While soldiers wear camouflage to blend into the environment, it is also important to ensure ground vehicles are not easily detected. The U.S. Army now has a new advanced coating system for ground vehicles that suppresses ground vehicle heat signatures, making the vehicles much more difficult to detect. Argie Sarantinos-Perrin, CCDC Public Affairs, explains on the US Army website.
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An Abrams was painted with brown, black and green TALON paint and tested in wooded areas in Florida. Working with industry, the ManTech program reduced the cost of the coating per gallon by approximately 75 % (Picture source: U.S. Army)
An Abrams was painted with brown, black and green TALON paint and tested in wooded areas in Florida. Working with industry, the ManTech program reduced the cost of the coating per gallon by approximately 75 % (Picture source: U.S. Army)
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