Often ghillie suits are made of camouflage uniforms reinforced ... Snipers, except for those fighting in urban terrain, traditionally spend much of their shooting time in a “creep,” pursuing ...

US Army snipers recently conducted visual testing for new camouflaged ghillie suits, which are expected to enhance soldier lethality. Testing involved an activity similar to the classic game of ...

"Soldiers are creating ghillie suits with their own materials to match their personal preference. We want to make the IGS simpler and modular so the snipers will use what is issued to them instead ...

The event puts sniper students through their paces and their ghillie suits to the test. A clean, fresh-looking ghillie suit could get the sniper killed in combat. Visit the Business section of ...

The ghillie suit will usually not cover the face ... This sort of data can be vital to protect the force and end up saving lives. In an urban terrain, a sniper may set up on a roof.

The U.S. Army is on the verge of testing new specialized suits designed to let snipers approach their targets while blending in with their surroundings. The new improved ghillie system (IGS ...

(March 25, 2013) -- U.S. Army program managers earned Department of Defense acquisition awards recently for rapidly fielding a fire-resistant ghillie suit and an enhanced fuze rocket warhead.