Have you ever needed to hide your body heat from others in order to avoid detection?

If you answered yes, you’re either in a Predator movie or you’re an elite soldier. If it’s the first, we hear mud works. For the rest of you, the Army has got something for you that isn’t a convenient plot device.

In a world where the enemy can be looking for you with everything from binoculars to infrared night vision predator drones, it pays to be hard to see.  A revolutionary suit developed by Raven Aerostar breaks up the heat waves emanating from a body, effectively rendering it invisible to infrared detection devices.

The body heat of soldiers did not become a giveaway until very recently. In general, most insurgents couldn’t afford the kind of tech that lets you see in the dark the way the US Army does. However, with recent advances there’s now an app for that, and any guy with a cheap thermal sensor can pick out the enemy from thousands of yards away. This suit, called the Nemesis turkey suit, negates that advantage, keeping soldiers hidden and saving lives. The suits are available through Raven Aerostar or the U.S. General Services Administration, and are currently being tested for military service.

What Sparks Our Fire: Something that actually hides heat signatures that isn’t made up for a movie.

Do you think this is a relevant line of research and development?