2023-10-05 04:54:14
Of the three soldiers, the one on the left wearing an invisibility cloak is noticeably less exposed to the thermal imaging camera. /X (old Twitter)
Ukraine claims to have developed a so-called ‘invisibility cloak’ to protect soldiers from thermal imaging cameras. The key is to block thermal radiation and prevent the country’s soldiers from being exposed to Russian forces during night combat.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Innovation Mikhail Fedorov said through X on the 4th (local time), “Have you ever read regarding an invisibility cloak in a fairy tale?” and “Ukraine did it.” “This cloak blocks thermal radiation and makes Ukrainian troops invisible to Russian thermal imaging cameras.” “It will help me work effectively at night.”
The ‘Invisibility Cloak’ introduced by Minister Fedorov was produced as part of the defense technology project ‘Brave 1’ sponsored by the Ukrainian government. According to CNN, this cloak began to be developed in 2015 for use by Ukrainian snipers and special forces in the eastern Donbass region, and took shape following the Russian invasion in February of last year. “With the Russian invasion, development started once more in earnest,” Maxim Boryak, one of the developers of the invisibility cloak, told CNN.
Wearing an invisibility cloak. /X
The principle of the invisibility cloak is to use a special material used by firefighters to block the emission of hot air and prevent it from being captured by thermal imaging cameras. A ventilation system mounted on the cloak cools the hot air trapped inside. It weighs up to 2.5 kg and is characterized by high resistance to water and fire.
Looking at the video posted by Minister Fedorov, there is a large difference in the degree to which the thermal imaging camera captures the difference between soldiers who actually wear invisibility cloaks and those who do not. Soldiers wearing invisibility cloaks had almost no heat rays exposed, while soldiers without one had their body heat rays exposed. It looks like he is wearing a military uniform pattern poncho.
Kiwi Independent, a Ukrainian media outlet, said, “Invisibility cloak technology is already being tested in the field,” adding, “Although special suits with a similar concept as invisibility cloaks have been released before, the technology at the time was not to block thermal radiation at all, but to bend or refract light. “It’s over,” he said.
Ukrainian authorities plan to verify the invisibility cloak prototype and actively deploy it into actual battlefields.
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