La agencia de adquisiciones militares del gobierno franc\u00e9s ha realizado un pedido de miles de redes de camuflaje multiespectrales Saab dise\u00f1adas para ocultar la firma electromagn\u00e9tica de las formaciones de tropas en el campo de batalla.\u00a0 Est\u00e1 integrado con un material que act\u00faa como un filtro de paso bajo, permitiendo que las radiofrecuencias seleccionadas de su elecci\u00f3n pasen en cualquier direcci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de la pantalla de camuflaje y al mismo tiempo protege a los soldados contra las ondas electromagn\u00e9ticas m\u00e1s altas utilizadas por los sistemas de radar.<\/p>\n
MILAN \u2014 The French government\u2019s military-procurement agency has placed an order for thousands of Saab multispectral camouflage nets designed to conceal troops formations\u2019 electromagnetic signature on the battlefield.<\/p>\n
The Direction G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de l\u2019Armement announced in a Feb. 27 release that it has ordered 3,000 multispectral Barracuda camouflage nets from the Stockholm-based defense company.<\/p>\n
\u201cSaab\u2019s subcontractor, the French SME Solarmtex, based in Vierzon, France, will carry out their manufacturing and assembly,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n
The order is valued at $21.6 million and the nets are expected to be delivered between 2024 and 2026 to the French Army and the Air and Space Force.<\/p>\n
According to the DGA release, the mesh will enhance the discretion of brigade, combined arms and vehicle battle groups as well as other sensitive targets by masking their visible, infrared and radar signatures.<\/p>\n
Detection by way of electromagnetic emissions, and subsequent targeting, is a constant danger faced by Ukrainian forces in their defense against Russian invaders.<\/p>\n
Saab\u2019s nets are the culmination of a two-year development program between the company, DGA and the Technical Section of the Army (STAT) to meet the French forces\u2019 requirements.<\/p>\n