Screenshot from video released by Tass news agency shows Russian anti-thermal imaging technology in action (Photo: Tass).
The Russian uniform will provide the wearer with "perfect protection against thermal imaging devices" used by the Ukrainian military, state news agency Tass reported, citing Moscow company HiderX.
According to the source, the fabric used in the camouflage suit is coated with an unknown compound, which blurs the silhouette of the wearer.
"Testing of the latest suit is ongoing. Product development work is expected to be completed by the end of January," HiderX said, adding: "This is purely Russian technology."
According to HiderX's sources, their design is already in use with Russian special forces. The new design blurs the silhouette of the Russian soldier instead of identifying the soldier as an "unnatural object."
The company also said current methods that help soldiers "stealth" rely heavily on keeping their body temperature inside, which "proves clearly ineffective" over long periods of time.
"The new materials and technology used help the fabric reduce its weight to a minimum, only 350 grams," HiderX said, emphasizing: "We use another technology, which is shielding."
It is not yet clear whether the suit will be used by Russian forces in Ukraine and when it will be "inducted" into the ranks of Moscow's military.
The nearly two-year-old conflict in Ukraine has prompted both Moscow and Kiev to push for innovative products ranging from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to survival gear.
Forces operating in the dark, using products designed to operate in little or no light, could give one side an advantage in a war of attrition that shows little sign of ending anytime soon.
In early October 2023, Ukrainian developers said that a research team in the country had the capacity to produce 150 “invisibility cloaks” per month and was preparing to expand to mass production. The suit is designed to shield Ukrainian soldiers from Russian thermal imaging technology.
Later, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's deputy prime minister in charge of new technologies, discussed the devices and said that "fairytale invisibility cloaks" had become a reality in Ukraine.
"This cloak blocks heat radiation, making Ukrainian soldiers invisible to Moscow's thermal imaging devices," he said, stressing that "it will help our soldiers operate effectively at night."
In a Telegram post, Deputy Prime Minister Fedorov said the cloaks would likely be used by Ukrainian snipers and special forces in combat missions against Russian forces.
The design is “compact and lightweight,” he said, weighing less than 2.5 kilograms. The cloak is capable of withstanding extreme temperatures, such as snow.
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