INFRARED SCREENING SMOKES - A REVIEW

Smokes are used in warfare for a variety of applications ranging from screening to signalling and training purposes. With the development of modern weapons for night surveillance, laser range finder and IR guid ance, Infrared (IR) Screening Smokes have assumed great importance as a potential and cheap countermeasure. A review of the work done so far on formulations, processing and testing of infrared screening smokes is presented. Suggestions for future line of research work in this are a, have also been made.