The US Army Is Serious About Developing Invisibility Cloaks!

SFC Joseph James — Wed, 13 May 2015 23:41:02 -0400

Oh heck yeah! Super powers!

If the U.S. Army is happy with a soldier donning a garment that makes him or her look like a shadow among other shadows, it might have an 'invisibility cloak' in less than two years. Check it out and comment below!

http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2015/05/us-army-serious-about-developing-invisibility-cloaks/112291/

The US Army Is Serious About Developing Invisibility Cloaks

If the U.S. Army is happy with a soldier donning a garment that makes her look like a shadow among other shadows, it might have an 'invisibility cloak' in less than two years.

Response by COL Charles Williams made May 13 at 2015 11:42 PM

COL Charles Williams — Wed, 13 May 2015 23:42:01 -0400

I hope so, my wife really wants one.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made May 14 at 2015 3:37 AM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Thu, 14 May 2015 03:37:25 -0400

This sounds great but, pardon me for being practical, HOW MUCH is this going to cost? And, please, don't give me the "cost doesn't matter because it might save lives" argument. The large pot of money that has been thrown at that argument, with little to show for it, is WHY cost matters.

Response by PO1 John Miller made May 14 at 2015 3:54 AM

PO1 John Miller — Thu, 14 May 2015 03:54:57 -0400

So a cloak just like in Star Trek? SWEET!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 14 at 2015 4:35 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 14 May 2015 04:35:51 -0400

I don't need this, I got my ACU's, they blend in with everything. Those cloaks will probably get shelved next to the bomb sniffing elephants.

Response by SPC David Hannaman made May 14 at 2015 8:42 AM

SPC David Hannaman — Thu, 14 May 2015 08:42:46 -0400

I'm all for High Tech warfighting... the TrackingPoint "smart gun" for instance... BUT when IT hits the fan it's important that soldiers and sailors are still able to function when it fails. Seal Team Six is the group of badass mofo's that they are because Richard Marcinko had them out at the range sending more rounds downrange than the entire Marine Corps.

I think back to Desert Storm... we were running short on batteries for NVG's and started raiding the Game Boys, the "care package supply chain" was working better.

My point is that you don't want the mission to fail because some PFC dropped his gadget and didn't have the training to adapt and overcome.