Fibrotex Wins US Army’s $480 Million Next-Gen Camo Netting Contract

By Tactical-Life

The U.S. Army selected Fibrotex USA last week to supply its Next-Generation Ultra-Light Camouflage Netting System (ULCANS).

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As the name would suggest, ULCANS takes camouflage to the next level. Fibrotex’s submission, which won an almost two-year testing period, is a multispectral camouflage system that masks from electromagnetic threats.

The contract is a 10-year, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity award worth $480 million.

What’s To Come From Fibrotex?

The company said full-rate production is expected to begin in early 2019.

“The program aims to replace the legacy woodland and desert camouflage variants developed in the 1990s, and will be developed in light and dark woodland, snow and alpine, desert, and urban variants,” according to the Army Times.

The company said its 2D ULCANS technology “provides more persistent IR, thermal and counter-radar performance and offers a greater range of capabilities than …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life