21st Century Camo Uniforms – the rest of the world | Strike - Hold! 21st Century Camo Uniforms – the rest of the world February 7, 2010 / Strike-Hold / 52 Comments The ongoing American and British camouflage programmes have been getting lots of attention, but many other countries have been also changing / upgrading their camouflage uniforms in the early part of the 21st Century. The first big new development was when the Canadians introduced the world to the CADPAT pixelated camouflage pattern, and in effect re-wrote the rule book of camouflage pattern design. Then the US Marine Corps adopted a completely new style of Combat and Utility Uniform that started an irreversible fashion trend – especially once the US Army adopted a broadly similar style in the ACU, which was then copied around the rest of the world as well. Interestingly, although Crye Precision really stirred things up with their radically re-styled combat clothing designs and multi-terrain “MultiCam” camouflage pattern, they’ve not had the wide-ranging impact on the uniform designs of the rest of the world that CADPAT / MARPAT and the MCCUU have had.

Other big influences on the introduction of new camo uniforms have been the ongoing operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. As a result, there have been a whole lot of new desert camouflage patterns put in to service by European countries that don’t have any deserts on their home turf. Worthy of a special note are the Russians. Their military and para-military forces have been seen wearing a very wide range of new uniforms and camouflage patterns in recent years – this has led a lot of people to debate about what is “authentic issue” and what’s simply commercial. The answer is that there is not such a clear line between the two – especially for special operations units, who can augment their “official issue” kit and clothing with privately (or unit purchased) items; particularly camouflage uniforms better suited to the types of operations they perform and the terrain where they operate.What’s also especially interesting about the new Russian camo patterns is that several of them are based on revamped versions of WWII camouflage patterns – and in the case of the reversible “Chimera” uniform, even of the Waffen SS!

Looking at all the developments around the world there are some other interesting points to note as well though: First of all, the sheer scale of activity in this field over the past few years is quite interesting. I’ve been a student of camouflage combat uniforms for probably something like 30 years now, and have never seen so much activity or as many new developments as have been happening in the last few years. But its not just about “pretty new uniforms”, what’s really cool is how the individual soldier is now more and more being rightfully treated as an integrated, multi-purpose, system and is being given a full range of modernised, focussed, mission-adaptable kit accordingly. Its nice to see the “cannon fodder” and “bullet catcher” days of the “poor bloody infantry” being consigned to the pages of history at last. Secondly, “digital” has clearly become a global craze – and whilst there are many patterns that are simply re-coloured copies of CADPAT, there are also quite a few that are more interesting and innovative. And some which don’t even merit the term.

In the cases of Kazahkstan and Lebanon, they’ve already adopted patterns that are very similar to the US Army’s UCP-Delta pattern now being tested in Afghanistan.Thirdly, its interesting to note that only the Latvian Army has followed the US Army’s lead and adopted a single “universal” camouflage pattern – but the Saab-Barracuda designed Latvian “Legoflage” is probably a more effective pattern than UCP. In every other case, countries have chosen the more traditional route of different colourations for different environments.On the other hand, the French have completely updated the style and features of their combat uniform – but retained the standard CCE camouflage pattern.Finally, I’ve only included uniforms that are actually being produced and used, even if just in field trials, by military forces. I’ve not included any that are purely commercial ventures, or that only exist as a design or computer simulation. I also realise that this article will out-of-date 5 minutes after I publish it, so I’ll be coming back from time to time to keep it up-to-date.Right, with all that in mind, let’s hit the road for the Strike-Hold!

Camouflage World Tour…AFGHANISTANArmy The shade, Patterns and Deserts on Pinterest Camouflage wallpaper for iPhone or Android. Tags: camo, hunting, army, backgrounds, mobile. #camouflage #camo #wallpaper See More Little Known Facts and History about Camouflage of the Western World : ITS Tactical Little Known Facts and History about Camouflage of the Western World 0 by Matthew Sharp March 2, 2016 03/2/16 Camouflage is the technique used to conceal the presence of a person, piece of equipment, or installation by making it blend into its surroundings. Since the 1850’s, militaries around the world have embraced the concept of camouflage in order to help obscure the visibility and movement of their troops by enemy forces. Prior to this time, militaries generally wore uniforms that were comprised of bold, easily recognizable colors. It was the British who first abandoned their own bright red coats in favor of khaki uniforms in India, which blended more easily into the landscape in which they operated. Since that time, methods of camouflage have become more advanced and deemed crucial in battlefield situations.

While these methods are diverse, today we’ll be discussing a handful of camouflage patterns currently in use by modern military organizations, mainly among Western nations. More specifically, the majority of these patterns are commercially available to the general public. The United States of America The United States Armed Forces currently uses multiple patterns amongst their four branches of service. Some patterns have been used by multiple forces, while others were developed specifically for one branch or another. Part of the reason for the variety of patterns in use is that different environments require different types of camouflage. If you’re deployed in a desert environment, the colors and patterns needed to blend into that environment are obviously different than those needed to blend into a wooded or jungle environment. In some cases, the reasons for certain services using, or having used certain camouflage patterns are less obvious; having more to do with the leviathan processes of management by committee than with providing functional concealment. ERDL, M81 and Woodland M81 is the name of the pattern frequently referred to as “ Woodland Camo ”, which has seen service in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and the Air Force. Woodland is still in use today by certain units, operating in particular environments.

M81 has been derived from the ERDL pattern, which was developed by the US Army’s Engineer Research and Development Laboratory (thus the acronym) in 1948, though it didn’t see much use until 1967. In 1981, the ERDL pattern was enlarged and released as the new standard “M81” pattern. ERDL and M81 have not only seen use by all four US branches of service, but multiple other nations’ armed forces as well. M81 uniforms and gear are still produced by a variety of manufacturers and are widely available at surplus outlets. Within the commercial market, the ERDL pattern has been used as the template for such “fashion-oriented” camouflage variants as purple, pink, red and blue camouflage materials by replacing the earth-tone color schemes with brighter hues, which are obviously less useful for concealment purposes; unless you’re prone to hiding in piles of Lego or dog toys. Six Color Chocolate Chip Desert Camouflage Known alternately as “ Six Color Desert Camouflage ,” “Chocolate Chip Camo,” or “Cookie Dough Camo,” this pattern was used by the Army and other branches in the 1980s to mid 1990s.

It was initially designed in 1962 under concerns that the United States might possibly have to intervene in the various conflicts between Israel and their surrounding Arab neighboring countries. First issued to select US Army units, including the 101st Airborne in 1981, it was issued until 1992. The Marine Corps used Six Color Desert Camo from 1982 until 1995, while the Air Force issued it from 1982 until 1993. The Navy used the pattern as their desert camouflage option from the early 80s until the mid 90s and the Coast Guard adopted it in 1985. Six Color Desert Camo was eventually replaced with the DCU pattern, (also known as “3 Color Desert Camouflage”) but wasn’t ready in time for the Persian Gulf War, therefor Chocolate Chip Camo was used widely throughout that conflict. Many militaries are still using the Chocolate Chip pattern to this day; uniform pieces are still being manufactured and are readily available in the commercial market.

Other militaries have either used the exact same pattern, or in the cases of China, Egypt, Pakistan, Spain, Saudi Arabia and Eritrea, have closely copied the design for their own armed forces. Three Color Desert Camouflage The DCU pattern, comprised of three colors, was developed to address the needs of desert conflicts that had less rocky and more open battlefields. It was first issued as an experimental test pattern in 1989. Soil samples from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait were used to determine the colors in the DCU pattern, which was also known by the nickname “coffee stain camo,” due to its appearance. It was introduced across the board to all four branches of the US military, as well as the Coast Guard, around 1992. It was the primary issued camouflage pattern until 2004 for the Army, 2002 for the Marine Corps, 2010 for the Navy and 2011 for the Air Force. The Coast Guard still issues the DCU pattern to troops stationed in desert environments as of the writing of this article.

Woodland MARPAT and Desert MARPAT Design and testing of the two patterns currently in use by the Marine Corps began in 2001 and was heavily influenced by “fractal design,” (as was used in the development of Canada’s “CADPAT” pattern) as well as prior patterns like Rhodesia’s “Brushstroke” pattern and the “Tiger Stripe” pattern from the Vietnam era. The Marine Corps design team that developed MARPAT went through over 150 patterns before narrowing it down to three candidates, which were then tested at the USMC’s Scout Sniper program. These tests involved spotters searching for the pattern in a variety of different natural fields, with the time it took to find the pattern recorded. The longer the spotting time, the more effective the camouflage was rated to be. In the end, the MARPAT pattern was the most effective and as a result, it was issued to Marines starting in 2002. Though three variants of MARPAT were initially tested (desert, woodland and urban), only two were issued. As an interesting trivia note, one color present in both Desert MARPAT and Woodland MARPAT, “Coyote Brown,” was based on a Ralph Lauren Home paint color named Coyote.

That color has since been discontinued from the RL paint line, though the color formula for reproducing it still exists. That information, as well as a great number of other details about the design process involved in the development of MARPAT, is available from an email written by Ken Henley, one of MARPAT’s designers, in Military Morons ’ article about various forms of camouflage. Though Woodland and Desert MARPAT bear some passing resemblance to Naval Working Uniform patterns, “AOR I” and “AOR II” are in fact, significantly different (more on these further down in the article.) Bryan wrote about this very subject in this excellent piece on ITS from 2012 . The two MARPAT variants in use by the USMC have also been used by other militaries around the world since their adoption, including our neighbor to the south, Mexico. Generally speaking though, the versions of MARPAT used elsewhere are not “genuine” MARPAT, but rather close copies of the pattern, which is patented and contains a small Eagle, Globe and Anchor symbols embedded periodically within the pattern.

“Official” MARPAT is not generally available to the general public, aside from surplus sales of used clothing and equipment, though non-official copies of MARPAT (often simple referred to as “Desert Digital” and “Desert Woodland” exist and are plentiful.) Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) Much has been written about the Universal Camouflage Pattern , (many times mistakenly referred to as “ACU,” which is actually the functional uniform design implemented at the same time as UCP) which was the US Army’s replacement pattern for M81 Woodland and first issued in 2004. UCP was initially developed to be an adaptable camouflage pattern which would be suitable for multiple environments, though the controversy surrounding the uniform began as early as the testing phase , where it scored the lowest of all the patterns tested by the Army. True to the nature of large government bureaucracies, it was then selected as the chosen pattern. Once issued, it was found to be left wanting in both the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns that were well underway at that point.

As a result, it was subsequently replaced by Crye’s MultiCam pattern (which had surpassed UCP during the testing phase) in Afghanistan under the name “Operational Camouflage Pattern” (OCP) or “Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern” (OEFCP). When the Army commits to something though, they commit to it fully, which can have serious costs if what they commit to turns out to be the wrong choice. Estimates are that the choice of UCP cost the Army about five billion dollars and in 2014, they announced that beginning in 2015, UCP would be replaced with a new pattern known as “ Scorpi on W2 ”, closely related to Crye’s MultiCam pattern. Scorpion W2 would also be issued to replace OCP. Crye MultiCam, OCP and Scorpion W2 Originally developed under the name “Scorpion” by Crye Precision in 2002 while under contract with the US Army, MultiCam had been the first choice in the US Army camouflage trials. However, when “printing costs” proved to be a deal-breaker for the Army in adoption of the camouflage pattern, they went with the last-place finisher, UCP.

Scorpion W2 is the result of modifications made by Natick to the MultiCam pattern. One major difference between Scorpion and Scorpion W2 is that the Army owns the licensing for Scorpion W2, which allows them to have it produced while avoiding the costs that had initially made them wary of going with MultiCam. The MultiCam pattern consists of shapes in gradients of dark brown, lime green, tan, a darker green and light pink splotches. It has proven quite effective in environments like Afghanistan, which are at times rocky, at times heavy with vegetation and at times sandy. There are a number of official variants of MultiCam, including Scorpion W2, the UK’s “ Multi-Terrain Pattern ,” Australia’s MultiCam Camouflage Uniform (AMPU) and versions used by Chile, the Republic of Georgia, Poland and Russia. Additionally, Crye Precision has developed variations on the MultiCam pattern for specific environments ; MultiCam Arid for sparse vegetation desert environments, MultiCam Tropic for heavy vegetation jungle environments, MultiCam Alpine for snowy mountainous environments and MultiCam Black, largely geared towards Law Enforcement special weapons and tactics teams.

As time goes by, more of these specific environment patterns have become commercially available, as “regular MultiCam” has been since its inception. Airman Battle Uniform Digital Tiger Stripe Not to be left out, the United States Air Force developed their own pattern, which was sort of a combination of UCP and the old “tiger stripe” pattern used in the Vietnam War by select forces. This pattern was developed by Tiger Stripe Products, who held the original patent on the old tiger stripe pattern and early prototypes of the camouflage were introduced in 2003. It became an issued uniform around 2007, with initial complaints that the material used was too thick and not very breathable in hot, arid environments.

ABU Tiger Stripe consisted of roughly the same color palette as UCP, with the addition of slate blue components and as described by the folks who created it , “fabric durability, color retention, ease of care, uniform comfort, as well as a range of female sizing were high priorities while camouflage effectiveness was essentially unnecessary and a non-issue.” Due to the ineffectiveness of the pattern in Afghanistan’s terrain, Air Force personnel generally are issued OCP (MultiCam) in those environments, though they’re still required to wear the ABU Tiger Stripe pattern outside of Afghanistan, since USAF has not seen fit to permit OCP’s wear outside of the Afghan theater. Tiger Stripe Products have created a suitable replacement, “All Terrain Tiger,” which is currently being tested by Air Force Special Operations units and consists of a similar basic pattern with a more effective color palette similar to the palette of MultiCam. Whether it will be widely adopted remains to be seen. For now, ABU Tiger Stripe pattern uniforms are generally only available as issued clothing, while All Terrain Tiger patterned clothing is commercially available. Naval Working Uniform, AOR I and AOR II The Navy commissioned their own camouflage patterns, three in total, for wear by sailors.

For the most part, these are difficult to obtain in the commercial market. The first pattern, predominantly navy blue and gray, was designed less to conceal the wearer within their environment (given that it is mainly worn by ship-borne sailors on generally grey ships) but more to reflect the Navy’s seaborne heritage, as well as more easily obscure wear, stains and the effects of contact with fresh paint on Navy vessels. AOR I and AOR II were also developed for use by Naval assets like SEALs and SWCC crews, providing desert and woodland camouflage options for them. As stated earlier when discussing MARPAT, there’s already an article here on ITS that has significantly more details on these two particular patterns, as well as the current Navy Working Uniform. Much like MARPAT uniform elements, the official Navy Working Uniforms are available by government issue only, though a handful of manufacturers have copied the NWU patterns for commercial resale, with slight modifications to the color tone and the removal of the US Navy seal embedded within the pattern. Mirage Camo Bulldog Tactical Equipment’s Mirage Camo is another pattern which has been tested at ITS before , that was initially going to be restricted to US DOD customers.

These days, it seems you can purchase a limited selection of items from Bulldog Tactical Equipment in the Mirage pattern, yet not the extensive list of clothing and equipment that used to be available at the Mirage camo website (which seems to no longer exist). Bulldog developed the Mirage pattern after UCP had been adopted by the US Army in order to create a true “multi-environment” camouflage, using a palette of greens, browns, rust-tinted red and tan in a complex pixelated design. It’s meant to perform in urban, arid, semi-arid and wooded environments. The A-TACS Family of Patterns Digital Concealment Systems first created a pattern known now as “ A-TACS AU”, which is a fractal-based digital camouflage pattern for use in arid environments. Since that time, DCS has spawned “A-TACS FG”, a dense vegetation pattern variant, “A-TACS LE”, a black-based variant, “A-TACS iX” (Intermediate Extreme) and “A-TACS AT-X” (Arctic Tundra) patterns. The A-TACS AU, A-TACS FG and A-TACS LE patterns have all seen wide adoption by law enforcement agencies and special operations groups in the United States.

They’re also available from a number of different vendors in different uniform and gear options, including such applications as gun coating hydro-dip materials and vinyl vehicle-covering materials. The A-TACS family of patterns use rounded “organic” pixels and a combination of micro and macro patterns that repeat throughout the overall camouflage pattern. Kryptek Kryptek Outdoor Group, founded by US Army Pilots Butch Whiting and Josh Cleghorn, was created to develop camouflage patterns and clothing that would be usable both for hunting and on the battlefield. They’ve developed their Kryptek pattern, available in a number of different colorways, for a variety of different environments and situations. Nomad, their arid environment pattern, is made up of tans and browns. Highlander is a pattern aimed for varied environments, such as mountainous terrain with a blend of both vegetation and rock. Mandrake is predominantly green tones and aimed for use in wooded environments. Typhon is a dark pattern of mainly black and gray, meant for use at night. Yeti is a pattern for use in snowy environments and is white with gray.

In addition to these original options, Kryptek has also created Raid (for use in urban environments, generally gray in color), Banshee (a seasonal woodland option for use during the Fall months where vegetation has turned brown and barren), Altitude (made for use in mountainous environments above the tree line where vegetation is sparse) and Neptune and Pontus (which could roughly be described as “ocean-influenced lifestyle camouflage” patterns, both predominantly blue in color and not intended to necessarily provide concealment in those environments so much as to serve as distinctive patterns for use near them.) While the target market for Kryptek patterns has been a combination of hunting/outdoor users and tactical users, Kryptek’s pattern was entered into the most recent testing of camouflage patterns for the Army, amongst 60 other companies and was one of the final four contenders. While in the end, the Army went with Scorpion W2, Kryptek’s achievement in the testing showed a high level of effective concealment from their pattern. The Kryptek pattern is now widely available, with clothing options from Kryptek themselves and other licensed manufacturers.

There’s also a fair amount of nylon gear made with the Kryptek pattern, as well as water-based dipping options for applying the pattern to hard gear like weapons systems. HyperStealth Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp’s Guy Cramer began developing fractal-based camo patterns in 2002 and by 2003, found himself being commissioned by King Abdullah II of Jordan to develop a replacement pattern for the Jordanian armed forces and police. Since that time, Hyperstealth has created a seemingly endless number of patterns for an equally lengthy list of client governments and armed forces; including Canada, Slovenia, Afghanistan, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Peru and most recently they made news by procuring the contract with the Mexican Marines to replace Mexico’s prior digital camouflage pattern. Since that announcement , the particular pattern, now referred to as “Marina Trans Jungle” (and previously known as “US4CES Transitional”) has become very difficult to obtain and for that matter, almost as difficult to get pictures of.

When ITS was at SHOT Show in Las Vegas, we saw Marina Trans Jungle on display at the London Bridge Trading booth, but were told not to take any close-up photographs of either the pattern or uniforms, due to the contract LBT had signed with Mexican authorities and their (Mexico’s) sensitivity to controlling access to the pattern. Hyperstealth has developed “over 12,000” camouflage patterns since 2002 and could likely merit their own encyclopedic article, creating both their own families of patterns, as well as working with other companies collaboratively or by commission to create patterns familiar to the hunting communities. (Gore’s Optifade) and others (Columbia Sportswear’s Amphibious Assault line). Also of note is the work, albeit secretive thus far, Hyperstealth has done with “light bending” and color-changing (“Smartcamo”) technologies and the creation of their “ Quantum Stealth ” camouflage technologies. Though details are currently scarce on these developments, we’ll keep a look out for future announcements.

Unfortunately for the general civilian consumer, Hyperstealth has, for the time being, suspended ordering either cloth or uniforms directly from them in order to “complete [their] patents on the Quantum Stealth Light Bending Material ”. PenCott In 2008, Dominic Hyde, a member of the International Camouflage Uniform Society , former British Army artilleryman and lifelong camouflage aficionado, founded Hyde Definition in the United Kingdom. Hyde Definition first released their “PenCott GreenZone” pattern in 2009 and soon released other variants on the pattern for use in different environments. “PenCott Badlands” is geared towards transitional semi-arid environments, while “Pencott Sandstorm” is geared towards exclusively arid environments and “PenCott Snowdrift” is, as the name implies, aimed at blending into alpine or snow-heavy environments.

The PenCott family of patterns use what they call a “3 in 1” pattern geometry and while it encompasses some aspects of the pixelated digital patterns seen in MARPAT, UCP, CADPAT and other “digital” camouflage patterns, breaks up those small squares of color with organic elements which supposedly appear more natural, providing solid concealment at close, medium and long ranges. It derives its name from two British camouflage pioneers, Sir Roland Penrose and Dr. Hugh Cott. Penrose’s work concentrated on the importance of texture, in addition to color, with an eye towards concealing assets from aerial photography. Dr. Cott’s work was geared towards learning and implementing concealment lessons from the natural world, in particular, the coloration and patterns found in the animal kingdom. PenCott patterns have seen use by Polish, African and United Arab Emirates forces, as well as others. PenCott clothing and gear can be obtained in a wide variety of places , with an equally diverse group of manufacturers using it. Mystery Ranch, Helikon-Tex, Grey Ghost Gear, UF PRO and SOD Gear have all produced products in various PenCott patterns. Landcamo ABD Series Brane T.

Cervek is a Slovenian long-time survival instructor. He’s taught a number of military units from around the world, including the US Army Special Forces and French Foreign Legion about surviving, escaping, resisting and evading in austere wilderness environments through his School of Survival from Nature . He created a concealment/camouflage textile company called “ Landcamo ,” who have since developed a family of patterns for different types of environments called “ ABD ” (American Battle Disruption). Within that family, there are the ABD/SERE (arid, middle-east environments), ABD/JÄGER (tropical or heavily wooded environments), ABD/MAMMUT (mixed green/gray environments), ABD/GORA (mountain environments) and ABD/ALPINE (snow-covered environments). While initially developed for military clients, it’s possible for civilians to get their hands on at least ABD/SERE from vendors like SpecOps Shop . The pattern borrows heavily from natural elements, though the end result is a complicated pixelated pattern with softened edges and use of multiple colors within each pixelated shape. This provides some sense of depth at close range and reduced contrast at greater distances.

CADPAT Canada’s “ CADPAT ” (Canadian Disruptive Pattern) is ultimately the grandfather of all the sundry pixelated digital camouflage patterns seen today. In the mid 1990s, Canada’s Clothe the Soldier Project (CTS) developed a computer-generated camouflage pattern, with the primary goal of defeating detection of the pattern by night vision devices . CADPAT exists in four variants; Temperate Woodland (the green-dominated pattern), Arid (the desert version), Winter/Arctic and Urban (CUEPAT, developed in conjunction with HyperStealth). CADPAT look-alike patterns are available commercially, but the official CADPAT material is controlled by Canadian law and is intended only for use by their military. Singapore Singapore created their own pixelated digital camouflage pattern known as “Uniform, Man’s, Pixelised, Camouflage Pattern No 4”. Catchy, right? They also subsequently created a desert version of the pattern, an Air Force version and a Naval version, all re-colorations of the same pattern. “ Uniform, Man’s, Pixelised, Camouflage Pattern No 4 ” looks a great deal like MARPAT, though with the addition of a lime-green color more common in tropical jungle environments.

Prior to the development of this pattern, Singapore had used an ERDL variant. Italy Italy’s armed forces use a family of patterns known as “ Vegetato ,” which are digitally generated, fractal based pixelated patterns. Although they use a more organic pixel, giving the pattern a more natural appearance. Both of the two primary variants (Vegetato and Desertico) are commonly available from surplus outlets in Europe, though less common in the United States. Another quality vendor of new uniforms and gear in Vegetato is SOD Gear , in Italy. They do ship to the United States and make fine products in a variety of color and concealment schemes. One of my favorite BDU sets is a uniform in PenCott Badlands that I purchased from SOD Gear. United Kingdom Throughout the world, various nations have frequently created their own patterns for their respective individual armed forces. The UK has recently moved towards using a version of MultiCam specific to their use, but prior to that was using a pattern known as “ DPM ” (Disruptive Pattern Material) and a desert-oriented version known as “Desert DPM”. While somewhat similar to the US Woodland/ERDL pattern, the shapes were different, though the color palette was almost identical.

The Desert DPM pattern used fewer colors than normal DPM and was basically made up of multiple shades of the same tan color. Uniforms and gear in DPM or Desert DPM is widely available worldwide at surplus stores. France France created their own woodland-oriented pattern known commonly as CCE, or “ Camouflage Centre Europe ”, using four colors (green, tan, brown and black) in a pattern very similar to M81. While found less commonly in the United States, surplus uniforms and gear in French CE can be found throughout France, as well as in Austria. Germany, Japan, China, Belgium, Denmark, India, Poland and Russia Germany has been using two predominant patterns for their armed forces since about 1990; “ Flecktarn ” and “Wusterntarn” (sometimes referred to as “Tropentarn”). The Flecktarn pattern is comprised of circles and shapes made from those spots and has been developed in various forms since 1937. The current version saw wide release by German defense forces during 1990 in two formats.

Flecktarn being the woodland environment version, using dark green, light green, red, black and tan, while Wusterntarn is the arid environment option, using tan, brown and green. In 2013, “ Arid Flecktarn ” was released by Mil-Tec, using a revised color palette more closely matching the MultiCam color ways. Thus far, it hasn’t seen wide adoption. Japan’s Defense Forces also use a flecktarn pattern derived from German Flecktarn. In addition, China, Belgium, Denmark, India, Poland and Russia have all used patterns evolved from German Flecktarn. The German Flecktarn and Wusterntarn are both widely available in surplus outlets in the United States as well as throughout Europe. Australia Australia has been using their own pattern called the Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform pattern since 1986, based loosely on American jungle camouflage patterns, but using a color spectrum based on aerial photographs of Australian land. DPCU is sometimes referred to as “jelly bean camo,” or even affectionately called “bunny dick camo” by members of the Australian Defense Force.

Australian forces have also been using a 5-color version known as the “Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform” since 2006, geared towards arid environments. Versions for use by the Australian Navy and Air Force have also been developed and released. While harder to find than some nations’ surplus (eg: the UK), gear and uniforms in both DPCU and DPDU are available for civilian purchase from vendors like Platatac . Sweden Sweden uses a pattern known as the M90 pattern , made up of crisp geometric shapes in dark green, light green, grey and a dark navy blue, since the late 1980s . The pattern was developed by reducing the scale of the shapes from the camouflage painting that Sweden had been using for their military vehicles since the 1970s. They’ve also developed a version of desert use, which Swedish troops have worn in Afghanistan. It is fairly uncommon to find Swedish M90 clothing or gear in the United States, but it can be ordered from European vendors if you don’t mind waiting for shipping. Alternately, there is always the eBay option .

Ireland Ireland has their own “DPM” that bears almost no resemblance to the neighboring UK’s DPM and it’s colloquially referred to as “ Paddyflage .” The Irish Defense Forces have worn this pattern, actually designed in Belgium, in their peacekeeping excursions to the Congo and Lebanon and predictably enough, there’s a desert version of the pattern. The pattern is very close, color-wise, to France’s CCE pattern. It’s exceedingly difficult to find clothing and gear in Paddyflage, owed largely to the fact that the Republic of Ireland made it illegal to sell in Ireland, most likely because of the potential problems they would have had if any of the various IRA factions had been able to procure it, then act under “false flag” operations against British forces in Northern Ireland. It’s not impossible to find and purchasing on eBay from someone in the UK (or at least not in Ireland) is likely your best option. I’m proud to have obtained a Paddyflage parka in that manner and it’s one of my favorite pieces of camouflage clothing, despite my wife’s wishes that I stop wearing it to family events.

Mexico As mentioned earlier in the section on HyperStealth, Mexico is moving towards using the Transitional variant of US4CES. Prior to that adoption, however, Mexican military forces designed (and actually produced) their own pixelated digital camouflage pattern. Finding this pattern, or clothing in this pattern, is almost impossible if you don’t plan on moving to Mexico and signing up for their armed forces. When it was in use, uniformed personnel in Mexico performed the actual production of the material and sewing of the uniforms. The reason for this is not dissimilar from Ireland’s illegality on selling their material; Mexico has had a recurring problem with drug cartels and other bad actors portraying government forces to confuse, disorient or discredit said government forces. Mexican forces have also used a variety of other patterns, including US Woodland and DCU patterns, as well as a MARPAT look-alike pattern. Resources We hope you enjoyed the in-depth look at Camouflage patterns from both the Western World and abroad, for those desiring to learn more about camouflage, we’ve put together the following list of resources for you to peruse.

List of camouflage patternsとは - goo Wikipedia (ウィキペディア) List of camouflage patternsとは - goo Wikipedia (ウィキペディア) [ List of camouflage patterns ] の検索結果 List of camouflage patterns Jump to: navigation , search This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2011) e Here is a list of military camouflage patterns used in battledress . The list is ordered by continent and country of origin, with other users listed in a separate column. The list includes current issue and past issue patterns; users include armed forces , paramilitary forces , gendarmeries , police forces , firefighting forces , search and rescue units, as well as other security forces , counter-insurgency / counter-terrorism forces and other emergency services . This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it . Contents Subdued Blue Central European pattern Burkina National Gendarmerie It is 4-color subdued French CCE pattern: Blue, purple, black on greyish blue background with black "BURKINA" capital letters printed over. present exact cut & pattern of French lizard F2 uniform.

France China Type 99 4-color Oceanic Pattern Côte d'Ivoire Gendarmerie Black "FANCI" letters printed all over 4-color woodland background one universal variant Egypt Scrambled Egg There are two versions of this pattern: one sparse, one dense. It has branching shapes surrounding an occasional oval. Rocks/Sand Reversible The "Rocks" side of this is extremely reminiscent of German SS Oak Tree pattern, and the "Sand" side has rather dark large blobs over a yellow-khaki background. Exact cut & pattern of French lizard F2 uniform. France Purple/Grey variant of Central European pattern Gabonese 3-Color Arid Camouflage GNA Jungle Digital Camouflage Gambian National Army (GNA) This is 3-color pattern with light brown and dark brown on dark green color. The uniform is made in China. It has been seem when the Gambian army participating in Exercise Western Accord 2012. 2012–present GN Digital Camouflage Gambian Navy (GN) This is 3-color pattern with black and light brown on royal blue color. The uniform is made in China.

2012–present RNG Digital Camouflage Gambian Republican National Guards (RNG) This is 3-color pattern with black and lime green on olive green color. The uniform is made in China. 2012–present Currently by the Ghana Army Deep Blue KA2 digital camouflage Very similar to USMC Woodland MARPAT pattern 2007–present Currently by the Kenyan Navy green, dark grey, and dark blue on light green background. present Currently by the Kenyan Air Force green, reddish brown, and black on purple background. present Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) United States current issue of Malian Army Similar to US Woodland (early 80s) Nigerian troops on UNAMID peacekeeping mission. This ripstop BDU was manufactured in China.

PLA Type 99 4-color Oceanic Pattern Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service (SBS) Uniform imported from China DPM Seychelles People's Defense Force (SPDF), Seychelles Coast Guards DPM Briefly used by RSLAF In service with the SANDF since 1995 South African Police 1st Pattern In service 1968–1995 South African Police 2nd Pattern In service 1976–1995 32 Battalion pattern A Lizard -type pattern used uniquely by the 32 Batt. unit meant to make their soldiers look more like their opponents in behind-the-lines operations Railway Police Pattern South African Railway Police (SARP) A print of 32 Battalion pattern in very dark brown tones before 1986 when SARP disbanded. Country Currently by the Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Its style is same as British CS95. extact cut & pattern of French lizard F2 uniform.

Blue Digital Camouflage First seen in a military parade (23 September 2007) 2007–present Zimbabwe "Splash" or "brush" pattern Zimbabwe uses the same pattern made famous and ubiquitous by Rhodesia until its rebirth as Zimbabwe. The pattern is descendant from the pattern of the British Denison Smock . Africa Others Used during the Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) Afghan Forest Digital Camouflage (Spec4ce Forest pattern) It is HyperStealth's Spec4ce Foreset pattern. This 4-color pattern contains medium brown, dark brown, light green and khaki in ACU-style uniform which officially adapted from late 2009. The uniform is produced by Abdul Wasi Faqiri Company. 2009–present Currently by the Afghan National Army United States It is being on field trial. 2009–present ANCOP Digital Camouflage (Spec4ce Sierra pattern) Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) This new 4-color digital camo is Spec4ce Sierra pattern which developed by Canada's HyperStealth. It is in ACU-style uniform which lately adapted from 3rd Aug 2010.

2010–present Briefly used by the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) Same as USMC MARPAT camo pattern Afghan Border Police , Afghan National Army Special Forces It is another Multicam variant which developed by HyperStealth. As US Government requested, it has similar coloration with OCP (Multicam) of US Military but yet be distinctively different. This is so that the forces could work in concert during operations but would not be mistaken for one another in close proximity. The uniform is made by US-made fabrics and produced in Afghanistan. 2012–present Royal Brunei Armed Forces The design of the Pixelated Camouflage combat uniform is based on the functionality of today’s combat soldier whilst the pixelated pattern design and fabric technology specifically suits Brunei’s topography and RBAF’s operational environments. The new pixelated camouflage combat uniform and the associated equipment mark another development in enhancing the Combat Soldier System and achieving overall combat effectiveness. This transformational effort on new combat uniform is aimed to realize the enhancement of the combat soldier system as specified in the Defence White Paper Update 2007. It is supplied by Singapore-based Force-21 Equipment Pte Ltd.

To replace the old Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM), the new combat uniform was introduced during the RBAF Golden Jubilee in 31 May 2011. 2012–present Joint Brunei-Malaysian contingent under UNIFIL Black stripes on a 4-color woodland background which also known as "Zebra Camo" Briefly used by the Royal Cambodian Army commanders Copy of USMC MARPAT camo pattern Memembers of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces during a subject-matter training at US military bases It is military surplus donated from US. It was firstly wore by Cambodian Gendarmerie BHQ which deployed to provide perimeter security for ASEAN Summit 2012 in Cambodia (April 3–4). Apr 2012–present Used for northern temperate woodlands & arid terrains during fall/winter seasons 1987–early 1990s PLA Army , Air Force, Regional Militia Corps The standard issue of modern PLA.

North Korea , Sudan , and some other African countries 1990s–present PLAN Marine Corps , State-owned corporation's Militia Corps Blue variant of Type 99 camo pattern urban variant of Type 99 camo pattern 1999–2005 PLA Second Artillery Corps (strategic missile forces) Based on US M81 Woodland. Also, known as "2nd Artillery Camo" present Army Special Forces Hot Climate short-sleeve uniform Army Officers of PLA Special Forces Similar to US ERDL camo Used for LRRP in Chinese tropical terrain during the 1990s Coastal Defense Camouflage Based on PLA oceanic camo, but with rust color Experimental PLA Woodland Flecktarn Camouflage Shortly tested by PLA Border Defense units in the northernmost area of the China-Russia border such as Heilongjiang and Mohe Similar to Japan's Type II camo Type 02 Green Central European Camouflage Chinese PLA team at " Erna Raid 2002" Also called "Erna Camo". Copy of the French Central European F2 cut and camo in green dominant.

France Solely used by the China PLA team during Estonia 's annual international military competition "Erna Raid" in 2002 Type 03 Plateau Camouflage PLA Tibetan Garrison Troops, PLA Army Beijing Military Region, PLA troops deployed to UNIFIL mission(2008) Also called as "'Tibetan Flecktarn '". It is a brown-dominant camo which is used for the Tibetan Plateau and the Beijing Military Region Type 03 Snow Camouflage Hooded Cape PLA Army border defense units The pattern consists of brown spruces on a white background, and is used with the Type 03 Plateau Camouflage uniform for alpine ops in winter 2003–present Special Force Digital DPM Camouflage CFS of PLA Army 38th Group Army, Special Force of PLA Army Beijing Military Region It is the pixelated pattern of Type 04 Special Force DPM camouflage, and was one of candidate patterns which used for the rehearsals of 60th National Day parade (1st Oct 2009). Recently it is adapted by special force of PLA Army Beijing Military Region.

2009–present Solely used by the PLA Army HQ commissioned officers and staff members during China-Russia Joint Military Exercises. 4-pocket BDU with epaulets and PRC flag patch on left sleeve. 2005 and 2006 Type 07 Digital Camouflage , Transitional PLA troops during the China-Russia Joint Military Exercises in 2007. Due to production delay, it is being taken place temporarily until the real Type 07 will be deployed in mid-2008. This transitional uniform is almost identical to the real Type 07 Digital Camo uniform, but with lighter fabric and shoulder straps. It is only available in woodland and arid colors. 2007–2008 (Real) Type 07 Digital Camouflage , woodland, arid, urban, and ocean variants PLA Army, Navy, Air Force, & Marine Corps First digital camouflage scheme used by the PLA Confirmed in 2007, to be deployed in 2008 Sky Cloud Camouflage PLAAF Airborne Corps This 3-color pattern is white and light blue on sky blue which looks like white clouds in clear sky.

It was one of candidate patterns which prepared for the 60th National Day parade of PRC (1st Oct 2009) but eventually dropped. 2009 Type 07 Airborne Digital Camouflage PLAAF 15th Airborne Corps Sky blue, green, greyish green and light greyish blue. It is one of latest variants which finally used at the 60th National Day parade of PRC (1st Oct 2009). 2009 NBC Arid Camouflage PLA Army chemical defense units The pattern is based on US M81 woodland but brownish color. It is used on FFF02 Breathable NBC suit which manufactured by Hua Xia An Bang (Beijing) International Tech Co. Ltd and lately adopted by PLA. 2010–present Type 01 Armed Police Combat & Training Uniform China Armed Police Force Replaced the Type 87 Armed Police camo in order to distinguish them from PLA.

1998–2005 Type 87 Armed Police Bright Orange Pattern CAPF Forestry Firefighters Also known as "Flame Camo", this pattern is based on the Type 87 Armed Police Camo, but with new 4-color pattern (dark green, maroon and magenta on bright orange ). Although local wildland firefighters across the country prefer uniforms in solid bright orange, there is still another yellow variant (yellow, maroon and magenta on bright orange) commercially-altered by wildland firefighting vendors to fit local civilian markets. 2005–present Type 05 Armed Police Digital Camouflage China Armed Police Force First digital camo officially adopted in China by the China Armed Police Force 2005–present Type 07 Armed Police Summer Digital Camouflage China Armed Police Force It is modified from Type 05 pattern combat dress with the pleated action back, Velcro-backed attachment for chest patch, collar rank insignia, and flap of all pockets. The front closure of shirt is zippered and reinforced with Velcro. Trouser has two thigh storage pockets.

2008–present Type 07 Armed Police Digital Camouflage - Bright Orange Pattern CAPF Firefighters This pattern is based on Type 07 Armed Police Digital Camo, but in new 4-color pattern (dark green, maroon and magenta on bright orange) for fire rescue personnel. It's firstly noted at 2008 Panzhihua earthquake relief mission on 30 August 2008. However, this pattern no longer seen again afterward. 2008 Type 11 Armed Police Summer Digital Camouflage China Armed Police Force A lot of criticism received about the design of Type 05 and Type 07 pattern due to its poor pixelization. Type 11 pattern is based on small micropatterns which are similar with PLA Type 07 digital camouflage. In addition, it has another design which is BDU-style with 4 front pockets and small sleeve pocket. CAPF is starting to issue it since Oct 2011. Oct 2011–present Type 12 CAPF Special Police Digital Tigerstripe Camouflage China Armed Police Force Special Police Group This is based on the pixelated Asian tigerstripe pattern.

Special Police Group is elite tactical unit to handle counter-terrors, serious violent crimes, hostage rescue, dangerous criminal apprehension & etc. Since 2012, CAPF is releasing it to the special police group of every CAPF provincial corps. Mar 2012–present Type 07 Armed Police Winter Digital Camouflage China Armed Police Force It is brown-dominant of Type 05 digital camo with dark brown, dark blue and green on light brown background. Revealed in 2007, but is just issuing to limited special police units on February 2009 and for rest of troop in 2010. 2009–2012 Type 11 Armed Police Winter Digital Camouflage China Armed Police Force A lot of criticism received about the design of Type 05 and Type 07 pattern due to its poor pixelization. Type 11 pattern is based on small micropatterns which are similar with PLA Type 07 digital camouflage. New winter pattern is olive green, brown and dark blue on khaki background.

Dec 2011–present Light Blue Flecktarn Camouflage Military Summer Camp for Hong Kong Youth As a part of pro-China patriotic education campaign for Hong Kong public, 215 boys and girls are precisionly selected from 160 secondary schools across Hong Kong to attend 15-day summer camp in July of every year. The summer camp is co-organized by PLA Garrison Forces, Education Bureau of Hong Kong SAR Government and CERC, and held at San Wai Barracks of PLA in Hong Kong. Applicant must be above 15-year old with the recommandation of school principal, outstanding conduct, fluent in Mandarin, and is gone through interview with participatant selection board. July 2011 Type II brown-dominant winter pattern JGSDF Darker contrast on Type II Flecktarn camo to fit the color of winter plants. Used on JGSDF Type-2 Camouflage Cold Weather Field Parka and Trousers.

1991–present Type III Flecktarn camouflage newly adopted by the JGSDF It is modified from Type II pattern with 50% cotton/50% polyester fabric and the change of front closure, mandarin collar, Velcro cuffs, and trouser's knee pad. 2007–present JGSDF Desert Flecktarn camouflage lately adopted by the JGSDF on Middle East mission It is desert version of JGSDF's flectarn pattern. The first unit using this desert camouflage is JGSDF Central Readiness Force for 4th DAPE (Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Operation) in the Gulf of Aden. Jun 2010–present Designed for warmth and protection down to -30°C temperature on snow fields 1991–present Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Defense Forces, Airbase Security Force Similar to JGSDF Type I camo, but with darker contrast 1988–2011 Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Defense Forces, Airbase Security Force This 5-color pattern with grey-dominant is the pixelated of JGSDF Type I camo.

It was first seen at the JASDF Annual Review 2008 in Hyakuri Air Base. 2008–present JASDF Desert Camouflage, 5-color chocolate-chip Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Based on US Chocolate-chip camo, but without white spots 1991–mid 1990s Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) in Middle East. Based on US 3-color desert pattern, but in smaller scale. 2008–present Singaporean Army 20-man medical team to Oruzgan, Afghanistan. NOV 2008–present Singapore Navy (RSN) Dubbing current No. 4 digital camo uniform but in new greyish-blue pixelised patterns. For RSN servicemen, the No. 4 uniform will replace the Naval Combat Rig, worn by personnel on board ships, at naval bases and in base defence squadrons. Equipping for active servicemen will commence in the later part of 2012 while Operationally Ready National Servicemen will be progressively equipped from 2013 onwards.

late 2012–present Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Dubbing current No. 4 digital camo uniform but in new greyish-blue pixelised patterns. For RSAF servicemen, the No.4 uniform will replace the current RSAF coverall for Air Force Engineers, Air Warfare Officers in the Command, Control and Communication community, as well as Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Pilots and Systems Specialists will wear their No.4 uniforms during duty. Equipping for active servicemen will commence in the later part of 2012 while Operationally Ready National Servicemen will be progressively equipped from 2013 onwards. late 2012–present Singapore Air Force on Iraqi and Afghan mission present Desert Tigerstripe Singaporean Army construction engineering detachments and medical team under the command of New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Iraq , UK, United States 4-color scheme based on US Woodland ERDL but with brighter tone, and currently issued to all branches of ROK Armed Forces. However, it is going to be replaced by new digital camo since 1st Oct 2011.

1997–present ROK Army , ROK Navy New 5-color digital camo pattern considered on various natural landscapes and a shape of granite which accounts for most of rocks in South Korea as well as North Korea. ROK MoND announced new combat fatigues is being issued to all soldiers starting from 1st Oct 2011. First to soldiers in frontline and northwest islands, not to recruits. All soldiers across the country will be getting new uniforms by the end of 2014. 2011–present ROK Navy UDT/SEAL, ROK Navy UDU, ROK Marine Corps, KATUSA present ROK Marine Corps New 5-color digital tigerstripe camo pattern considered on various natural landscapes and a shape of granite which accounts for most of rocks in South Korea as well as North Korea. ROK MoND announced new combat fatigues is being issued to all RoKMC soldiers starting from 1st Oct 2011. First to soldiers in frontline and northwest islands, not to recruits. All soldiers across the country will be getting new uniforms by the end of 2014.

2011–present ROK Troops during Gulf War (1990–91), ROK Marine Corps on OIF mission 3 variants of "Chocolate-chip camouflage" developed during the period Red Sparse Tigerstripe ROC Army Airborne units Also available in yellowish, and greenish variants. The pattern was similar to ROCMC green tigerstripe camo. 1980s–early 1990s ROC Army , ROC Air Force 1990s Currently issued to ROC Armed Forces Lime and brown dominants, also known as "South China Camouflage" 1995–present ROC Army Special Service Company early 2000s Experimental UJIC Digital Camouflage As the major uniform contractor for the ROC military, Universal Joint International Ltd (UJIC) proactively developed and proposed it to the ROC Army (ROCA), but turned down with the reason that developing digital camouflage is not a "Strategic Priority" for the ROC Armed Forces Developed and proposed in 2006 National Day 2007 Woodland Digital Camouflage ROC Army Airborne & Special Force Command First official digital camouflage scheme of the army.

It was coverall which was used only as parade dress and never widely issued. ROC National Day Parade 2007 National Day 2007 Urban Digital Camouflage ROC Army Airborne & Special Force Command First official digital camouflage scheme of the army. It was greyish coverall which was used only as parade dress and never widely issued. ROC National Day Parade 2007 ROC Experimental Digital Camouflage ROC Army, ROC Navy, ROC Air Force, ROC Marine Corps, ROC MP On 14 June 2011, ROC MND (Ministry of National Defense) officially announced new project to test 4 variants of the new temperate woodland digital pattern in order to suit various combat environment across the country. The project is being carried by MND Armaments Bureau 203rd Materiel Production and Manufacturing Center since April 2010. These 4 candidate patterns on field trials are so-called as Large-Small blended pattern No.1, Large-small blended pattern No.2, Wide shape pattern, and Long shape pattern. New combat uniform would similar with ACU-style. Not only clothing system, but personal load carrying equipment also would be in new ROC digital camo pattern soon.

Coming soon Civilians and non-military A pattern commercially mimicked by some Chinese local clothing manufacturers (e.g. 3545th Factory) and falsely claimed as the Special Forces issue of the PLA . In fact, no such Type 04 camouflage was ever catalogued by the PLA. 2004 PLA Semi-Arid Lizard Camouflage PLA infantry recon unit featured in 2006 Chinese TV drama "Shi Bing Tu Ji ( Soldiers Sortie )" Same as Semi-Arid Lizard camo used by Afghan Northern Alliance & Mozambique. A fictional battledress used by a group of PLA army recon troopers in the Chinese prime-time TV military drama "Shi Bing Tu Ji (Soldiers Sortie)". The program was firstly aired in mainland China on the Shaanxi TV Station. Late 2006 Mixed snow and woodland pattern. 2007–Present M91 Woodland pattern in active service use, slowly being replaced by M05. M91 is still guven for the reservists instead of M05 with the exception of Local Defence troops (Finland) . From 1990s M62 Woodland pattern available in many lighter and darker colour variations.

Has been replaced by M91 and M05 . The remaining once are being selling out of the stocks directly by Millog or private shopkeepers. From 1960s Finnish contingents in ISAF and EUFOR Chad Prototype versions designated K04A and K04B have been in operational use. First prototype version used by the UNMEE Finnish contingent in 2003.

Current issue of Polish Army 1993–present Briefly used by some officers of Polish Army Special Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan Pixelated of Pantera Woodland pattern in ACU-style uniform 2008–present Current issue of Polish Army in Iraq and Afghanistan present Briefly used by some officers of Polish Army Special Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan Pixelated of Pantera Desert pattern in ACU-style uniform 2008–present Suez Briefly used by Poland elite units like the Army GROM , Government Protection Bureau ( BOR ), Poland Central Bureau of Investigation (CBS), Poland Border Guard ( SG ) Looks very similar to MultiCam , but without lime green 2007–present Polish Urban Flecktarn Polish police tactical teams SPAP Its design is similar to the German Flecktarn, but with urban colours: black, dark grey, grey, light grey and white. Used since the 1990s A fictional pattern which was featured in the UK film Children of Men 2006 Arktis Digital Camouflage Developed in-house by Arktis UK; a pixelation of the British DPM pattern.

It no longer has the distinct 'brush' pattern of the original DPM 2007 PenCott Digital Camouflage Developed by Hyde Definition in UK; The PenCott pattern, combines grass and pale foliage tones with several earth colours and a grey that matches both rock and weathered wood. Pale khaki highlights work with the dark brown elements to achieve a three dimensional effect at shorter ranges. There is no black in this pattern: the illusion of depth is created by the juxtaposition of highly contrasting shades, and by the light green elements (which, through an optical illusion due to the way humans perceive colour, appear to recede or sit behind the warmer earth tones in the pattern). Irregular dark patches blend with shadows, bark and dark soil as well as breaking up the human body's distinctive shape. False edges at the high-difference boundaries of these patches further confuse the eye. It is multi-fractal, meaning it carries a micro-pattern (close range), a macro-pattern (long range), and an innovative midi-pattern (middle range). This ensures that the PenCott design continues to conceal whether its wearer is four metres away, or 400.

2008 Developed by Coating Applications Group to overcome licensing restrictions surrounding Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP). Visually it is almost identical 2011 Russia Spectre Pattern Russian company SSO / SPOSN has announced the availability of their a new family of digital camouflage patterns. There are "Spectre" (for summer woodland), "Spectre-Autumn" (for autumn woodland), and "Spectre-S" (for semi-arid). 2010 This is the 1975 Canadian Para Smock , Replaced a 1950s era Nylon OG Para Smock 1975–1995 Used by limited units within the Canadian Forces Commercial pattern used on Garrison Dress Jacket. British Desert 2-color DPM Shortly by Canadian Forces during the 1st Gulf War. Canadian snipers in Afghanistan (2001–2002). A small quantity of British Desert DPM shirts and trousers were purchased for limited issue to some Canadians on duty in Kuwait and Iraq during the 1st Gulf War. Before Arid CADPAT released, British desert DPM was preferred by Canadian snipers in Afghanistan ( Operation Anaconda ).

Kuwait , New Zealand, Oman , Romania, Saudi Arabia , UK 1990-91, 2001–2002 Experimental Tan Desert Combat Uniform Canadian Forces on peacekeeping mission in Africa/Middle East Tested in the early 1990s MultiCam (in the US Armed Forces currently known as OCP - Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern) US special forces , DEA , USAF Combat Controllers , USAF STS , US Army MP Special Response Team, 173rd Airborne Brigade , various SWAT teams. Also being issued to all U.S. Army and ground-based U.S. Air Force units deployed in Afghanistan Also known as "Scorpion Camo", which is featured in the US Army Future Force Warrior program. Other users include AFSOC and SOCOM members. It is meant to provide concealment in a variety of backgrounds such as desert, tropical and temperate woodlands, savanna, etc. It is currently the standard issue pattern for U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force personnel in Afghanistan. Developed by Crye Associates in conjunction with U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center (also known as U.S Army Natick labs). U.S.

Navy Made in three variants: the original blue-grey version for most sailors and shipboard use, desert for Naval Special Warfare Command and Naval Expeditionary Combat Command , and woodland for other ground forces. Desert and woodland variants are described below as NWU type II and III. 2009–present Navy Working Uniform Type II (previously known as AOR1 - desert) and Naval Special Warfare Command , Naval Expeditionary Combat Command On 5 November 2008, US Navy announced to test both woodland and desert variants of the new digital pattern in order to suit various combat environment that original NWU blue-grey variant pattern couldn't. In May 2009, the Program Manager for SOF Survival, Support, and Equipment Systems announced that two camouflage patterns known as AOR1 (Desert) and AOR2 (Woodland) would be transitioned in SOF and that certain contracted systems in Khaki and Ranger Green would move to the new color schemes. The final scheme has been confirmed and renamed as NWU Type II in Dec 2009.

The NWU Type II, a desert digital camouflage uniform of four colors with the anchor, Constitution and eagle (ACE) logo embedded in the print, will be worn by special warfare operators and Sailors who support them during deployment and deployment training exercises. Rest of the sailors shall continue to wear the current 3-color desert camouflage utility uniform in desert environments when issued by authorizing commands. The NWU Type III, is a woodland digital camouflage uniform which also has four colors and the ACE logo embedded in the print. It will be the standard camouflage uniform worn in non-desert environments and stateside. 2011 Developed by Tiger Stripe Products. 5.11 Digital Desert Camo Designed by 5.11 Tactical Apparels in US. TACPATT (Tactical Pattern for Urban digital camouflage) Designed by 5.11 Tactical Apparels in US. X-Camo Designed by M.O.C. (Military Outdoor Clothing) which based in Dallas, TX. X-Camo is a Unique Blend of Natural Colors. Very similar to that of early WWII colors and today's Multicam, but in a digitalized pattern. The developer claims that X-Camo works well in a wide variety of terrains.

The color patterns are aimed to reflect the dominant colors within your surroundings. For example if you're hiding behind a green bush, the green color of this camo becomes the dominant color and so you blend in to the surroundings of the greenery. Same if you're in a desert setting where the tan colors become dominant. 2009 Jungle Digital Camouflage SecOps Also known as "AVPAT" (Avatar Pattern). A pattern which was used by SecOps, a private military force, in the sci-fi movie Avatar . 2009 A-TACS (Advanced Tactical Concealment System NEST team in the movie Transformers 3 , US Army SOAR Instructor at Ft. Campbell, KY. Developed by Digtal Concealment Systems, (DCS) to answer the call for better and more effective camouflage system integration for duty personnel in any service branch from military to law enforcement. A-TACS is designed as a universal pattern for a wide range of operational environments with additional supporting color and design variants to follow. Its organic pixels with natural colors digitally sampled and under a mathematical algorithm that writes organically-shaped pixels using the specific color information given. These small patterns also to create larger more distinct shapes designed to work at a distance.

It makes detection harder regardless of various terrains. Today, two variant pattens: Arid/Urban (A-TACS AU at Q1/2010) and Forest Green (A-TACS FG at Q1/2012) have been introduced. 2010 Colombian Army , Colombian Air Force , Colombian Marine Corps Patriota camo is the result of years of experimentation and work with an expert team from the University of Los Andes and the Colombian army with the asesory from the US Army advisers. It's designed and produced locally by Fabricato-Tejicondor textile company. The uniform is available in BDU-style and ACU-style to regular soldiers and special forces respectively. 2006–present standard issue of Colombian armed forces United States 1990s–2006 Patriota Desert Digital Camouflage used by Colombian Army in the Guajira Peninsula and on MFO peacekeeping mission in the Sinai Desert Patriota camo is designed and produced locally by Fabricato-Tejicondor textile company.

2006–present Fuerzas Especiales Anti-Terroristas Urbanas (AFEAU, Urban Anti-Terrorist Special Forces) present Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform (DPDU) Current issue of the Australian Defence Force deployed overseas to desert regions Also known as "Desert DPCU". There was three versions of the pattern: the 1st pattern (2001 type) had three colours, the 2nd pattern (2002 type) a pink variant and the 3rd pattern (2003 type) a yellow variant. 2001–present MK I/II Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform (DPDU) SASR and RAN Task Force deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq. Four-pocket, long sleeved shirt in Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform (DPDU) with khaki plastic buttons. There was 2 variants: Mark I (yellow-toned), and Mark II (grey-toned). 2001–2002 Used by the OPFOR during training It is BDU-style combat uniform which available commercially.

Question: Scorpion W2 (USA), Woodland Pattern (USA), Flecktarn (Germany), and Multi-Terrain Pattern (UK) are notable designs of what?
Answer: Camouflage