BAE’s infrared invisibility cloak makes tanks cold as ice, warm as cows

Warfare’s constantly evolving. Daylight battles became late-night duels, and pre-noon skirmishes shifted to sundown slaughters — some might say we’re just getting lazy, but either way, thermal imaging now plays quite the vital role. Now BAE and the FMV — Sweden’s equivalent to DARPA — have a way to mask the heat signature of heavy machinery. Adaptiv is a wall of 14 centimeter panels that monitor the ambient heat and match it, so it can’t be picked out from the background radiation. The tech can also be used to replicate the profiles of other things — you know, like a spotted calf or a Fiat 500. BAE believes the tech is scaleable for buildings and warships, the only downside being that all future commanders will have to make sure their operations are finished before dawn. Wouldn’t want your soldiers to see that five o’clock (AM) shadow, now would we? [Thanks, Rob] BAE’s infrared invisibility cloak makes tanks cold as ice, warm as cows originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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