An official from Russia has stated that Russian soldiers will receive “invisibility cloaks” that will completely shield them from heat-detection cameras.
According to military tech company HiderX, the cloaks are a “completely new product” that would make soldiers in combat gear “look like an unnatural object” in order to hide them from “hostile heat seekers.”
HiderX’s new product solves the problem that other cloaking technologies can’t: it can mask the target’s outline completely.
“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.
“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.”
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.”