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Are Digital Pixel Camouflage Patterns Ineffective?

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

In a just published essay entitled, “Are Digital Pixel Camouflage Patterns Ineffective?” Guy Cramer, CEO of Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp takes on the recent meme that imagines all pixelated camo is bad because the US Army’s Universal Camouflage Pattern is anything but.

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While Mr Cramer takes a stab at it as well, I’d like to remind our readers that it’s foolish to throw the baby out with the bath water. UCP’s geometry is based on the highly successful Marine Patterns (MARPAT) which is a derivative of the Canadian Pattern (CADPAT). The exact same geometry is also shared with the US Navy’s AOR patterns. It’s about coloration, and in the case of UCP they got it wrong.

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Guy Cramer believes in the effectiveness of pixelated patterns so much that the submission he developed with ADS Inc is based on the technology but with some more advanced enhancements. Read Cramer’s Essay here – www.hyperstealth.com/pixel-camo-is-effective

ICE Tactical to Assemble Deceptex Uniforms

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp informed us that ICE (Integrated Combat Equipment) Tactical will be assembling the Hyperstealth Deceptex uniforms. After reviewing the requirements and working with Hobey Walker of ICE Tactical on a current Hyperstealth project, Guy Cramer, President/CEO of Hyperstealth states: “this makes much more sense to provide a higher quality garment than we would be able to do ourselves. This is ICE Tactical’s area of expertise and ours is on the pattern and printing side. It was ADS Inc. that recommended that I contact Hobey Walker for this Deceptex program as his company is only an hour drive from Hyperstealth. Hobey has made 20 uniforms for Hyperstealth in the past month from our printed material and he is working on another 8 which will be ready on Monday. We can’t tell you who the user is for all these 28+ uniforms – due to an NDA, but we are using this to refine the Deceptex printing and assembly process so we have it all nailed down when we do open the site for orders (shortly).

Initially we will only be offering Deceptex for Jackets and Pants and Helmet covers but ICE Tactical has the ability to make Boonie Hats, Load Carrying Gear, Platforms, Pouches, Accessories and Shelters, these may come later for all Deceptex patterns once we source the heavier textiles that work best with our Hyperstealth Textile Printers and work within the ICE Tactical capabilities.”

We think it also kind of helps that they are both located in the Vancouver, BC of Canada.

DECEPTEX, is an innovative “Print on Order” camouflage system capitalizing on 21st century technology. Deceptex is not a camouflage pattern but a camouflage system; Hyperstealth will use their two large format digital inkjet textile printers to print any Deceptex pattern as customer will be able to order one or more uniforms based on a selection of hundreds of Hyperstealth Camouflage patterns (currently there are 259 Deceptex patterns).

www.hyperstealth.com/deceptex

Hyperstealth Deceptex Production Trials Update

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

According to Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp, 20 uniforms have been printed and assembled in the past 17 days. Deceptex is not yet available for order as they are in the process of determining the optimal material(s) through a trial consisting of printing, assembly, durability and color fastness through multiple washing and drying cycles. Pricing has not yet been determined and will not be available until they finalize the Deceptex material(s). So far, they have released 259 patterns in the Deceptex series.

www.hyperstealth.com/deceptex

Deceptex – 225 Patterns and Counting

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Deceptex, Hyperstealth’s bold new direction in commercial camouflage production now has revealed its 225th camouflage pattern. The naming convention for the original sets of patterns was based on the NATO phonetic alphabet. This newest bunch has adopted the World War 2-era alphabet. With thousands upon thousands of potential patterns in Hyperstealth’s vault it will be interesting to see what else they release and how they name it.

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www.hyperstealth.com/deceptex

Hyperstealth Featured on Tactical-Life.com

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

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www.tactical-life.com

Deceptex – Coming Summer 2012

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Leveraging lessons learned on the Ghostex program with ADS, Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corporation has unveiled Deceptex. Leveraging, a print-on-demand camouflage service they manufacture camouflage as needed rather than stockpiling it. With over 100 distinct patterns already loaded on the site, they’ve already got our attention.

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The concept of operations is simple. Hyperstealth will use their two large format digital inkjet textile printers to print fabric for any Deceptex pattern and this will be manufactured into uniforms.

So what makes this different than Ghostex? For one thing, availability. Ghostex was limited to Government clients whereas Deceptex is available to the general public. Additionally, Ghostex features NIR treatments and Deceptex will be limited to visual spectrum camouflage only.

Deceptex will be available for orders beginning Summer 2012.

To learn more visit www.hyperstealth.com/deceptex

ADS Reveals Camo ExpertiseADS Tactical

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

ADS Inc never stops surprising us. Over time, we’ve come to know about their Ghostex program and their work with HyperStealth Biotechnology Corp on specialized camouflage patterns for Afghanistan. Most recently, they’ve teamed with Guy Cramer to win as spot as finalists in the US Army’s most ambitious camouflage improvement effort to date.

Now, they’ve launched a new section of their website dedicated to all of their camouflage programs. Not only will you see some better images of their US4CES-Delta patterns that we revealed here on SSD during SHOT Show, but they also reveal additional information on their Army-finalist Alpha family of patterns as well as some a few of the variants from the Ghostex Advanced Camouflage System.

Last, but certainly not least, ADS has been a prime supplier of critical clothing and equipment in the US Army’s Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern (OCP), commercially known as MultiCam. Both FREE and ECWCS Gen III are provided by ADS Inc and they have adopted both environmental clothing systems for issue in OCP.

ADS has informed me that they plan on adding to the camo section of the website as new information becomes available. In particular, we are looking forward to seeing additional Ghostex patterns as well as a glimpse of what their Army candidate patterns will look like on ACUs and OCIE. It is definitely worth taking a look at what they have going on.

www.adsinc.com/solutions/clothing-programs/camouflage-solutions

Hyperstealth Presents Their Side of the Copyright Infringement Case with DCS

Monday, January 9th, 2012

A few weeks ago Predator Intelligence released a story detailing that Digital Concealment Systems had filed suit in Georgia Middle District Court against Canada-based Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corporation. Digital Concealment Systems is the designer of the A-TACS AU and A-TACS FG patterns. Hyperstealth’s lawyers sent a cease and desist letter in December to DCS stating that the A-TACS FG pattern infringed on the copyright of several Hyperstealth patterns and demanding that DCS immediately stop manufacturing, marketing, and selling that product. Weighing their options, DCS preemptively filed suit against Hyperstealth in a US court.

Now, Hyperstealth has gone to Predator Intelligence to “tell their side” of the story (our perception). As you may recall, last week we reported that Hyperstealth had released an online catalog of many of their EuroSpec patterns. However, after reading this Predator Intelligence story, it looks like Hyperstealth has held some of them back for use in court.

We are unsure at this point why Hyperstealth is so insistent on trying this case in the court of public opinion. Without prior access to the patterns in question, it’s difficult to make the case that DCS infringed on a copyright of a pattern that no one has seen. Furthermore, all of Hyperstealth’s actions, including these, taken to influence public opinion will most assuredly be brought up in court.

While it makes for a good story. This is best played out in a court of law. The outcome of this trial may well have a long-lasting impact on Hyperstealth’s policy of copyright assertion.