In contrast to any other military paint, CARC and Infrared Reflective (IRR) camouflage paints, our Anti-Thermal/IR Stealth Capability Coating System (SCCS) is an advanced anti-detection and anti-targeting coating which covers platform's heat emissions, the heat signature of the platform providing a decisive advantage to the user. Obviously, if a platform has less detectable heat signature it would be less visible to a sensor that "homes-in" on heat. The type of sensors that are found on an enemy DRONE, UAV, heat seeking missiles ATGMs, man portable air defense systems (MANPADS), ATMs, ATGWs and more.
Our coatings can be applied to vehicles, naval vessels, strategic installations, personal equipment, and infrastructure, providing a versatile, countermeasure to thermal detection.
INTERMAT harnesses IR theory to scatter, reject, diffuse, and reflect thermal infrared radiation, thereby minimizing the Infrared Cross section of coated surfaces. This results in multispectral performance, reducing detection across both optical and the IR spectrums.
Given the proliferation of thermal detection and engagement methods and mechanisms, reducing thermal signatures is critical to the conduct of modern military operations. INTERMAT's coatings ensure the reduced IR signature of systems and personnel thereby increasing their survivability.
Countering IR Detection and threats posed by IR-guided munitions or surveillance via the reduction their IR signature provides a foundational passive assymetric defense mechanism by primarily enabling coated assets to blend into the thermal infrared background akin to how visual subdued colored camouflage do in the visual spectrum. This reduces the likelihood of detection, thereby diminishing an adversary's ability to target and engage.
Consequently, INTERMAT'S stealth coatings curtail the enemy's maximum effective ranges for target acquisition and weapons delivery, allowing friendly forces to fully leverage their weapon systems' capabilities.
Proven and in use in NATO under various environmental conditions (-25C to +55C), INTERMAT has demonstrated the capability to defeat "lock-on" mechanisms of IR-guided munitions and reduce detection ranges by up to 90%. It also mitigates heat absorption, lowering internal temperatures in combat vehicles and infrastructure.
By offering a simple, effective, and affordable asymmetric countermeasure, INTERMAT shifts the balance in operational scenarios, giving forces the advantage of remaining unseen, thus enhancing survivability and effectiveness.
"The tank that can find, target and hit the other from the longer range is likely to prevail in any kind of war engagement", according to defense editor for the National Interest and President of Warrior Maven-the Center for Military Modernization, Kris Osborn in his comparative analysis "Here's Why the U.S.Army M1 Abrams Might Destroy the Russian T-14 Armata".
TECHNOLOGY READINESS Level (TRL): 9 (max) - This level indicates that the technology has been fully proven in operational environments and has been successfully deployed in conventional use cases.
MANUFACTURER'S READINESS Level (MRL): 10 (max) - Products are deliverable under the highest quality level available.
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The ability to deceive or elude IR sensors or sensor operators and degrade IR-guided munitions and ISR platforms capability gives the Army a tactical advantage in warfare, potentially altering the outcome of engagement in general.
INTERMAT provides the only extensively tried and tested passive, non-electronic, assymetric and foundational countermeasure against IR detection and targeting. Applicable to almost any surface, offering an unprecendented level of versatility and integration with exisiting assets without the need for significant modifications.
"Close combat on sensor-rich battlefields of the future will be faster, more violent and intensely lethal unlike anything any of us have witnessed."
-Gen.(ret.) Mark A. Milley, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
Gen. Eric Smith, assistant commandant of the US Marine Corps referred to the psychological element of fear and uncertainty: " You never know when you're being tracked by an eye in the sky that's just waiting for the signal to strike. And you have to drop your signature. If you're seen, either because you radiate, or because you're physically seen, you're targeted almost immediatelly."
Brig. Gen. Beth Behn, the US Army's chief of transportation with 200,000 tactical vehicles her command employs, said ".If you can be seen, you can be targeted. And if you can be targeted, you had better be able to hide or move fast".
Nothing could describe more accurately modern warfare and STEALTH becomes more valuable than ever.
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INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY: SEE - WITHOUT BEING SEEN
INTERMAT's proven success across diverse environmental and operational conditions, ensures a contribution to both effectivensee in combat scenarios and efficiency by minimizing the need for active, high-maintenance high-cost defensive systems.
Our stealth capability coating system is in full compliance with STANAG 4319: "Counter Surveillance Requirements for Main Battle Tanks - Infrared/Thermal Aspects 1.9 - 14 microns waveband" with the objective to minimize DT platform / background and consequently minimize detection and to degrade performance of heat seeking anti-tank missiles.
Battlefield / Warfighting advantages:
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INTERMAT Coatings have been developed in extensive Land and Maritime colour palettes with each colour having its own specific performance value and characteristics enabling the replication of current in-service camouflage patterns whilst creating an IR signature camouflage pattern as a foundational passive defensive mechanism in the same way the subdued coloured camouflage pattern does in the visual spectrum.
We have developed tailored military colours in matte finish and in wide range of shades such as:
DESERT, SAND, KHAKI, TAN, COYOTE, FOREST GREEN, OLIVE DRAB, BRONZE GREEN, MUD, BROWN, BLACK, SHADOW GREY, NAVAL BLUE, WHITE, etc.
Despite the different technology we use and the special formulation of multiple ingredients therein, INTERMAT Coatings are engineered and produced in very close match to RAL & FS 595 color coding systems.
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NOTE: Our Stealth Capability Coating System is subject to export licenses / permits.
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