Texture buffer (Earth-5875)

A texture buffer is an active camouflage system used by the UNSC Navy on their prowlers. Texture buffers allow prowlers to conceal themselves in space, hiding their heat and radar signatures. However, the technology is still not perfect, and as a result it still can be revealed in backgrounds that face constant changes, such as the atmosphere of a gas giant.

The Office of Naval Intelligence and the UNSC developed and currently develop newer ships that are able to make the drawbacks obsolete, such as the PRO-49776 and the recently formed UNSC Normandy, developed in cooperation with the Swords of Sanghelios.