Smart & Stealth Materials

We can control the propagation of light, heat, sound, vibration and radio signals via the use of bespoke materials, tailored to the problem at hand. Our facilities and capabilities can offer multispectral operation and innovation for design and prototyping for both military and civil customers.

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Service

We have capability in stealth materials across the three major signature control domains:

Acoustic stealth materials
Radio frequency (RF) stealth materials
Electro-optic (EO) stealth materials

Smart and Stealth Materials

We have unique equipment and capabilities to offer modelling, design, prototyping and trials for a wide range of stealth treatments. We provide robust practical solutions, advice and assessment services to governments, commercial customers and the global defence industry, and our stealth materials are used to optimise the signatures of major military platforms.

Products

Our background in stealth enables us to control the propagation of light, heat, sound, vibration and radio signals via the use of bespoke materials to solve problems in the commercial world. This unique expertise, together with our industry and academic contacts, equips us to provide a wide range of bespoke military and commercial solutions, including:

Paints and appliques to combat thermal issues and visibility of stealth assets, e.g. items getting too hot when they need to look cold, or reducing glint from the sun
Radar absorbing composites, such a stealth wind turbines
Radio frequency shielding, e.g. reducing interference and cross-over radiation
Combat ID systems – ‘friend-or-foe’ discrimination for people and vehicles
RFID solutions e.g. for tagging inventory and tracking vehicles
Increasing visibility of items in challenging environments e.g. at night
Camouflage pattern design and assessment
Thermal and electromagnetic control
Noise and vibration control