Contemporary Coatings for Military Vehicles in the Context of their Protection and Camouflage Effectiveness

This article presents a comprehensive analysis of contemporary coatings applied to land vehicles from the perspective oftheir camouflage effectiveness in VIS/NIR, MWIR/LWIR, and 1-18 GHz ranges, as well as their mechanical and operational resistance.NATO standards (STANAG 2338) and national standard...

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Published in:Biuletyn Wojskowej Akademii Technicznej
Main Authors: Wojciech Przybył, Marek Michalski, Norbert Radek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Military University of Technology, Warsaw 2025-06-01
Subjects:
paint coatings
multispectral camouflage
radar
IRR
RAM
Online Access:http://biuletynwat.pl/gicid/01.3001.0055.3083
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Summary:This article presents a comprehensive analysis of contemporary coatings applied to land vehicles from the perspective oftheir camouflage effectiveness in VIS/NIR, MWIR/LWIR, and 1-18 GHz ranges, as well as their mechanical and operational resistance.NATO standards (STANAG 2338) and national standards (MIL-DTL-53039/64159, NO-80-A200, TL 8010-0002), along with technicalspecifications of certified IRR-CARC paints (USA, Poland, Germany), are identified. Based on available tests and case studies, thelimitations of single coating layers (inability to simultaneously control optical, thermal, and radar signatures) are discussed, and theapplication of mobile multispectral coverings (Saab Barracuda MCS, Lubawa Miranda) as a hybrid solution is justified.
ISSN:1234-5865

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