1 feb 2013

Belgian infrared patches

Infrared patches! Their everywhere! Being coalition forces in Afghanistan or French troops currently deployed in Mali, you can't miss them on the thousands of photos circling the internet.

Used to ID friendly forces at night through the means of night vision equipment and restrict blue on blue incidents they come in all kind of shapes being square, round with a certain silhouette or text or just depicting the soldiers nationality by its flag.

Finding Belgian IR patches is another thing. They are probably non existing … until I decided to produce some of my own.

Size = 7,5x5cm
They have a retroreflective surface for nighttime reflection under normal and IR light and fitted out with a hard sided velcro backing.

Interested? Just give me shout ;-)

The standard colours


Subdued woodland

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