The technology used for this is different than that presented for new tanks that the military will be rolling out. These tanks will be able to take pictures with a camera from one side, and project it on the other side. The technology would be similar to the Amazon Kindle, except color and a faster refresh rate.
BAE Systems plans on rolling this out in 5 years, as well as working on this eCamouflage for airplanes as well as soldier's uniforms after that. This will be great for troops moving around.
My main concern is the cost. Not only would it be expensive to fund it, unquestionably, but what about maintenance? If the tank takes a shot, does it ruin the screen that portrays the image? Or is there a bulletproof material that prevents that? What about soldiers running into each other? How would they detect each others presence? Can this detection process be used by the enemy to detect our soldiers, virtually rendering the technology useless?
What do you think?
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