Working under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract, scientists from AFRL and the Texas Research Institute developed a high-temperature aircraft camouflage coating for use on the titanium slats of C-17 aircraft.
This coating will significantly increase the survivability of operational aircraft against the threat of man-portable weapons and provide enhanced thermal performance for future aircraft.
The camouflage coating prolongs aircraft survivability by reducing the gloss and reflectance of uncoated high-temperature components.
