Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Paint on Protection Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department May 6, 2022 | 0:59 Tests of newly developed temporary overcoats for tactical military equipment showed a reduction in the amount of absorbed chemical warfare agents (CWAs) by five-fold to a hundredfold, and the coatings remained effective beyond eight weeks in normal environmental conditions. Current military equipment coatings provide visual camouflage and corrosion protection but still require enhanced resistance to CWA penetration.