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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.

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