Company claims optical camouflage could have protected Israeli warfighters.

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by David Crane
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Optical Cloaking Technology for Urban Warfare and Counterinsurgency Operations

According to Dr. R. A. Zeineh (a.k.a. "Dr. Z"), his company’s (Advanced American Enterprises) IR-Stealth 4.B combination thermal/IR (infrared)/night vision (NV) stealth system could have protected Israeli infantry warfighters from Hezbollah guerrilla fighters in Lebanon. One of the recent new documents we’ve received from AAE discusses how the Hizbollah guerrillas used night vision (NV) equipment to kill two Israeli commandos (out of a 4-man team) near Baalback, Lebanon.

In other words, the Israelis didn’t "own the night", and it got some of them killed. Dr. Z claims that AAE’s technology could have changed the outcome of that unfortunate scenario. AAE claims to be able to provide a "head-to-toe pocket-size IR-Stealth enforced cloth coverall less than .3 Kg protects the night fighter and his armor from detection and from IR targeting." Put another way, AAE IR-Stealth 4.B tech weighing approx. 250 grams can be integrated with a military coverall or BDU to "cloak" an infantry warfighter so that he effectively becomes invisible to enemy thermal/IR (infrared) and NV (night vision) viewers and targeting devices. AAE claims that the IR-Stealth 4.B-equipped BDU/coverall will not hinder/interfere with the warfighter’s ability to fight. The warfighter will still be able to breathe, see, hear, run, drive, shoot, speak/shout, climb, or carry an injured teammate–or perform any other battle-relevant behavior, for that matter.

According to AAE, current military BDUs/uniforms can be…

easily upgraded to become thermal/IR/NV stealthy. Any all main battle tanks (MBTs), APCs and IFVs (Infantry Personnel Carriers and Infantry Fighting Vehicles), HMMWVs (Humvees), and helicopters can also be upgraded with the AAE IR-Stealth tech to protect them from heat-seaking missiles.

AAE has a separate optical camouflage (a.k.a. electro-optical camouflage, a.ka. adaptive camouflage a.k.a. active camouflage a.k.a. chameleonic camouflage a.k.a. visible-light-spectrum cloaking technology) called Visibility Stealth 1.B that can be applied to both ground vehicles, including MBTs, APCs/IFVs, HMMWVs, UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles) a.k.a. ground robots, and infantry warfighter uniforms that can reduce their visibility by 85-100%, again without impeding functionality (ability to fight) in any way.

It’s Defense Review’s understanding at present that IR-Stealth 4.B and Visibility Stealth 1.B can be combined/integrated to work together to cloak vehicles and warfighters in all three light spectrums (visible, thermal/infrared, and night vision a.k.a. near-infrared), but we havent’ confirmed this yet.

In any case either type of cloaking/adaptive camouflage technology, by itself, could prove valuable in preventing casualties from future Hezbollah-type ambush attacks that utilize the tactic of firing Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs) at vehicles and dismounted infantry. In the confrontation in Lebanon, Hizbollah guerrillas reportedly fired ATGMs not only at vehicles, but also at dismounted infantry. They also reportedly fired multiple ATGMs simultaneously at a single target in certain instances. If the AAE Stealth tech can protect U.S. and ally warfighters from small arms and light weapons (including ATGM) ambushes and IED (Improvised Explosive Device) attacks, it’s definitely worth employing it. Time and testing will tell.

It looks like DefenseReview will be attending a live demonstration of the AAE IR-Stealth 4.B tech soon. If/when we do, we will of course report back to our readers.

AAE IR-Stealth 4.B and Visibility Stealth 1.B Fact Sheets:

Right-Click on the two links immediately below and then click on "Save Target As" (Microsoft Internet Explorer) or "Save Link As" (Mozilla Firefox) to download and view AAE documents on both optical/adaptive camo technologies:

IR-Stealth 4.B Thermal/IR/NV Cloaking Tech

Visibility Stealth 1.B Optical Camouflage/"Visual Cloaking" Tech

Company Contact Info:

If you’d like to learn more about the Stealth Technology System (STS), or Stealth III specifically, you can contact Advanced American Enterprises (AAE) by phone at 714-287-0490, by fax at 714-870-6385, or by email at aab@ix.netcom.com.

Previous articles that discuss the AAE Stealth Technology System (STS) cloaking/adaptive camouflage tech (in order from most recent to least recent):

AAE Introduces IR-Stealth 5: Thermal/IR Stealth for Jet Aircraft

Are Anti-Tank Guided Missiles the New Primary Threat in Urban Warfare/MOUT?

Is ‘Invisibility Cloak’ for Combat Uniforms/BDUs Here Right Now?

Tech Update: AAE Stealth III Cloaking Tech for Vehicles, Warfighters, and Helos

Additional articles on thermal/infrared (IR) camouflage technology:

Intermat Anti-Thermal/IR Camo Tech for Infantry and Special Operations Forces

Zensah Tactical Apparel for Special Operations Forces: Anti-Thermal/IR Camo?

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