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Adaptiv
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<p>Adaptiv is an <a href="/facts/Active_camouflage/3kz0cMg4">active camouflage</a> technology developed by <a href="/facts/BAE_Systems_AB/N086AS23">BAE Systems AB</a> to protect military vehicles from detection by <a href="/facts/Far_infrared/rlup3DSX">far infrared</a> <a href="/facts/Night_vision_device/jJ58YGa0">night vision devices</a>, providing infrared stealth. It consists of an array of hexagonal <a href="/facts/Thermoelectric_effect/GbRYmwIG">Peltier plates</a> which can be rapidly heated and cooled to form any desired image, such as of the natural background or of a non-target object. Its goal is to develop <a href="/facts/Stealth_ground_vehicle/s5o2KqcM">stealth ground vehicles</a>. </p>