{"id":34101,"date":"2018-06-13T18:40:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T18:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/13\/this-new-camouflage-netting-could-protect-soldiers-better-than-armor\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:04:45","slug":"this-new-camouflage-netting-could-protect-soldiers-better-than-armor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/off-duty\/gearscout\/2018\/06\/13\/this-new-camouflage-netting-could-protect-soldiers-better-than-armor\/","title":{"rendered":"This new camouflage netting could protect soldiers better than armor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camo netting that blends in with woods, jungle or desert, that\u2019s such 20th century thinking. The Army has recently awarded contracts to three companies to develop the next level in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/05\/02\/the-army-has-more-than-a-million-pieces-of-gear-in-the-old-digital-camo-pattern-they-might-try-dyeing-it\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">camo \u2014<\/a> hiding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2017\/09\/26\/new-uniform-coating-could-keep-troops-warm-without-multiple-layers\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">equipment <\/a>from the sophisticated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/03\/29\/new-tech-will-use-virtual-reality-to-help-eod-see-mine-threats-on-the-battlefield\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">sensors <\/a>that blanket the landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three Engineering Manufacturing Development, or EMD, contracts were issued for prototyping the new Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net System, or ULCANS, according to an Army release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next generation netting must be ultralightweight, all-weather and offer \u201cstate-of-the-art\u201d signature management concealment system to provide \u201cmultispectral protection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/05\/16\/forget-pinks-and-greens-the-army-is-looking-to-make-radar-stopping-stealth-cammies\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/camo-netting.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Forget \u2018pinks and greens\u2019: The Army is looking to make radar-stopping stealth cammies<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The final product may be built into or even replace what soldiers wear now.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This would replace woodland and desert netting in use since the 1990s. The new color scheme will include a light\/dark woodland, snow\/alpine and desert\/urban variants, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A six-month competition has kicked off since the recent contract awards and the Army plans to select a winner by mid-2019 and equip the first unit by late 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/camo-net-arctic.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/camo-net-arctic.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/camo-net-arctic.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/camo-net-arctic.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/camo-net-arctic.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Army researchers and industry are testing prototypes for new camouflage netting that would conceal soldiers and equipment from sight and sensors. Three industry partners were awarded contracts to develop the models. One will be selected next year. (Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith ULCANS Increment I, we are executing a development and fielding strategy to ensure camouflage is made available as quickly as possible to units with the most pressing operational needs,\u201d said Col. Frank Moore, product manager, Force Sustainment Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The product comes out of the Army\u2019s project management office of Expeditionary Energy and Sustainment Systems, which is under the Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve awarded contracts to three global leaders in camouflage, now we are having them compete head to head through a series of unique sensor-defeat tests in operationally relevant environments around the world \u2014 ultimately to award a single production contract to the best performer,\u201d said John Viggato, assistant product manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"261\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/camo-net-woodland.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/camo-net-woodland.jpg.jpg 416w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/camo-net-woodland.jpg.jpg?resize=300,188 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Army researchers and industry are testing prototypes for new camouflage netting that would conceal soldiers and equipment from sight and sensors. Three industry partners were awarded contracts to develop the models. One will be selected next year. 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