extensive battlefield and Special Ops experience of the company’s principals and pro staff. This background contributed to Kryptek’s formation of its Law Enforcement and Armed Forces (L.E.A.F.) division; created to serve the performance-based apparel needs of law enforcement, armed forces, first responders, homeland defense and other government agencies.
Now that it has reached this important selection milestone, these Kryptek patterns will be put to the test — literally — by the U.S. military. During its Fiscal Year 2012, the Army will put these patterns through continued rigorous computer analysis, evaluations and field trials over an estimated nine-month period.
“To have met the scrutiny of military testing and be down selected in this final group of four is a significant achievement and an honor in itself,” said Kryptek CEO Butch Whiting, an 11-year veteran of the U.S. Army who served in Afghanistan and Iraq and received two Bronze Stars among other recognitions. “We are extremely confident in the effectiveness of our patterns. They will continue to excel through the phase II field testing. Kryptek camo will provide users with enhanced lethality, survivability and overall success. There is simply nothing else as effective as Kryptek out there, whether you are on the battlefield or in the backcountry.” added Whiting.
For more information about Kryptek’s camouflage patterns and its line of military-bred technical clothing, contact Kryptek at P.O. Box 10652, Fairbanks, AK 99710 • Or visit http://www.kryptek.com.”
Kryptek Combat Camouflage Patterns Document:
“The Kryptek™ family of camouflage patterns were designed for the elite warfighter with the purpose of improving stealth and enhancing survivability, ultimately increasing the overall lethality of the user. Kryptek™ camo patterns provide a tactical advantage to the Operator by reducing visual acquisition through the combination of proven camouflage concepts, scientific principles and field testing. The Kryptek™ designs’ incorporate proven principles of visual deception based on mimicry of foliage, animal, marine and geography qualities. These principles have been combined with evolutionary concepts and fused with state of the art technology to offer the utmost in effective concealment in differing environments.
Krytpek™ utilizes a multi-directional design to effectively conceal in differing terrains that have either a lateral or vertical flow. The bi-level layering of the patterns incorporate background transitional shading and sharp random geometrical foregrounds to create a three dimensional effect that ensures the utmost disguise at both close and long ranges. These components combined with colorations selected and matched based on both input from testing and observations from Operators in the field make Kryptek™ Camo the ultimate in passive battlefield deception.
Kryptek™ Camo ‘When shadows are not enough’“
Kryptek Corporate and Products Description Document:
“WHO: Kryptek Outdoor Group…A.K.A. “Kryptek, Kryptek Apparel, Kryptek Camo Technologies, Kryptek L.E.A.F, and Kryptek Adventures”…These are more of focus areas then they are stand alone entities. There are actually two legal entities within the Kryptek family of focuses; Kryptek L.E.A.F., and Kryptek Outdoor Group.
WHAT: Kryptek products are born from battlefield knowledge, focusing on what works in combat and honing it for other outdoor adventure use. Founded by a highly-decorated and vastly experienced group of men with first-hand knowledge of everything from air, land and sea combat to high tech camouflage development, Kryptek translates their military experience into product features to meet the needs of soldiers, first responders, civilian hunters and outdoor enthusiasts alike.
Kryptek Outdoor Group manufactures high-end hunting clothing; designs specialized products for law enforcement and armed forces; and develops high tech camouflage patterns. Its products designed for extreme conditions and seeks to push the boundaries of what is possible. More than just clothing, the company integrates tactical gear concepts and evolves this technology into technical outdoor adventure/hunting apparel and other top-of-the-line clothing that is comfortable, functional and durable.
Bringing “Battlefield to Backcountry” Kryptek looks to outdo expectations and deliver serious hunters and outdoorsmen with superior products modeled after what is used by our nation’s elite. In order to achieve this Kryptek counts on its pro-staff, a cadre of men involved in special ops to help test and give feedback and help create the most functional gear on the planet.
Kryptek’s Law Enforcement and Armed Forces (L.E.A.F.) subsidiary is driven to do what no other company does – provide customized, performance-based apparel that is specific and unique. It is focused on serving law enforcement, armed forces, first responders, homeland defense and other government agencies. Pre-conceived notions of what customers want do not drive the company. Instead, Kryptek is dedicated to creating preeminent apparel based on field-input and customer feedback. This group depends on their gear, period. Kryptek understands this and joins with its customers to design and manufacture apparel that will work for them.
Kryptek also creates technologically advanced camouflage patterns. The goal is simple: enhance survivability and mission success. Users are consistently looking for more effective camouflage for these two reasons. Using field knowledge and advanced technology, Kryptek creates anything but generic patterns. the company utilizes the teams’ nearly decade worth of experience designing the leading hunting camouflage patterns in the industry and combines it with battlefield experience and the foremost innovative scientific techniques available in order to generate the most effective patterns possible.
WHEN: Kryptek products are currently carried exclusively by Cabela’s as well as their online store. They have several new camouflage patterns they will be releasing in the days to come that are simply cutting edge, and extremely effective on the battlefield, and in the backcountry.
WHERE: Kryptek is based out of Fairbanks Alaska, with key personnel throughout the U.S., as well as a vast group of Pro staff that are serving in various parts of the world.
WHY: Tactical application has enormous cross over into the outdoor adventure world, and vice versa. Many U.S. operators use high end mountaineering apparel and gear. In light of recent world events, the employment of Conventional, Special Operations Forces and other Government Agencies focused on protecting our freedom by fighting and winning our nations battles has been at an all time high. From battlefield experience, new technologies, equipment, and apparel have emerged. The concept of the Kryptek Outdoor Group also emerged on the battlefield, through actual combat experience. The idea of tailoring specifically to our Nations clandestine warriors, and spiraling this kit and garb into the hunting and outdoor adventure markets was birthed by a clandestine warrior, executing covert operations, in combat.
The concept of Kryptek is one driven by passion. Seeing a need and niche in the market, a window of opportunity, and an overwhelming desire to do what no other company has done; provide customized, performance based apparel that is specific and unique, that meets or exceeds the expectations of the user, and consistently obtains the desired results. Kryptek is not driven by a pre-conceived notion of what the customer should want. Through experimentation and customer feedback, we will incorporate product features that meet the customer’s wants for functionality, durability, appeal and overall results.
The Kryptek Outdoor Group concept allows for the founders to fuse their combat experience and connection to the military with their love for the outdoors. By using the U.S. Military Special Operation Forces market as a focus group for research and development, the image of these warriors becomes woven into the fabric of the Kryptek brand. It becomes inherent to the image of the organization, and as these items are offered to the civilian hunter and outdoor adventure seeker, not only will the civilian customer be using s superior product, but one that is being used by our Nation’s elite.
“We come from a background where performance matters and results are expected,” said CEO Butch Whiting, an 11-year veteran of the U.S. Army who served in Afghanistan and Iraq and received two Bronze Stars among other recognitions. “The same principals of aiming for accomplishment and victory, of no compromises, of leaving nothing to chance, especially your gear – these all apply not only to tactical communities, but to hunting and outdoor adventure seekers as well, which is why we are fusing battlefield and backcountry experience to develop ultra high end apparel that has application and function in both arena’s.”
DR va încerca să afle cât de bine funcționează modelul de camuflaj Hyde Definition PenCott de îmbrăcăminte de luptă pentru uneltele de luptă SOD în spectrul de noapte / I2 / near-IR (near-infrared) și termic / IR. Nu știm încă. Vom încerca, de asemenea, să obținem o combinație SOD Gear Spectre Shirt / Para-One Pants combo pentru a rula în gama noastră în următorul nostru curs tactic de fotografiere.
SOD Gear Spectre Shirt/”Battle Jacket” and Para-One Pants in Hyde Definition PenCott Multi-Environment Digital Combat Camo (Camouflage) Patterns at SHOT Show 2012: High-Tech Combat Clothing (BDU Type) for Military Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Civilian Tactical Shooting
That all changed when DR got to see PenCott-Badlands, PenCott-GreenZone, and PenCott-Sandstorm BDU-type clothing up close at SHOT Show2012, though. The combat camo patterns looked REALLY good, especially on the SOD Gear Spectre Shirt/”Battle Jacket” and Para-One Pants (or “Battle Pants”), which feature well-designed pockets and built in elbow pads and knee pads, respectively. All the SOD Gear clothing looks really well-designed and well-made, and the Italian design aesthetic came through on them subtly and tastefully. Our pictures don’t really do the clothing justice. You really have to see it in person to get the full effect. Very cool stuff, and it’s soon going to be Berry-compliant since it will be made right here in the USA under the “SOD USA” brand.
The only caveat of course is that Defense Review has no idea how comfortable or durable the SOD Gearcombat clothing is, particularly after a lot of running around during high-round count tactical shooting courses. As I write this, Defense Review is currently embedded in a U.S. military force-on-force training (military combat gunfighting) course on which we’re not yet at liberty to disclose the details, but what I can tell you is that we really wish we were wearing the Hyde Definition PenCott camo pattern SOD Gear Spectre Shirt and Para-One pants in this course! That would have been nice.
DR will try to find out how well the Hyde Definition PenCott camouflage pattern SOD gear combat clothing works in the night vision/I2/near-IR (near-infrared) and thermal/IR spectrums. We just don’t know yet. We’re also going to try to get a SOD Gear Spectre Shirt/Para-One Pants combo in-house to run at the range in our next tactical shooting course.
In the meantime, though, we hope you enjoy the accompanying photos and video clip from SHOT Show 2012. The video features Lawrence Holsworth of Hyde Definition explaining discussing both PenCott combat camouflage patterns and SOD Gear combat clothing with DR.
DR will be publishing a follow-up article on SOD Gear combat clothing/BDUs soon, so stay tuned. Don’t change that dial.
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Company Contact Info:
SOD USA/TangoDown, LLC
1588 Arrow Highway, Unit F
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Phone: 909-392-4757
Fax: 909-392-4802
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.tangodown.com
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Brooklyn S.r.l.
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Phone 1: +39 0571 73041
Phone 2: +39 0571 73042
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Website: http://www.sodgear.com/en
Sistemul de camuflaj adaptabil la autovehicule,aeronave,etc.Adaptiv este alcătuit din foi de pixeli hexagonali care pot schimba foarte rapid temperatura
Lungimile de undă scurte electromagnetice care caracterizează radiațiile infraroșii apropiate și termice permit utilizarea acoperirilor subțiri pentru a controla absorbția și reflexia radiațiilor
National Defense Magazine recently published a short piece on the NEMESIS “Turkey Suit”, a multi-spectrum/multispectral combat camouflage/”signature concealment” (i.e., signature management) suit/garment developed for infantry warfighters and security personnel by Raven Aerostarand W.L. Gore & Associates (Gore®, makers of GORE-TEX fabric) that includes anti-thermal/IR (infrared)/anti-radar camouflage properties in the mix. That piece was subsequently picked up and referenced by Forbes Magazine on December 28th (2013). Both articles apear to be based on the Raven Aerostar press release on the new technology, which also includes personal hides and equipment covers and appears to be reminiscent of the Blucher Systems Ghost soldier/warfighter camo and Spectralflage vehicle camo that DefenseReview (DR) reported on back in April, 2011.
