Optical camouflage is relatively easy and not that militarily useful because modern adversaries (Russia, China, Iran) use thermal, radar, lidar and other sensing technologies that easily defeat visible-spectrum cloaking, making optical camouflage mainly useful only against adversaries with naked-eye observation only.
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Paul ScharreEvidence Quote
“it's not actually that useful. It's useful against human adversaries who do not have any other technology to aid them. And those are not really the enemies. as the United States is focused on stopping”
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Inside Anduril: Exclusive HQ Tour w/ Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, Matt Grimm & Trae Stephens— Sourcery with Molly O'SheaCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:36:11 PM
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