Covert Couture: US to Invest $22M in Smart ePants For Spies
America’s fashion-forward secret agents are getting ready to rock the runway. The US government is investing in covert couture that will transform ordinary clothes into performance-grade, tech-savvy garments. It’s the latest brainchild of the Director of National Intelligence's Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA).
The program is called Smart ePants - Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems - and it is reportedly backed with a $22m investment. These chic garments will do it all: record audio, snap videos, pin down geolocation data, and collect other top-secret intelligence.
The program’s mission is to incorporate 'sensor systems' into clothing such as shirts, pants, socks, and underwear.
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