During a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian military uses special camouflage on military equipment, which reduces visibility in the infrared and radar range.
Camouflage capes, which work on the principle of "stealth", are used to hide the latest technology - T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks and Iskander tactical missile systems. In particular, Rosgvardiya published a video of the defeat of a tank group of Ukrainian nationalists in the Kharkiv region. In the footage, you can see the newest Russian main battle tank T-90M "Breakthrough-3", whose tower and hull, including from the side of the side projections, are tightly covered in a special protective "stealth cape" of green color. This disguise makes the car almost invisible to the most modern surveillance devices. A similar disguise can be seen in the footage that was shown on one of the federal channels telling about the work of the Iskander complexes in Ukraine.
According to RIA Novosti with reference to an informed source, the disguise is a synthetic material that is put on top of the equipment in the form of covers or coatings. This fabric reduces the level of thermal radiation, for example, of a tank several times. It turns out that the tank practically merges with the background surface. In the radar range, the detection range of equipment is significantly reduced. First of all, such a disguise is necessary to reduce the visibility of equipment by enemy drones and reconnaissance aircraft. The agency notes that the coating can also be painted in camouflage colors. This reduces the visibility of the equipment in the visible optical range.
The Russian defense industry has been developing special camouflage means for a long time. To effectively cover the equipment, radio-absorbing materials are being developed, which are designed to reduce the visibility and detection range of the equipment by reducing their effective scattering surface.
It is known about the development of Tomsk scientists who have created a material that allows the object to "merge" with the environment as much as possible in the infrared spectral range. This camouflage covers heat-emitting objects.
The inner layer of camouflage is made of thermal insulation material and reduces the thermal radiation of the object. Its temperature resistance is 150 degrees. The intermediate layer is made of a material with cooling properties, and the outer layer is made of a material with the inclusion of nanoparticles. In addition, experts have developed a whole complex-chameleon, which is able to change color, as well as simulate complex images, up to foliage.
It is created from small electrochrome plates, each of which has electrical wires connected to it. The combat vehicle is closed with such a "chameleon", then with the help of video cameras, the complex scans the entire surrounding space, analyzes the colors and basic forms of the landscape. Then he gives the command to the coating to create a camouflage pattern that will allow the car to completely merge with the terrain.
Alexander Stepanov
