In this study, the design and electrical tests of polarization-independent radar absorber fabric containing an array of circular shaped conductive patches positioned on a neoprene fabric are presented. The proposed absorber has an overall thickness of 1.57 mm and a unit cell dimension of 8.75 × 8.75 mm 2 , which is < λ/3, where λ is the free-space wavelength at 9.33 GHz. In the designs, electrical performance of the radar absorber fabric is numerically studied in both planar and conformal structures. Furthermore, the two-dimensional (2D) surface current distribution at the resonant frequency is examined to better understand the operating principles of the proposed structure. Finally, a prototype of the radar absorber is manufactured using neoprene fabric with relative permittivity of 3.18, loss tangent of 0.93, and the frequency dependent reflection parameter values are measured by using the free space measurement technique to validate the numerical results. A good agreement between the measurement and numerical results is obtained.