The minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Mikhailo Fedorovpresented this Wednesday a camouflage cape made of a special heat-impermeable material that will be used by its snipers and special operations soldiers. not be recognized in the dark by Russian thermal cameras.
“The design is compact and light, it weighs up to 2.5 kilos,” Fedorov wrote on his Telegram account, where he has also published a video showing how it makes identification difficultby the heat chambers, of the military that are covered with this material.
This garment, which can now begin to be used by the Ukrainian military, is also waterproof, protects from snow moisture and also from high temperatures and is not flammable.
The new material has been designed within the framework of the Brave1 initiative, launched by the Ukrainian Government to encourage innovations in the defense sector and facilitate collaborations between the public and private sectors.