The research these scientists are carrying out aims to improve soldiers security: 'Since this time, the camouflage history is quite important to protect yourself, hide yourself - in the nature, in the city, in the urban environment, everywhere - to be not detected, because if you are not detected you cannot be hit by weapons.' 'In human history, we can imagine that the first camouflage was not about the colour, but about the smell to cover yourself with the mud to reach some prey in the nature. It starts with nature, where many animals find ways to hide from predators thanks to camouflage.īut as Marek Strandberg from NATO's Science and Technology Organisation says, at first it was more about the smell: But how has military camouflage evolved through the years?įrom the dawn of time, humans have found ways to conceal themselves. The ultimate goal? Creating camouflage systems able to elude hyperspectral cameras. An international team of scientists from NATO member and partner countries met in rural Germany to carry out field trials on a variety of camouflage materials.

Modern french tank camouflage