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DefenseReview has obtained two of the latest promotional/informational documents on the AAE Stealth Technology System (STS) cloaking technology (a.k.a. adaptive camouflage, electro-optical camouflage, active camouflage, and chameleonic camouflage), so we thought we'd share them with our readers. These documents discuss what Advanced American Enterprise (AAE) calls "Stealth III". The relevant links to the Stealth III documents are below, further down in this article. AAE claims that Stealth III cloaking tech provides for combined visible light spectrum)/infrared light spectrum/ultraviolet light spectrum stealth (a.k.a. Visibility/IR/UV stealth) of any object--vehicle, soldier/warfighter, etc.--covered by it, rendering that object undetectable, or virtually undetectable, by eyesight, video camera equipment/sensors (CCD video camcorders, etc.), infrared imaging equipment/sensors (like forward looking infrared, a.k.a. FLIR), and night observation devices/sensors (NODs)/night vision devices (NVDs) at 20+ feet distance/range.

In our second article on the STS tech, we expressed our natural skepticism regarding AAE's rather bold claims. One of the things Defense Review is skeptical about is how size effects the efficacy of the technology at close-to-relatively-close range (20-100 feet), assuming it works as advertised. For example, it's one thing to...

July 13, 2006

The Missile Defense Agency successfully completed a developmental flight test of a major element of its ballistic missile defense system today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., agency officials said.

Initial indications show that the test achieved what it set out to do: test parts of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system to ensure they work together, officials said. The THAAD components include truck-mounted launchers, interceptor missiles, radars, and fire control and communications management.

Today's test aimed to demonstrate that...