Invisibility Cloaks: New Technologies for the Military
Many people all over the world dreamed about how much could be done if they were invisible cloaks. But before his presence was from the realm of fantasy. Today, the CEO of Hyperstealth Biotechnology Guy Kramer talks about the opportunities that the military can get from the new invention - the Quantum Stealth camouflage, which makes things invisible thanks to the technology of light refraction.
Hyperstealth Biotechnology is a Canadian corporation that develops innovative products for the military. It was founded in 1999. This company was the first in the world to create a negative ion generator in 2002, and which is currently used by certain special purpose units.
New camouflage designs, developed by this company, are currently used around the world, and, both directly by military personnel, and for imparting stealth to more than three thousand fighters and armored vehicles.
Quantum Stealth is a material that can make an object completely invisible, bending light waves around it. It should be noted that it is able to conceal not only a visual copy, but also infrared and thermal, which are noticeable in night vision devices, thermal imagers. In addition, it removes shadows from the object.
According to the director of the corporation, in order to maintain safety, he cannot reveal the details of exactly how the light bends. He also noted that the material was demonstrated to two groups of American and two Canadian military teams, as well as the Federal Emergency Response Team. Thus, they can confirm that the existence of an unusual material is not a myth or manipulation of photos and videos. The military was convinced that the material is very inexpensive and light in weight, and that its effectiveness does not require any additional devices in the form of batteries, cameras, mirrors or headlights. In addition, both the Canadian and US military confirmed that it is also effective against thermal and infrared equipment used for military purposes.
Kramer gave several examples of using Quantum Stealth technology in the military field. In particular, the material can be used to shelter snipers forced to act in open areas. If earlier snipers used artificial or natural shelters, now they have the opportunity to approach the target as close as possible while remaining unnoticed.
Quantum Stealth can also be used in urban war conditions. This is one of the most dangerous types of combat for the military, and the special forces repeatedly work it out in order to perform a particular task. The use of camouflage-invisible will allow you to remain invisible for a long time, and the enemy will be able to learn about the presence of someone else's only if he hears movement or noise. And this will enable the military to determine where the hostages are and where the opponents are and respond accordingly.
Camouflage can also be used to shelter a new generation of combat aircraft. If, before this time, during the tests, it was necessary to hide them in the hangars, when the spy satellites were in the immediate vicinity, now, if using Quantum Stealth, this will no longer be necessary.
Camouflage will serve as an effective shelter in case of use. tanks and armored vehicles. When the enemy knows only the approximate coordinates of finding the equipment of the other side, focusing solely on the sound of shooting and the noise of the engines, but does not see the target, this makes his actions useless, because it’s impossible to fight with someone you don’t see.
This material can be used as a shelter for submarines. So, one of the most dangerous moments when an underwater ship can be detected is the period of use of the periscope. If the periscope is hidden with the help of Quantum Stealth, the submarine may remain invisible at a shallow depth.
Kramer is convinced that there is no need to reveal all the secrets of technology to the general public. It is quite enough that people know the options for its possible use. He also noted that people mistakenly believe that the US government and the Pentagon promptly react to the emergence of technological innovations and buy them in record time. In fact, as practice has shown, the situation is much more complicated. The process of concluding an agreement for the purchase of a product is a very laborious and complex process, and more than one meeting will be required to coordinate all the details and find people who can help and have the right to sign international treaties. In some cases, you even have to market your products well to get people interested. According to Kramer, the US military and political leadership with great distrust and skepticism reacted to the new development, considering it to be a hoax and another way of making money.
And this is despite the fact that since 2003, digital camouflage has been used in Jordan by the armed forces and the police (for their needs, 390 thousands of forms equipped with similar camouflage were made).
In 2005, the company began the production of military uniforms with a fractal model. A few years later, in 2009, the Afghan army placed an order for more than a million uniforms with an Afghan pattern developed by the corporation. In 2010, the Canadian camouflage pattern was completed.
In early May 2012, Hyperstealth Biotechnology announced the creation of the Hyperstealth Deceptex system, an innovative system consisting of a set of camouflage designs (352 units) and two high-tech textile inkjet printers.
One of the latest announcements of the corporation is the creation of Smartcamo, a textile with integrated technology that has the ability to adapt to the environment. Most of the research that is being done in this area uses metamaterials and nanotechnologies. This development has demonstrated the ability of Canadian inventors to combine new and existing technologies in order to improve the efficiency and efficiency of problem solving. Making some changes to the system will make it possible to make camouflage mobile to hide movement. The announcement of the creation of the Smartcamo was made in October 2010 of the year in Brussels, within the framework of the camouflage symposium. A video was shown that interested Americans.
In addition, the attention of the military to the new technology was also due to the fact that many media outlets demonstrated their interest in this topic. And only after many publications appeared in the press, did the American military command want to see what the technology looks like in reality, and also make sure that it really works.
In addition, it should be noted that the company is simultaneously developing other types of camouflage materials for commercial use. They involve technologies that are fundamentally different from Smartcamo and Quantum Stealth. According to Kramer, military technology in the foreseeable future will not be available to the general public.
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