Originally posted by Ilovecatbinlady

Armoured vehicles will use a new technology known as "e-camouflage" which deploys a form "electronic ink" to render a vehicle "invisible".

Highly sophisticated electronic sensors attached to the tank's hull will project images of the surrounding environment back onto the outside of the vehicle enabling it to merge into the landscape and evade attack. The electronic camouflage will enable the vehicle to blend into the surrounding countryside in much the same way that a squid uses ink to help as a disguise.

Unlike conventional forms of camouflage, the images on the hull would change in concert with the changing environment always insuring that the vehicle remains disguised.

not trying to be rude, or an ass, but you are an idiot. Just reading this piece of information myslef I have found different ways to counter this "breakthrough"
1. thermal scanning will reveal it
2. heat tracing artillery will hone in of it
3. drones can find it
4. IT can still be found on radar
5. the charge up of this device is its own weakness
this isnt taking in the price of one, or how many they will be able to produce at a moments time.
www.telegraph.co.uk...< br />

The Red Coats are coming but you can't see them. Wait until we push out the invisible aircraft carriers (we are still working on the airplane landing thing), invisible soldiers and the invisible bullets.

Britannia shall rule the waves and you colonials better get used to it!

Originally posted by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
reply to post by locololo

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You do make a point. Drones flying over head will probably have a good opportunity to apply alternative imaging techniques and possibly even spot distortions on the turret area.

Plus tanks always leave tracks on the ground, which drones can spot.

Originally posted by Ilovecatbinlady
reply to post by spikey

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But the breakthrough in the invisibility technology will come into its own when electric powered tank is invented. Imagine an electric tank with a diesel electric motor like a submarine.

The brief is for a lightweight vehicle, weighing 30 tonnes, powered by a hybrid electric drive, with the same effectiveness and survivability of a current main battle tank.

Scientists at BAE are also looking at a number of revolution battlefield inventions which will increase troop protection as well as making the vehicles more lethal.

The concept was developed as part of the Future Protected Vehicle programme, which scientists believe, will transform the way in which future conflicts will be fought.

The programme is based around seven different military vehicles, both manned and unmanned, which will be equipped with a wide variety of lethal and none lethal weapons.

The unmanned vehicles or battlefield robots will be able to conduct dangerous missions in hostile areas, clear minefields and extract wounded troops under fire.

The vehicles include:

* Pointer: an agile robot which can take over dirty, dull or dangerous jobs, such as forward observation and mine clearance.

* Bearer: a modular platform which can carry a range of mission payloads, such as protected mobility, air defence and ambulance;

* Wraith: a low signature scout vehicle;

* Safeguard: an ultra-utility infantry carrier or command & control centre;

* Charger: a highly lethal and survivable reconfigurable attack vehicle;

* Raider: a remotely or autonomously controlled unmanned recce and skirmishing platform – similar in design to the "Batmobile"

* Atlas: a convoy system which removes the driver from harm's way.