As more and more armies use infrared systems to in the modern battlespace for surveillance and target identification we will need a way to hide our human identities. About the worst heat signature that you want to have in the future of warfare in the battle zone is that of a human body temperature. Unfortunately there is little way to hide when your body is nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit. If you will recall the movie; Predator Arnold Scwarznegger had covered his body in mud and he Alien Sport Hunter could not see him with his heat vision organic eye sensors.

We must spend research and development dollars on ways to mask the human heat signature from infrared sensors that our enemies will use when fighting in the battle space. We need to find a way to prevent the body heat from escaping the uniform, without over heating the soldier or having him drown in his own sweat. This is a problem as the human body exudes unnecessary heat. If we cannot do this, we will be forced to fight on days when the temperature is at or near 95 to 100 degrees otherwise the soldiers will be picked up by the heat sensors and eliminated, thus causing more casualties on our blue force. Additionally we must spend money to develop new infrared sensors, which can pick out body heat even on very hot days, which will see the heat differentials easier. Think on this in 2006.

Lance Winslow

Currently Lance is retired at age 40 and is running an Online Think Tank Forum while traveling North America. Perhaps considering something extremely challenging to do that will exercise his mind and utilize all his experiences, observations and skills. Any ideas?