Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Get Started
SubscribeLogin
Published • loading... • Updated

US Marine Corps pursues thermal cloaks to hide troops from heat sensors

The Marine Corps plans to acquire 13,000 multispectral camouflage cloaks by 2027 to reduce visual and infrared drone detection, reflecting lessons from the Ukraine conflict.

Summary by Military Times
As the Ukraine war has shown, drones equipped with thermal sensors have made the battlefield so hazardous that the best defense is not to be spotted at all.Thus, the U.S. Marine Corps is looking for camouflage cloaks that shield wearers from prying eyes and infrared cameras, according to a Marine Corps Systems Command Sources Sought notice. The Multispectral Camouflage Overgarment, or MCO, “is intended to provide individual signature management …

3 Articles

Defense NewsDefense News
Reposted by
Military TimesMilitary Times
Center

US Marine Corps pursues thermal cloaks to hide troops from heat sensors

The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for camouflage cloaks that shield wearers from prying eyes and infrared cameras.

·United States
Read Full Article
rmf24.plrmf24.pl

​Invisibility Cloak Needed for Marines. Us Army Announces Tender

Marines Need Invisibility Cloak. US Army Announces Tender - RMF24.pl - The cloak is intended to make US Marines invisible – at least to the thermal sensors equipped with modern drones. Tender for Cloaks

Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources are Center
100% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Military Times broke the news in Vienna, United States on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

US Marine Corps icon

US Marine Corps

Drones icon

Drones

United States icon

United States

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
SearchBlindspot LogoBlindspotLocal