Saab's New Poncho Makes Soldiers Invisible to Drones

Saab's new poncho makes soldiers invisible to drones

If you've been following the coverage of Russia's war against Ukraine, you're surely aware that it's unlike any other war the world has ever seen and is entirely focused on drones. They've become so cheap to produce in such large quantities that they're now considered ammunition. This has prompted the Swedish defence company Saab to develop a countermeasure. A press release now reports that they have developed a Barracuda solution (Saab's renow…

Saab reveals Barracuda Poncho – camouflage protection for soldiers

Saab has introduced its latest iteration of camouflage solutions, a poncho to protect individual soldiers from being detected by sensors operated by opposing forces across a variety of environments.   Barracuda Poncho is Saab’s latest addition to complement its existing Barracuda range of advanced camouflage solutions. The purpose of Barracuda Poncho is to hide the user from thermal and, in the arctic version, UV sensors while providing the free…