Ukraine's Brave1 defense technology platform has developed a thermal-blocking invisibility cloak weighing up to 2.5 kg that protects soldiers from Russian thermal imagers and drones with thermal imaging cameras.
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The cloak blocks the radiation of heat and makes the fighters invisible to the enemy. For example, to snipers or Special Operations Forces groups that perform combat tasks
The invention is compact and light; it weighs up to 2.5 kg
It has high protection against rain and wet snow
The cloak does not burn and protects against high temperatures
The samples have already successfully been tested in the field
Ukraine's new field jacket blocks heat radiation and makes defenders invisible to Russian thermal cameras. It weighs up to 2.5 kg, provides protection against rain and wet snow, does not burn, and protects against high temperatures.
The jacket was developed with support from the Brave1 defense cluster.
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