Here is a comprehensive 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 service.
Africa[]
Africa A-M[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Algeria | Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) | National Armed Forces of Algeria | Similar to Safariflage DPM | ||
Angola | Central European pattern | French Para-style uniform | France | ||
Benin | French Lizard pattern | Benin Armed Forces | French Para-style uniform | France | |
Burkina Faso | Ragged Stripe | ||||
Cameroon | French Lizard pattern | Cameroon Army | extact cut & pattern of French lizard F2 uniform. | France | |
Cape Verde | Portuguese Lizard pattern | Cape Verde Army | Mozambique | present | |
Central African Republic | Lime British DPM | green-dominant of British DPM pattern | Kenya | ||
Comoros | French Lizard pattern | Comorian Security Force | Morocco | present | |
Ivory Coast | US Woodland |
National Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (FANCI) | Black "FANCI" letters printed all over 4-color woodland background | ||
US Universal Camouflage Pattern (ACU) |
New Forces(FAFN) Honor Guards | same as ACUPAT digital camo pattern | Chile, Cyprus, United States | 2007 | |
Djibouti | US 3-Color Desert | ||||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | "Chocolate-chip horizontal camouflage" | ||||
Central European pattern | |||||
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. | Somalia, Sudan | |||
Ethiopia | Central European pattern |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Gabon | French Central European pattern | Gabonese Army | Exact cut & pattern of French lizard F2 uniform. | France | |
Gendarmerie 2-color Camouflage | Gabonese Gendarmerie | Purple/Grey variant of Central European pattern | |||
Gabonese 3-Color Arid Camouflage | Gabonese National Police | Sand/brown/green variant of Central European pattern | |||
Gambia | British DPM | ||||
Ghana | US Woodland |
Currently by the Ghanaian Army | |||
Guinea | French Central European pattern | Guinean Army | Same cut & style as French F2 | France | present |
Woodland Digital Camouflage |
Guinean Gendarmerie | Very similar to USMC Woodland MARPAT pattern | 2007–present | ||
Guinea-Bissau | Portuguese DPM pattern | Guinea-Bissau People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP) | |||
Kenya | 4-Colour Semi-Arid | Kenyan peacekeeping troops in Sierra Leone | Malawi, Zambia | ||
DPM | Currently by the Kenyan Army | UK | present | ||
Greyish Lime DPM | Currently by the Kenyan Navy | green, dark grey, and dark blue on light green background. | present | ||
Air Force DPM | Currently by the Kenyan Air Force | green, reddish brown, and black on purple background. | present | ||
Liberia | US Woodland |
Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) | United States | ||
Malawi | Four-Colour Semi-Arid | ||||
Mali | US Woodland |
current issue of Malian Army | Similar to US Woodland (early 80s) | ||
Morocco | French Lizard pattern | Royal Moroccan Armed Forces | Comoros | present | |
Mozambique | Portuguese Lizard pattern | Cape Verde | |||
Semi-Arid Lizard pattern | Mozambiquan peacekeeping troops | Afghan Northern Alliance |
Africa N-Z[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Namibia | Lizard pattern | Namibia National Defence Force | present | ||
Oman Desert DPM pattern | Namibian Police | Almost same as Omani orange desert DPM but without tiny black dots. | Oman, Philippines | present | |
Nigeria | US Woodland |
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Central European pattern | |||||
Rwanda | US Woodland |
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Six-Color Desert Pattern | "Chocolate-chip camouflage" | ||||
Senegal | US Woodland |
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Blue DPM pattern | Senegalese Gendarmerie | ||||
Sierra Leone | US Woodland |
Current issue of Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) | |||
British DPM pattern | Briefly used by RSLAF | ||||
South Africa | Soldier 2000 | South African National Defence Force | 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 | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Sudan | US Six-Color Desert Pattern | "Chocolate-chip camouflage" | |||
US 3-color Desert | |||||
Purple DPM | Sudan Police Force | ||||
Swaziland | British DPM pattern | Currently by the Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force | Its style is same as British CS95. | ||
Tanzania | Tanzanian DPM pattern | Tanzanian People's Defence Force (JWTZ) | Dark orange brown, moderate brown, dark green and black which is a variant of British DPM pattern and similar with Yemeni DPM pattern but in Canadian-style battledress. | Canada, Yemen | early 1970s -present |
Togo | French Lizard pattern | Togo National Defense Forces | extact cut & pattern of French lizard F2 uniform. | ||
Blue Digital Camouflage | Togolese Gendarmerie | First seen in a military parade (23 September 2007) | |||
Uganda | US Woodland |
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Zambia | US Woodland |
Zambian Army | |||
Four-Colour Semi-Arid | |||||
Vertical Wave pattern | |||||
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[]
Countries that are using or have used variations of the Lizard pattern (originated from France) | ||
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Camouflage pattern | Used by | Other user(s) |
Brown Lizard | Zambia | |
Desert Lizard | Cameroon | |
Red Vertical Lizard | Egypt | Syria |
Three-Color Lizard | Cameroon, Chad | |
Vertical Lizard | Angola, Mozambique, Sudan, Uganda | Brazil, Portugal, Singapore |
Asia[]
Asia A-M[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Afghanistan | Semi-Arid Lizard pattern | Afghanistan UIF Northern Alliance | Mozambique | Used during the Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) | |
Afghan Forest Digital Camouflage | Afghan National Army | 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 | ||
US Woodland |
Currently by the Afghan National Army | United States | 2003–present | ||
ANA 4-color Desert Digital Camouflage, Experimental | Afghan National Army | It is being on field trial. | 2009–present | ||
Arid Digital Camouflage | Afghan Special Narcotics Force (ASNF) | The pattern is very similar to Arid CADPAT. | Canada, Kuwait | ||
Woodland Digital Camouflage |
Briefly used by the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) | Same as USMC MARPAT camo pattern | Bosnia, Cyprus, Dominica, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, United States | ||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | Afghanistan Border Police | The pattern is light gray chocolate-chip camouflage which also commonly known as "Saudi Desert Camo" | Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia | 2008–present | |
Bangladesh | Three-Color Desert | Bangladeshi Military Contingent to Kuwait since 1991 | India, Iraq, Kuwait, Pakistan, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE, United States, Yemen | present | |
Brunei | British DPM | currently by Royal Brunei Armed Forces | It is based on British CS95 pattern. | UK | present |
Malay Tigerstripe Woodland pattern | Joint Brunei-Malaysian contingent under UNIFIL | Black stripes on a 4-color woodland background which also known as "Zebra Camo" | Malaysia | 2010 | |
Cambodia | DPM pattern | Currently issued to the Royal Cambodian Army and the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia | present | ||
RTA Digital Camouflage | Briefly used by Royal Cambodian Army | Thailand | 2009–present | ||
US Woodland |
The High Command of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | United States | |||
Bleeding Vines pattern | Briefly used by Cambodian Army Para Commandos | Indonesia | |||
China (PRC) | Seaweed | ||||
Type 81 | |||||
Type 87 Plateau Camouflage | PLA Army | Used for northern temperate woodlands & arid terrains during fall/winter seasons | 1987 - early 1990s | ||
Type 99 Woodland Camouflage | PLA Army, Air Force, Regional Militia Corps | The standard issue of modern PLA. | North Korea, Sudan, and some other African countries | 1990s-present | |
Type 99 4-color Oceanic Pattern | PLAN Marine Corps, State-owned Corporation's Militia Corps | Blue variant of Type 99 camo pattern | 2003–present | ||
Type 99 4-color Urban Pattern | PLAAF Airborne Corps | urban variant of Type 99 camo pattern | 1999–2005 | ||
Type 99 4-color US Woodland Pattern |
PLA Second Artillery Corps(strategic missile forces) | Based on US M81 Woodland. Also, known as "2nd Artillery Camo" | present | ||
US Six-Color Desert Pattern | CAPF Special Police Group, PLA Air Force and PLA Army Special Forces | "Chocolate-chip camouflage" | Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, United States | ||
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 | PLAN Coastal Defense Force, pilots of PLA Naval Aviation | 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 | Denmark, Germany, Japan, Poland | During the early 2000s | |
(China continued below) |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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China (PRC) | 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 | Denmark, Germany, Japan, Poland | 2003–2009 | |
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 | ||
Type 04 Special Force DPM Camouflage | PLA Army recce & special forces, PLA Hong Kong Garrison Force | Also called "Hunter Camo", and is very good in southern Chinese terrain. The pattern is similar to Philippine's Army 2000 pattern. | Philippines | 2004–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 | ||
Lime ERDL pattern | 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 | Colombia | 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 | ||
Type 87 Armed Police Camouflage | China Armed Police Force | Issued before 1998 | |||
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 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–present |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Hong Kong (HKSAR) | British DPM pattern | Royal Hong Kong Regiment(disbanded in 1995), Hong Kong Police Force, Hong Kong Adventure Corps | Firstly used by the Royal Hong Kong Police Special Boat Unit in 1980, and then introduced to other police field units, including the elite Special Duties Unit | Brunei, Singapore, UK | 1980–present |
British Soldier 95 (S95) DPM pattern | Lately adopted by Hong Kong Police Force border patrol | S95 color and pattern adopted, but still styled in the cut of British No.9 tropical combat dress | mid 2000s-present | ||
ERDL pattern | Hong Kong Police Force Quick Reaction Force (QRF) | Based on US ERDL Transitional (early 80s) pattern. | Recently used on the HKPF Quick Reaction Force's cold-weather Gore-Tex field jackets | ||
India | Cactus | ||||
Palm Frond | A development on the style of the print pattern of the British Denison Smock | ||||
US 3-Colour Desert | |||||
Arid Flecktarn | Indian Border Security Force (BSF) | 2009–present | |||
Indonesia | Duck Hunter Spot | Pasukan Gerak Cepat/PGT | Early 1960s | ||
Indonesian vine leaf camouflage | Army Strategic Reserve Command (KOSTRAD) | 1960–1970 | |||
KOSTRAD camouflage | Army Strategic Reserve Command (KOSTRAD) | 1970–1986 | |||
Bleeding vines 1st variant | Indonesian Army Special Forces (Kopassus) | A four-colour design of vertically-aligned medium green, purple and red elements on a pale green background | 1964–1990 | ||
Bleeding vines 2nd variant | Indonesian Army Special Forces (Kopassus) | Cambodia | 1990–present | ||
RAIDERS Digital Camouflage | Indonesian Army Raider Battalions (RAIDERS) | It is basically a digitalised version of the TNI-AN DPM. The pattern was shortly used in 2003 only, but recently reinstated in late 2008. | 2003, 2008–present | ||
Indonesian DPM | Indonesian Armed Forces | 1986–1989 | |||
TNI-AN DPM | Indonesian Armed Forces | A copy of the British 1984 DPM pattern with some colour and shape variations | 1989–present | ||
Japan | Type I Camouflage | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) 1st Airborne Brigade, JGSDF Air Defense Artillery Groups | Also known as "Old Camo" or "Airborne Camo", it is the first camo scheme adopted by Japan after World War II. It is based on Hokkaido's wilderness. | China | 1970s-1990s |
Type II Flecktarn camouflage | Currently used by the JGSDF, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Japan National Defense Academy cadets, and JASDF Air Rescue Wings Pararescuemen. | This is the second camo scheme based on the countryside of Japan | China | 1991–present | |
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 | ||
Snow White Camouflage Uniform | JGSDF | Designed for warmth and protection down to -30 °C temperature on snow fields | 1991–present | ||
JASDF Camouflage | Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Defense Forces, Airbase Security Force | Similar to JGSDF Type I camo, but with darker contrast | 1988–present | ||
JASDF Digital Camouflage, Experimental | Japan Air Self-Defense Force | The pattern 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-mid1990s | ||
JASDF 3-Color Desert Camouflage | Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) in Middle East. | Based on US 3-color desert pattern, but in smaller scale. | 2008–present |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Kazakhstan | Russian Green Les 4-color Woodland pattern | Newly used by Kazakhstan Armed Forces | Russia | ||
US Six-Color Desert Pattern | Currently by the Kazakhstan Armed Forces | "Greyish Brown Chocolate-chip camouflage" | |||
US Six-Color Desert Pattern | Kazakhstan Army special airborne forces | "Blue-dominant Chocolate-chip camouflage" | |||
Malaysia | Malay Tigerstripe Woodland pattern | Currently by Malaysian Army | Black stripes on a 4-color woodland background which also known as "Zebra Camo" | Brunei | |
Malay Tigerstripe 3-color Desert pattern | Malaysian peacekeeping troops Lebanon | It is a variant of Malay Tigerstripe Woodland pattern but with earth-brown stripes on a light green and sand-colored background | 2007–present | ||
British DPM pattern | Malaysian Army | used on waterproof smock and trousers | |||
US Woodland |
Royal Malaysian Navy PASKAL | Afghanistan, Cambodia, South Korea, United States | 1990s-present | ||
Subdued Woodland pattern | Newly adopted by the Royal Malaysian Police | ||||
Blue 4-color Lizard pattern | Previously used by the Royal Malaysian Police General Operation Force (PGA) | ||||
Bomba pattern | Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department | A pattern consisting of grey, black and day-glo stripes (bright red) | |||
(Unknown name) | A pattern based on the style of the pattern of the British Denison Smock, featuring palm-frond-like shapes | ||||
"PLKN Uniform" | Currently used by the Malaysian National Service (Khidmat Negara) | A pattern consisting of blue,black and white strioes | |||
Mongolia | Brown 4-Color Arid Camouflage | Mongolian Armed Forces | |||
Burma | Woodland 4-color ERDL-style pattern | Myanmar Army | |||
Arid 4-color ERDL-style pattern | Myanmar Air Force | ||||
Blueish 4-color ERDL-style pattern | Myanmar Navy |
Asia N-Z[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Nepal | Swirl | ||||
Nepalese 4-Color Camouflage | Current issue of Nepal Army | Very similar to the Japan Type I camo | |||
Blue DPM pattern | Nepalese Police | Before 2006 | |||
Light Blue Greyish Woodland' | Currently by the Nepalese Police Force | ||||
Pakistan | Arid Camouflage | Pakistan Army | |||
US Woodland |
Pakistan Army Special Services Group, Pakistan Navy | ||||
British DPM pattern | Pakistan Army Special Services Group | A Denison Smock type jacket | |||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | Pakistan Paramilitary Forces | "Chocolate-chip camouflage" | Iraq, Oman, South Korea, United States | ||
Three-Colour Desert | Chile, El Salvador, Hungary, Israel, Kuwait, Netherlands, UAE, United States | ||||
Two Colour Desert | |||||
The Philippines | Army Jungle Digital Camouflage | Philippine Army Special Force Regiment (SFR), 1st Scout Ranger Regiment, Light Reaction Battalion (LRB) | First seen at the AFP Founding Day Parade 2009. | 2009–present | |
Army 2000 Subdued DPM | Philippine Army and Philippine Air Force | Introduced in 1998, fully adopted since 2001 | |||
Blue BDA Camouflage | Philippine Air Force | Used during an Air Force Day | |||
Marines Woodland Digital Camouflage | Philippine Marine Corps | First seen at the AFP Founding Day Parade 2009. | 2009–present | ||
Marines 2000 Subdued Woodland Leaf | Philippine Marine Corps | ||||
Reddish Sparse Tigerstripe | Philippine Naval Special Warfare Group SEALs | ||||
SAF Digital Camouflage | PNP Special Action Force | It is a digital pattern consisting of grey, green, dark green, brown and black | 2006–present | ||
Pink Choco Chip | PNP Special Action Force | Until 2006 | |||
PSG Urban Bricks | Presidential Security Group (PSG) | a four-colour urban design, containing hard-edged blocks of black, dark grey, medium grey and white. However, its main purpose was not to conceal PSG soldiers, but to distinguish them from the rebels. | 2001–present | ||
PSG Arid Bricks | Presidential Security Group (PSG) | ||||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | Philippine Coast Guard K-9 units | "Light Grey Chocolate-chip camouflage" | Saudi Arabia | 2007–present | |
Oman DPM pattern | Philippine Coast Guard K-9 units | Oman | Until 2005 | ||
Blue Brown DPM pattern | Philippine National Police(PNP) | ||||
Grey Tigerstripe | Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) | 2009–present | |||
Singapore (ROS) | 1975 ERDL pattern | Before 1990s | |||
1990 ERDL pattern | Singapore Armed Forces | In 1990, the background color was changed from light brown to light green and the chest pockets on No.4 uniform changed from slant pockets to horizontal pockets[1] | Taiwan | 1990s-present | |
SAF Woodland Digital Camouflage | Singapore Armed Forces | Revealed by SAF "Building Our 3rd Generation Army" promo materials which contains pictures of SAF soldiers in what appears to be a new No. 4 uniform in digital camo scheme. Currently issued to all Singapore Army personnel. | 2009–present | ||
SAF Desert Digital Camouflage | Singapore Armed Forces | Singaporean Army 20-man medical team to Oruzgan, Afghanistan. | NOV 2008–present | ||
US 3-color Desert | 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 | May–November 2008 | ||
British DPM pattern | Singapore Police Force Gurkha Contingent |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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South Korea (ROK) | Duck Hunter camo | several variants | 1950s-1960s | ||
Eggshell | |||||
Tigerstripe | ROK Army, ROK Marine Corps | During the Vietnam War | |||
Geometric pattern | Airborne Battalions of ROK Marine Corps | Also known as "Turtle Shell camo". Issued before the first disbandment by presidential order (Chun Doo-Hwan, 1980–1988) in 1980, and then briefly used by ROK Marine Recon Battalions until 1990s. | Chile, Palestine (1970s) | before 1980, and then briefly used until 1990s. | |
Swirl | Angola, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iraq, Libya, Nepal, Peru | ||||
ROK Unification Camouflage | ROK Army, ROK Navy, ROK Marine Corps | 4-color scheme based on US Woodland ERDL but with brighter tone, and currently issued to all branches of ROK Armed Forces. | 1997–present | ||
SWC Woodland Digital Camouflage | ROK Army Special Warfare Command | 2006–present | |||
US Woodland |
ROK Navy UDT/SEAL, ROK Navy UDU, ROK Marine Corps, KATUSA | present | |||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | ROK Troops during Gulf War (1990–91), ROK Marine Corps on OIF mission | 3 variants of "Chocolate-chip camouflage" developed during the period | Iraq, Saudi Arabia, United States | 1980s-2003 | |
US 3-Color Desert | tested by ROK Troops on the early phase of Iraq deployment | variant of US 3-color desert but in the cut of ROK combat uniform. First seen at press conference held by ROK Defense Ministry on 24Dec2003 | 2003 | ||
ROK 4-Color Desert | ROK Troops on Iraq deployment | Desert variant of ROK ERDL camo | 2004–present | ||
Urban Camouflage | ROK Headquarter Intelligence Detachment(HID), ROK Navy UDU, ROK Air Force groundcrews shirt | Grey variant of ROK ERDL camo | 1990s-present | ||
Universal Camouflage Pattern (ACU) | KATUSA of ROK Army | Exact issue of US Army ACU | Chile, Cyprus, Côte d'Ivoire's FAFN, United States | 2006–present | |
Sri Lanka | British DPM pattern | Sri Lankan Police Special Task Force | |||
US Woodland |
Currently by the Sri Lankan Army | ||||
Blue 4-color Woodland | Sri Lankan Air Force | ||||
Navy Woodland Digital Camouflage | Sri Lankan Navy | This pattern including green, dark blue, sand and brown colors. | 2009–present | ||
Tamil Tigerstripe pattern | Ground & Sea forces of Tamil Tigers separatist militant groups | Not in any way related to the Tigerstripe patterns developed during the Vietnam War. Horizontal, non-overlapping, non-interlocking brown and green stripes over a lighter fabric color.[2] | |||
Tamil Tigerstripe Light Blue variant | The Tamil Tigers air commandos "Black Tigers" |
Country/Territory | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Taiwan (ROC) | Duck Hunter Camo | ROC Army Mountain Warfare Training | South Korea, South Vietnam, United States | late1960s-early1970s | |
Air Force ERDL yellow-dominant pattern | ROC Air Force | 1990s | |||
Geometric pattern helmet cover | ROC Army soldiers during combat exercises | Nickname "Buddha Ji Gong" helmet | 1980s-1990s | ||
Army Tigerstripe | ROC Army Airborne units | Also known as "Chicken Claw" or "Chu Yeh Chuing (Trimeresurus)" | South Vietnam, United States | 1970s | |
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 | ||
ERDL pattern vertical | ROC Army, ROC Air Force | 1990s | |||
ERDL pattern horizontal | Currently issued to ROC Armed Forces | Lime and brown dominants, also known as "South China Camouflage" | 1990s-present | ||
US 4-color Urban Camouflage | ROC Army Special Service Company | early 2000s | |||
Experimental Digital Camouflage | As the major uniform contractor for the ROC military, Universal Joint International Ltd 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 | |||
Woodland Digital Camouflage | ROC Army | First digital camouflage scheme adopted by the army | First seen during the ROC National Day Parade 2007 | ||
Urban Digital Camouflage | ROC Army | First digital camouflage scheme adopted by the army | First seen during the ROC National Day Parade 2007 | ||
Realtree Camouflage | ROC Marine Corps combat snipers | 2007–present | |||
Green Tigerstripe | ROC Marine Corps | 1970s-1990s | |||
Subdued Shadow Tigerstripe | ROC Marine Corps | 2000s | |||
ROCMC Experimental Digital Camouflage | ROC Marine Corps | There are 4 variants with this experimental digital camouflage project in order to suit various combat terrains, including woodland, urban, and desert. | 2007–present | ||
MultiCam |
ROC National Police SWAT (Wei-An Force) at SWAT World Challenge 2006 | solely used by the Taiwan SWAT team during the competition | |||
Thailand | RTA Digital Woodland |
Royal Thai Army |
pixelated pattern on current issue of RTA woodland camouflage | Cambodia | Late 2007–present |
Green ERDL Woodland |
Royal Thai Army |
Based on US Woodland but pattern size reduced | 1997–present | ||
US Six-Color Desert Pattern | Royal Thai Army on OIF mission in Iraq | "Chocolate-chip camouflage" | 2003–present | ||
RTAF Digital Camouflage | Royal Thai Air Force | 2009–present | |||
RTMC Experimental Woodland Digital Camouflage | Royal Thai Marine Corps | pixelated of US M81 woodland camo | field trial from 2009 | ||
US Woodland |
Royal Thai Marine Corps Royal Thai Navy SEALs Royal Thai Air Force |
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Tigerstripe | Thai Border Patrol Police |
Country/Territory | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Timor-Leste (East Timor) | Indonesian DPM pattern | previously by Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) | 2001-mid2007 | ||
French Lizard pattern | Currently by the F-FDTL | as a part of "Force 2020" development plan | 6/2007–present | ||
Woodland Digital Camouflage | Worn by East Timorese rebel leader Maj. Alfredo Reinado | Very similar to woodland MARPAT | Worn by Reinado in November 2007 | ||
Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam, 1955–1975) | Bamboo Leaf[citation needed] | ||||
Beo Gam | Also called "Leopard spot" or "Duckhunter's pattern"; it is a US commercial pattern | ||||
National Police pattern | A print in 4 colors of brown very similar, but not identical in form, to US "Clouds" pattern on reverse of US "Oak Leaf" pattern | Also used by ethnic Khmer combatants in South Vietnam, as they were forbidden to wear "military" patterns (this was an alternate "police" pattern, which was more acceptable) | |||
Denison Smock style Airborne pattern | Seen in Military Illustrated, February 1988 | ||||
ERDL Airborne pattern | A pigment reprint of US ERDL pattern | ||||
Tigerstripe | Originated with the use by the RVN Marines, spread later to other formations in many different iterations | ||||
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam, 1976–present) | Lime Woodland | Currently by Vietnam People's Army (VPA) | present | ||
Tigerstripe with Palm Leaf | Also known as "1990 pattern" | 1990–present | |||
Dac Cong Leaf Camouflage | VPA Army M1 Special Force Battalion | very similar to North Korean forest camo | present |
Asia Others[]
Countries that are using or have used variations of the Tigerstripe patterns developed during the Vietnam War | |
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Camouflage pattern | Used by |
Shadow Tigerstripe | Thailand |
Silver Sparse Tigerstripe | Vietnam |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Years used |
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China (PRC) | China Type 04 Digital Camouflage (Woodland, Lighter Arid, and Darker Arid variants) | 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 | |
Taiwan (ROC) | ROC (Taiwan) Temperate Digital Camouflage | Airsoft players | Based on the CADPAT TW pattern, printed on BDU-style uniforms and commercially made by a local textile manufacturer for the Taiwanese airsoft market | 2004 |
Middle East[]
Middle East A-M[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Bahrain | Desert DPM pattern | Currently by Bahrain Defense Force | Same as the initial version of British 2-color desert DPM pattern | UK | Until 2013 |
Iran | US Woodland |
Standard issue of Iranian Army | |||
Safariflage DPM pattern | Iranian Army 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade the "Green Berets" | ||||
Safari sand-dominant DPM pattern | Iranian Army 23rd Commando Division | ||||
Duck Hunter pattern | Iranian Army Mountain Division | Similar to desert AUSCAM | |||
US Six-Color Desert Pattern | Iran Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Naval Commandos | ||||
Six-Color Desert Pattern, "Purple chocolate-chip camo" | Iranian Navy Marine Corps | ||||
Blue Cloud Horizontal pattern | Iranian Air Force | ||||
Iraq (post-Saddam) | |||||
Four-color Amoeba pattern | Briefly used by Iraq Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) | Kuwait | 2003–2004 | ||
Desert Digital Camouflage | Iraqi Army | Knock-off desert MARPAT pattern but USMC EGA logo unclearly printed into. The uniform is in ripstop ACU-style. | United States | 2008–present | |
US 3-color Desert | Iraqi Army, Iraqi Navy, and also used by Kurdish security forces | It is replacing Six-Color Desert for Iraqi armed forces since late 2008. | Chile, Kuwait, Mexico, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE, United States | 2006–present | |
US Six-Color Desert Pattern | Iraqi armed forces | The pattern serves to identify and differentiate Iraqi forces from US forces. Now, it is being replaced by US 3-color Desert pattern since late 2008. | Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, United States | 2003–present | |
Woodland Digital Camouflage | Briefly adopted by Iraqi Army | Similar to Woodland MARPAT pattern but in ripstop ACU-style uniform | 2008–present | ||
US Woodland |
Briefly used by the Iraqi Army and the Iraqi National Police | ||||
British Desert DPM | Iraqi Karkh Area Command Strike Team | It is British 2-color desert DPM pattern in ACU-style combat uniform. Made in China. | Bahrain, Kuwait, New Zealand, Oman, Romania, Saudi Arabia, UK | 2010–present | |
Special Force Camouflage | Iraqi Army Special Operation Forces | 2006–present | |||
National Police Digital Camouflage | Iraqi National Police | Designed by the US Military | 2006–present | ||
Greyish Blue 4-color DPM pattern | Issued to police force (trained by British troops since 2003) in Basra province of southeastern Iraq | Jordan, Lebanon | |||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | used at new Kirkuk Military Training Base | "Light Green/Brown Chocolate-chip camouflage" | 2004 | ||
Jordanian KA2 desert digital camouflage | Briefly used by Iraq Army commandos and Kurdish security forces | Jordan | |||
Desert Tigerstripe | Briefly used by Iraq Army commandos, Iraqi Karkh Area Command Strike Team | Singapore, UK, United States |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Israel | Bush Land Camouflage Helmet Cover | Currently by IDF infantry soldiers | Available in regular helmet cover as well as Reversible "Mitznefet" (Clown Hat) net | 2006–present | |
French Lizard | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Para-style and standard combat dresses which were bargain surplus provided by France during 1956-1967. | France | Briefly used between the late 1960s and late 1970s | |
Jordan | US Six-Color Desert Pattern | previously used by Jordanian Armed Forces | before 2006 | ||
US Woodland |
previously used by Jordanian Armed Forces | before 2006 | |||
Urban Grey DPM pattern | previously used by Jordanian Public Security Directorate police force | Iraq, Lebanon | before 2006 | ||
General Desert KA2 digital camouflage | Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Jordanian Air Force | Pixelated pattern developed by HyperStealth[3] | Iraq | 2005–present | |
Royal Guard KA2 digital camouflage | Royal Guard of Jordanian | 2005–present | |||
Special Force KA2 digital camouflage | Royal Jordanian Army Special Forces | 2005–present | |||
Deep Blue KA2 digital camouflage | Royal Jordanian Naval Force | 2005–present | |||
Urban KA2 digital camouflage | Jordanian Public Security Directorate police force | 2005–present | |||
Blue Grey KA2 digital camouflage | Jordanian Civil Defense Directorate fire & rescue services | The color combination of police urban KA2 and Navy's Deep Blue KA2. | 2006–present | ||
Customs Department Desert KA2 digital camouflage | Anti-Smuggling Division of Jordanian Customs | 2006–present | |||
MultiCam |
Jordanian Army Special Operations Force Snipers | First spotted at the opening of the Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX) on 1Apr08 near Amman, Jordan. | Chad, Mexico, Poland(Suez pattern), Taiwan, United States | 2008–present | |
Kuwait | Two-color Amoeba pattern | ||||
US 3-colour Desert | Kuwaiti Army | ||||
Desert digital camouflage | Newly used by Kuwaiti Army | Also Known as "KAPAT" (Kuwaiti Army Digital Pattern). The pattern is very similar to Arid CADPAT. | Afghanistan, Canada | 2007–present | |
Four-color Amoeba pattern | Kuwait National Guards | Iraq | |||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | Kuwaiti Police Services | "Light Gray Barbedwire camouflage" | |||
Subdued Blue DPM | Kuwaiti Police Special Security Force | Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | |||
Yellow DPM | The security unit of the Kuwait National Assembly | ||||
Lebanon | US Woodland |
Lebanese Armed Forces | United States | 1980s-present | |
Airborne Digital Camouflage | Lebanese Airborne Regiment | 2008–present | |||
Commando Tigerstripe Camouflage | Lebanese Commando Regiment | Brazil | 2008–present | ||
Greyish Blue 4-color DPM | Lebanese Internal Security Forces | present | Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait | ||
ARPAT | Lebanese Navy SEALs Regiment | United States | 2008–present | ||
Desert Digital Camouflage |
Shiite Muslims Hezbollah militants |
Similar to desert MARPAT pattern | Seen on leader Abbas Mussawi memorials (22 February 2008). |
Middle East N-Z[]
Country/territory | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Palestine (PNA) | Subdued Blue DPM | Palestinian (Hamas) security forces | |||
Central European Camouflage | Palestinian Presidential Guards | France | 2009–present | ||
US Woodland |
Palestinian security forces | ||||
Saudi Arabia | US 3-color Desert | Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces | Early 2000s-present | ||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | previously by Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces | "Chocolate-chip horizontal camouflage" | 1990s | ||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | Saudi Arabian Marine Corps | "Light Gray Chocolate-chip camouflage", also known as "Saudi Arabian Desert Camo" | Afghanistan | 1980s | |
Grey 3-color Desert | Currently by Saudi Arabian Security Forces | Grey variant of US 3-color desert pattern | 2006–present | ||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | previously by Saudi Arabian Security Forces | "Grayish Green Chocolate-chip camouflage" | Until 2006 | ||
Syria | Arid Brushstroke | ||||
US Woodland |
Current camouflage pattern of the Syrian Army | ||||
Vertical Lizard pattern | Similar to French Lizard Camouflage | ||||
United Arab Emirates (UAE) | US 3-color Desert | Currently by UAE Union Defense Force | |||
Central European (CCE) pattern | UAE contingent for KFOR mission | Austria, France, Jordan, Morocco, and some African countries | |||
Experimental DESTEX Digital Camouflage | Pixelated pattern developed by HyperStealth[3] | Tested in 2006[unreliable source?], | |||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | 1990s | ||||
Thule | |||||
Yemen | Woodland Digital Camouflage | Lately by Yemen Security Forces | 2009–present | ||
New Zealand DPM | Currently by Yemen Army | ||||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | "Dark Brown Chocolate-chip camouflage" | ||||
US Woodland |
Briefly used by Yemeni Army Counter-Terrorism Unit | 2007–present | |||
US 3-color Desert | |||||
Subdued Blue DPM | Currently by Yemeni Security Forces |
Middle East Others[]
Entity | Camouflage pattern | Other user(s) |
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Palestine (a non-state entity) | Blotch | Syria |
Countries that are using or have used variations of the Lizard pattern | |
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Country | Camouflage pattern |
Iraq | Dark Lizard |
Europe[]
Europe A-F[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used | |
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Albania | US Woodland |
United States | 1990s-present | |||
Armenia | Armenian Digital Flectarn | Armenian Army | Nagorno-Karabakh Armed Forces | 2010 | ||
Hellenic Lizard Camouflage | Armenian Armed Forces | Cyprus, Greece | present | |||
US Woodland |
Armenian Army Spetsnaz | United States | ||||
US 3-color Desert | Austria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Macedonia, Netherlands, Slovenia, United States | |||||
Austria | Austrian 5-color Forest Digital Camouflage | This is one of two prototype patterns that shown at Austrian Future Soldier 2008 exhibition. | coming soon | |||
Austrian 4-color Desert Digital Camouflage | This is one of two prototype patterns that shown at Austrian Future Soldier 2008 exhibition. | coming soon | ||||
US 3-color Desert | Austrian Army on peacekeeping missions in Golan heights, and international disaster relief mission for 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake. | Same as US 3-color desert BDU but with shoulder tabs. | Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Macedonia, Netherlands, Slovenia, United States | present | ||
Punktmuster (Spotted pattern) | Small spots in the style of USMC World War II Frogskin pattern. Medium brown background. | |||||
Splinter-type pattern | In the style of German Marsh pattern, with rounded splotches printed on a beige background. This pattern and the Punktmuster are found together on reversible tarp/ponchos. | |||||
Azerbaijan | Turkish | Turkey | ||||
Belgium | Moons and Balls | A Denison Smock-type pattern | ||||
Brushstroke | Algeria, Iraq, Malaysia, Palestinian Authority | 1953–Present | ||||
Jigsaw (First Pattern) | Para-Commandos | A 4-color print in similar style to ERDL pattern, but with a regular, jigsaw puzzle-like appearance with tiny slivers of white edging the black parts of the pattern | Burundi, Chad, Republic of Congo, Libya, Democratic Republic of Congo | 1958–1963 | ||
Jigsaw (Second Pattern) | Para-Commandos, Parachutists | Similar to the original, first time massed produced to certain units | 1989–1999 | |||
Jigsaw (Third Pattern) | Naval, Air, and Ground Forces | 1999–Present | ||||
Desert Jigsaw | 2004–Present | |||||
Belgian Flecktarn | Belgian Air Force | printed with a burred edge which gives a distinctive 'ringed' appearance. It is further distinguished by the substitution of rust red for the red earth color seen in German-Flecktarn. | Used briefly during the early 1990s | |||
Bulgaria | Squiggle Splinter | A Splinter-type pattern with fascinating squiggles in place of the straight "rain" part of the pattern | Slovenia | |||
Bulgarian 5-color Temperate DPM | current issue of Bulgarian Armed Forces | Also known as "NATO Camouflage Pattern" | 2003–present | |||
Bulgarian 3-color Desert DPM | Bulgarian contingent in Iraq (2003–2005) | 2003–present | ||||
Bulgarian Grey DPM | Bulgarian Air Force | 2003–present | ||||
Bosnia | Bihac Pocket | |||||
US Woodland |
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Woodland digital camouflage |
Exact pattern and cut of USMC MARPAT, but with no EGA embroidered | Afghanistan, Cyprus, Dominica, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, United States | Standard issue since 2006 | |||
Croatia | Croatian digital camouflage | Croatian Armed Forces | Pixelated on 4-color camo | Confirmed on March 2009, and start to issue in late 2009. | ||
US Woodland |
Croatian Armed Forces | United States | present | |||
Croatian Desert digital camouflage | Croatian Army in International peace operations | Pixelated on 3-color desert camo | 2007–present | |||
US 3-color Desert | Croatian contingent on ISAF mission in Afghanistan | Almost same camo pattern with US but in darker shades. | 2005–2007 |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Cyprus | Greek Lizard pattern | Standard issue of the Cypriot National Guard | Armenia, Greece | present | |
Woodland Digital Camouflage |
Cypriot National Guards Army special force Rangers | Exact pattern and cut of USMC MARPAT, but with no EGA embroidered | Afghanistan, Bosnia, Dominica, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, United States | present | |
Universal Digital Camouflage (ACU) |
Cypriot National Guard Rangers special operations team TEO | US ACU camo on MARPAT-style uniform | United States | present | |
US Woodland |
Cypriot National Guard Navy underwater demolitions unit "MYK" | United States | |||
Czechoslovakia (1918–1992) |
Mlok (Salamander) | Airborne troops | A striking pattern of large splotches including bright yellow. Sometimes called "Clown" pattern. | Exported to Czech arms clients in the Middle East and Africa | 1960s-1970s |
Oblacky (Clouds) | |||||
Rain Pattern | Similar to East German Rain pattern with much smaller stripes and with a subtle water-stain pattern behind the raindrops | ||||
Red desert | Trial uniform with spray paint effect on orangey base colour | ||||
Czech Republic (current, since 1993) |
Woodland pattern vz.95 | Currently used by Czech Armed Forces. | Pictures of the uniform. | 1995–present | |
Desert pattern vz.95 | Used by Czech troops deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. | Pictures of the uniform. | 1995–present | ||
Clouds | Vietnam | ||||
Green | Slovakia | ||||
Denmark | M/84 | Current issue pattern of the Military of Denmark | Based on the West German Bundeswehr-Flecktarn, but with only three colours. | Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden Police | 1984–present |
T/96 | 1996–Present | ||||
T/90 | 1990–Present | ||||
T/78 | Trial Uniform; never adopted | It was never adopted but it eventually evolved into the M84 pattern. | 1978 | ||
T/99 | Current issue desert pattern of the Military of Denmark | 2000–Present |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Estonia | ESTDCU Woodland Digital Camouflage | Very similar to CADPAT | 2005–present | ||
ESTDCU Desert Digital Camouflage | Firstly adopted by Estonian forces in Afghanistan | 2006–present | |||
US 3-color Desert | 2006 | ||||
US Six-Color Desert Pattern | Estonian troops during the early phase of deployment in Iraq | 2005 | |||
ESTDCU Snow Digital Camouflage | Estonian Army | The overcoat is with dark grey pixelated spots on snow white background. | 2009–present | ||
Danish M/84 Camouflage | Briefly used by Estonian troops with the NATO Stabilization Force "SFOR" in Bosnia-Herzegovina | ||||
Finland | M05 Woodland Pattern |
Finnish Defence Forces | 2007–Present | ||
M05 Snow Pattern |
Finnish Defence Forces | 2007–Present | |||
M05 Cold Weather Pattern |
Finnish Defence Forces | Mixed snow and woodland pattern. | 2007–Present | ||
M91 | Woodland pattern in active service use, slowly being replaced by M05. | From 1990s | |||
M62 | Woodland pattern available in many lighter and darker colour variations. Mostly replaced in active service by M91. | From 1960s | |||
''M/04 Desert Pattern |
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. | ||
France | Central European (CE) pattern | Current issue of the French Armed Forces | Austria, Jordan, Morocco, UAE and some African countries | Since 1991 | |
FELIN Camouflage | French Armed Forces | As a part of French Future Infantry Soldier System Project | Developed by Sagem between 2004-2007. Confirmed in 2007, and slated to be fielded to all active infantry regiments within the French Army by 2010 | ||
Daguet 3-color Desert Camouflage | French Armed Forces | Desert variant of CE pattern | 1991–present | ||
Urban pattern | French Gendarmerie GIGN | Urban/night variant of French CE pattern | Gabon | present | |
Tundra 3-Color Snow Camouflage Suit | French Army 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade | green and pink stripes on white background, lately developed by Arktis[4] | |||
Experimental French Desert flecktarn camouflage | 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment | Tested by the 13th Parachute Dragoons in 2006 | |||
Lizard or Léopard (Tenue Léopard) or TAP 47 | Algeria, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Croatia, Gabon, Greece, India, Israel, Ivory Coast, Kenya Libya, Vietnam | ||||
Lizard variant: M63 Vertical Lizard | Portugal | ||||
Lizard variant: Purple Lizard (camouflage) | Serbia and Montenegro | ||||
Tigerstripe | Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Thailand, USA, Vietnam | ||||
Tigerstripe variants: Dark Vertical Tigerstripe, Light Vertical Tigerstripe | Singapore |
Europe G-N[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Georgia | German Flecktarn | Georgian peacekeeping troops on NATO KFOR mission | 2005 | ||
US Woodland |
Before 2007 | ||||
US 3-color Desert | |||||
Georgian Woodland digital marpat camouflage |
Exact pattern and cut of USMC MARPAT uniform without EGA | 2007–2010 | |||
Multicam |
Georgian variant of multicam, based on US Army multicam pattern. | 2010–present |
Germany (past and present) | |||||
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Country/Timeline | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) | Flecktarn |
Current issue of the German Armed Forces | Albania, Austria, Belgium, Romania | present | |
5-color Tropentarn | Current issue of the German Armed Forces in tropical regions. | Same pattern as standard Flecktarn, but with brighter colors and on lighter fabric". | present | ||
3-color Tropentarn | Latest issue of the German Armed Forces in desert regions. | Also known as "Wüstentarn". | 2006–present | ||
Punktmuster | Austria, Japan | ||||
Ambush | |||||
Snow | A dark green on white print used in cotton snow smocks. Looks as if it were daubed with a dry brush in round splotches. | ||||
Weimar Republic | Splinter (Splittermuster) | The original 1931 Splinter pattern used straight lines and angles in the main splotches and needle like streaks over that | |||
The Third Reich | Marsh (Sumpfmuster) | Wehrmacht during World War II, Bundesgrenzschutz border guards after the war | This has the same forms as the Splinter pattern, but the screens have been remade with blurry edges, and the colors are different. | Czech Republic, Libya | |
Leibermuster | Wehrmacht/SS | Belgium, Czech Republic, Switzerland | |||
"Splinter-B" | Wehrmacht | Luftwaffe paratroopers in World War II | |||
Oak Leaf | SS | Egypt, Iraq | |||
Palm (Palmenmuster) | SS | ||||
1944 Dot (Erbsenmuster) | SS | ||||
Plane Tree (Platanenmuster) | SS | ||||
Smoke (Rauchtarnmuster) | SS | ||||
East Germany (German Democratic Republic) | Rain, Line, Stricheldruckmuster or Ein Strich/Kein Strich | Exported heavily during GDR times and afterward, largely to Africa | |||
Loop | |||||
Flächentarnmuster', AKA "Potato" or "Blumentarn" | Olive, blue-green and brown ragged splotches over light olive[5] | Late 1950s - late 1960s | |||
Splotch | |||||
Russian (Russisches Tarnmuster) |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Greece | Hellenic Lizard Camouflage | Hellenic Army, HAF 31st Special Operations Squadron | Armenia, Cyprus | Late1970s-present | |
HAF Lizard Camouflage | Hellenic Air Force | This 4-color greyish blue lizard pattern is the variant of Hellenic Army woodland lizard camouflage, and comes in 4-pocket BDU and 2-pocket tuckin shirt with epaulettes. | 2008–present | ||
British DPM pattern | HAF 31st Special Operations Squadron, Hellenic Army Raider Forces (Dynameis Katadromon) | UK | |||
US Woodland |
Hellenic Navy Underwater Demolition Command (DYK), Hellenic Coast Guard | Georgia, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United States | present | ||
Three-Color Desert | Hellenic Navy Underwater Demolition Command (DYK) | Chile, El Salvador, Georgia, Hungary, Israel, Kuwait, Netherlands, UAE, Pakistan, Russia, United States | present | ||
Woodland Digital Camouflage | Briefly by Hellenic Navy Underwater Demolition Command (DYK) | Exactly same cut & pattern of USMC MARPAT. | Afghanistan, Bosnia, Cyprus, Dominica, Ecuador, Georgia, United States | 2004–present | |
Hungary | Comma | ||||
Fried Egg | |||||
M38 | |||||
M49 | |||||
M51 | |||||
M65 | |||||
M90 | |||||
US 3-color Desert | |||||
Iceland | Norwegian M/2000 battle uniform, woodland and desert variants | Crisis Response Unit | Used on Peacekeeping missions in Afghanistan and in training in Iceland and Norway | Norway | |
Ireland | Curragh Shamrock | ||||
Irish 4-color DPM | Irish Defence Forces | Indigenous design not in the style of British DPM. Irish DPM comprises black, earth brown and olive drab on pale olive grey base. | 1999–present | ||
Irish Desert DPM | present | ||||
Italy | Telo mimetico | A 3-color pattern first used in 1929, thus the world's first pattern-printed camouflage military uniform. The name simply means "camouflage cloth". | In use through the 1970s | ||
Snow Suit | White background with green spots which inspired by German snow pattern | Germany | 1984–present | ||
Reggimento San Marco Camouflage | San Marco Regiment | 1992–present | |||
Desert Spray | |||||
US Woodland |
Italian Army, Italian Carabinieri | Also known as "M92 Woodland Camo" which is based on US M81 Woodland. | Georgia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United States | 1992–2001 | |
Vegetato Camouflage | Currently used by Italian Army, Air Force, Navy (Less San Marco Naval Infantry), Carabinieri (Military Police/Gendarmerie, when on military operations) | Standard woodland | 2004–present | ||
Alpini Camouflage | Currently used by Italian Army mountain troops | Vegetato pattern with white shade added | 2007–present | ||
M92 Desert Camouflage | Italian Army | Also called as "Somalia Desert Camo". | 1992–2004 | ||
Desert Vegetato Camouflage | Currently used by Italian Army, Air Force, Navy, Carabinieri (Military Police/Gendarmerie, when on military operations) when required. | Desert variant of Vegetato camo. The standard camouflage for the Italian Forces is currently the vegetato (woodland) | 2004–present | ||
Latvia | US Woodland |
Standard issue of the Latvian Army | Georgia, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United States | 1995–present | |
Swedish M/90 Camouflage | SFOR Latvian peacekeeping contingent in former Yugoslavia | Sweden | early 1990s | ||
US 3-color Desert | Latvian contingent on Iraq mission | Georgia, United States | 2004–2006 | ||
NBS2006 Arid Digital Camouflage | lately adopted by Latvian Army | Fabric is designed and supplied by Sweden SAAB Barracuda AB, but uniforms are made by Brasa in Riga, Latvia. | 2006–present | ||
Luxembourg | US Woodland |
Standard issue of the Luxembourgish Army | It is exact issue of US Woodland BDU. | Georgia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, United States | present |
Luxembourgish Forest Pattern | Luxembourg contingent on NATO KFOR mission | Also known as LUCAM or LUPAT. Like Italian Vegetato, it is about spray paint effect. BDU-style uniform with this 4-color pattern is replacing Belgium Jigsaw uniform currently issued. Using different pattern abroad instead of standard issue of US M81 Woodland BDU is to avoid being confused with US troops who are dressed same as Luxembourg do. | 2009–present | ||
Belgium Jigsaw Pattern | Luxembourg contingent with Belgian army on peacekeeping missions abroad | Belgium | |||
Luxembourgish Desert Pattern | Luxembourg contingent on ISAF mission | Also known as LUCAM or LUPAT. Like Italian Vegetato, it is about spray paint effect. BDU-style uniform with this pattern is replacing Belgium Jigsaw uniform currently issued. Using different pattern abroad instead of standard issue of US M81 Woodland BDU is to avoid being confused with US troops who are dressed same as Luxembourg do. | 2009–present | ||
Belgium Desert Jigsaw Pattern | Luxembourg contingent on UNIFIL peacekeeping mission | Belgium | present |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Macedonia | Four-Color Dark | ||||
US Woodland |
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US 3-color Desert | Currently used by Macedonian troops in Iraq | ||||
Netherlands | Dutch DPM | Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Air Force | This pattern is a reprint of the British DPM, but leaves off some very small parts of the British pattern: tiny dots at the edges of the larger blotches | present | |
Dutch 3-color Desert | Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Air Force | This pattern is based on US 3-color Desert, but in smaller scale. | 2003–present | ||
Dutch Jigsaw | Netherlands Marine Corps | A variant of the Belgian jigsaw puzzle pattern but in tan, brown, green and black | Belgian | 1983–1986 | |
British DPM | Netherlands Marine Corps | Changed from pervious US Woodland pattern to British DPM. In 1992, KM decided to get US Woodland pattern back because they dissatisfied how DPM pattern working in jungle terrain. | UK | 1990–1992 | |
US Woodland |
Netherlands Marine Corps | It is exact issue of US woodland BDU but with shoulder tabs. | Georgia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, United States | 1992–present | |
Forest Camouflage | Netherlands Marine Corps | Since US Armed Forces is adapting new combat uniform, the supply of genuine US Woodland BDU is getting low. Dutch MOD decided to make for themselves in 2008. The production is in China. The Dutch-designed forest pattern is based on US M81 woodland BDU but more brownish. | 2008–present | ||
US 3-color Desert | Netherlands Marine Corps | It is exact issue of US DCU but with shoulder tabs. | United States | present | |
Dutch 5-color Jungle pattern | Dutch troops in UN mission in Cambodia | First used by the troops during that mission | |||
Norway | Air Force Spot Camouflage | Royal Norwegian Air Force | |||
M/75 | |||||
M/98 battle uniform | |||||
M/2000 battle uniform, woodland and desert variants | Desert version also used by the Icelandic Crisis Response Unit in Afghanistan | ||||
M/2002 cold weather uniform |
Europe O-Z[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Poland | Moro |
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Puma | |||||
Pantera (Panther) Woodland Camouflage | Current issue of Polish Armed Forces | present | |||
Pantera Woodland Digital Camouflage | 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 | ||
Pantera (Panther) Desert Camouflage | Current issue of Polish Army in Iraq and Afghanistan | present | |||
Pantera Desert Digital Camouflage | 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 | ||
Polish Woodland Flecktarn | Used by UOP country protection agency today's ABW inner security agency | ||||
Portugal | M61 | ||||
M63 Vertical Lizard | |||||
Portuguese DPM | Portuguese Army | Used since the late 1990s | |||
US Woodland |
Portuguese Air Force | ||||
Experimental Portuguese Arid DPM | Tested by Portuguese Air Force on ISAF mission in Afghanistan | ||||
Romania | Parsley (Persilla) | ||||
M2002 Romanian DPM | |||||
M2002 Romanian Desert DPM | |||||
Russia | Russian Digital Camouflage | Recently approved in January 2008 | |||
Flora 3-color Camouflage, standard issue. | There are both forest and desert/mountain variants | Belarus | Standard issue since 1998 | ||
MultiCam |
FSB, Alpha Group | Chad, Chile, Georgia, Jordan, Mexico, Poland (Suez pattern), Taiwan, United States | 2009–present | ||
Klyaksa Snow Camouflage | Russian Army, FSB, and MVD security units | ||||
Gorod,Gorod-1 | An urban camouflage scheme. | ||||
Kamysh | Spetznaz | A version of tigerstripe.There are both green and urban variants. | |||
Les 4-color Woodland Camouflage | Spetznaz and MVD security units | Look almost like US Woodland, although the colors are different, shapes more regular and smaller. | |||
Schofield | Short service as standard Soviet Military issue | Usually referred to as VSR also known as Dubok. Replaced by Flora. There are both forest and desert/mountain variants. | 1991–1998 | ||
SMK | Spetznaz and MVD |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Serbia | M-93 Hrastov List (Jigsaw Pattern) | Most Serbian army units | To be phased out | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro | 1992–present |
US Woodland |
Special Police Forces (Žandarmerija) and briefly used by 72nd Special Brigade | ||||
Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) | Serbian Special Anti-terrorist Unit | United Kingdom | 2007 | ||
US Universal Camouflage Pattern (ACU) |
Serbian Special Anti-terrorist Unit | Exact cut & pattern of ACU. | Chile, United States | 2008–present | |
MDU-02 Karst Camouflage | Some Serbian army units | Introduced in 2001 | |||
M-03 Woodland Camouflage | Introduced in 2006 | ||||
DMDU-03 Digital Camouflage |
Counter-terrorist Unit and Žandarmerija | The pattern is available in summer (green-dominant) and fall (brown-dominant) version and will be fully equipped to Army in 2010. | 2008–present | ||
Slovakia | Model 97 | Armed forces of Slovak republic, Police | Similar to US woodland | 90s - present | |
Slovenia | Slovenian Experimental SLOCAM | Tested by 140 members of Slovenian Army | It is the variant of Multicam pattern as a part of their “21st Century Warrior” soldier modernization program. | Chad, Chile, Jordan, Poland, United States | March–December 2009 |
Slovenian 4-Color Woodland Jigsaw pattern | Current issue of Slovenian Armed Forces | Based on the brown-dominant of Yugoslavian M89 camo | |||
US 3-color Desert | Previously used by Slovenian contingent and Special Operations Force on ISAF mission in Afghanistan | 2003–2007 | |||
Slovenian 4-Color Desert Jigsaw pattern | Currently used by Slovenian troops on Middle East deployment | Late 2007–present | |||
Red desert | Briefly used by Slovenian special forces in Afghanistan | Trial uniform with spray paint effect on orangey base colour under Czechoslovakia during early 1990s | present | ||
British DPM pattern | Solely used by Slovenian Army Special Operations Force | ||||
Spain | Spectrum64K Digital Camouflage | Spanish Army | This 4-color woodland digital camouflage is lately adopted. It would have another variant pattern for desert/urban terrain. | 2010–present | |
Amoeba (Overlapping splotches) | Many color variants of this were used. Splotches were of similar type to ERDL pattern and Leibermuster, and overlapped as in the Leiber pattern. | ||||
ERDL brown-dominant pattern | |||||
US Six-Color Desert Pattern | "Chocolate-chip camouflage" | ||||
Sahara Camouflage | Spanish garrison forces in North African region before 1960s | until 1960s | |||
Soviet Union (USSR) | 3-color TTsKO pattern | Ukraine | |||
TTsKO variants: Desert, Brown, Green Forest, Rocks and Mountain | |||||
Leaf | |||||
Sun-ray | Current-day Russia, Ukraine | ||||
TTsMKK |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Sweden | M90 Splinter Temperate Woodland |
The M90 pattern is easily recognizable by its angular color splotches. The Temperate Woodland consists of dark green, light green, tan and dark blue. | |||
M90 Splinter Desert | |||||
2-color Pixelated Snow Camouflage Screen Net | |||||
Experimental M90 Splinter 2-color Snow | |||||
M/84 | Adopted by Swedish National Police and Swedish Army OPFOR | ||||
Switzerland | Leibermuster | Contains a marked degree of red | |||
TAZ 90 Sub-Tropical pattern | Swiss Army | Latest variant of TAZ 90 for warmer southern Switzerland | 2008–present | ||
TAZ 90 (TASS 90) | current issue of Swiss Armed Forces | Austria | 1992–present | ||
TAZ 83 Alpenflage | Swiss Armed Forces | It has 7 colours: Sand, green, black, reddish brown, dark brown with small splotches of white and very light green. | 1955–1997 | ||
Turkey | Digital Camouflage | Turkish Army at capital district | Made of antibacterial nano-tech fabric, which dries 8 times quicker, UV protection, and oil/dirt/salt resistant as well. Uniform is designed by famous Turkish fashion designer Arzu Kaprol and can be used in all seasons. It is suitable for the floras of 7 geographical regions of Turkey and can not be spotted by satellites. | mid 2008–present | |
Woodland pattern |
This is a local reprint of the US pattern, using pigments instead of vat-dye. This leaves the inside surface of the fabric uncolored, beige. | ||||
"Duck Hunter" | A reprint of the pattern used by the USMC in World War II with a bluish tinge to the light green spots | Phased out by the early 1990s | |||
Ukraine | Russian 3-color TTsKO pattern | Ukrainian Armed Forces | Forest and arid variants | Since 1988 | |
Desert 2-color amoeba pattern | Ukrainian troops on ISAF mission in Afghanistan | ||||
Russian 5-color PTsMK pattern | Ukrainian Special Forces | Variant of German Flecktarn | 2005–2006 | ||
Flectra-D 3-color flecktarn camouflage | Latest issue of Ukrainian Special Forces | 2006–present | |||
Multicam |
Briefly used by Ukrainian Sluzhba Bezpeky Ukrayiny(SBU, "Alpha") | Chad, Czech, Georgia, Jordan, Poland, Taiwan, United States | 2008–present | ||
Realtree Camouflage | Ukrainian Sluzhba Bezpeky Ukrayiny (SBU, "Alpha") Snipers | Taiwan | 2008–present |
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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United Kingdom (UK) | Denison smock pattern | India, Israel, Jordan, Kenya | 1942-1968 pattern/colour changes in 1959 | ||
Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) | British Armed Forces | Multicam/DPM derivative with seven-colour tone in browns and greens. It is going to replace Woodland DPM. | 2010–present | ||
Experimental 4-color Hybrid DPM Camouflage | British Armed Forces | As a part of project PECOC (Personal Equipment Common Operating Clothing). With new high-tech fabric dyes which maintain camouflage properties when viewed through infra-red night sights, and combine traditional desert colours with pale green shades - suited to the semi-desert environments where many of today's battles are fought. | 2008–2009 | ||
Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) | Currently by British Armed Forces | Algeria, Cambodia, China(Special Forces), Egypt, Hong Kong Police, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway (Special Forces), Pakistan, The Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore Police, Tanzania, Uganda | general use from 1968 changes to design in 1984, 1990, 1994 | ||
Desert DPM | Currently by British Armed Forces | 2-color earth tone in light sand and medium brown. A small quantity of 2-color sand/brown in different color shades which so-called as "Gibraltar Desert DPM" was released as well. | Iraq, Kuwait, New Zealand, Oman, Romania, Saudi Arabia | 1990— | |
Four-Colour Desert DPM | Iraq | ||||
Desert Tigerstripe | Briefly used by UK Special Forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom | Iraq, Singapore, United States | 2003 | ||
Yugoslavia | M89 | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro | |||
Stencilled Leaf | Croatia |
Europe Others[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Notes | Years introduced |
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Germany | A variant of flecktarn with Multicam colorway which developed by TacGear in Germany | Mar 2010 | |
Italy | Multiland Digital Camouflage | A pixelation of the Italian Vegetato pattern which developed by Defcon5 Tactical Products in Italy. | 2008 |
United Kingdom | Urban Digital DPM pattern | 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 |
North America[]
Canada[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Canada | Reversed British DPM | Canadian Airborne Regiments | This is the 1975 Canadian Para Smock, Replaced a 1950s era Nylon OG Para Smock | 1975–1995 | |
Garrison Leaf pattern | Used by limited units within the Canadian Armed Forces | It isn't really a camouflage. Its patterns consisting of tan, medium green, dark green and brown were rather used to match with the dark green trousers and beret of the Garrison Dress | |||
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 | |||
File:CadPatTW.jpg CADPAT |
Currently by Canadian Forces | Colloquially known as "relish", it has 3 variants: Woodland, Arid, Arctic | Late 2001–present | ||
CADETPAT |
Endorsed by the Royal Canadian Army Cadets (RCAC) League as the RCAC's field uniform | Woodland MARPAT camo on CADPAT-style uniform, the “Cadetpat” uniform was a stopgap measure for RCAC facilitated by the Army Cadet League of Canada and individual Army Cadet Corps sponsors. Since an issued uniform now exists (1982 Pattern OD green combats), authorization to wear “Cadetpat” was rescinded in late 2013 and is no longer permitted for wear with Royal Canadian Army Cadet head dress or rank insignia.
“Cadetpat” was never issued by the Canadian Armed Forces or Department of National Defence (DND). |
Adopted in 2004, withdrawn in 2013 |
Mexico[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Mexico | Woodland Digital Camouflage |
Mexican Army stationed in the country's jungle and woodlands zones | Developed by the SEDENA´s Factories, Taking the country´s vegetation and geography | 2008–present | |
US Woodland |
Currently by Mexican Armed Forces | It is going to be replaced by Woodland Digital Camouflage pattern | United States | present | |
Desert Digital Camouflage |
Mexican Army stationed in the country's desertic zones | Developed by the SEDENA´s Factories, Taking the country´s vegetation and geography | 2008–present | ||
US Three-Color Desert | Currently by Mexican Armed Forces | It is going to be replaced by Desert Digital Camouflage | United States | present | |
Marines Digital Camouflage (Woodland, Desert and Urban) |
Mexican Marine Corps | A pixelated version of the US M81 Woodland | 2008–present | ||
US Subdued Urban Camouflage | Federal Police GOPES | United States | present | ||
Multicam |
'Vanguardie' unit from BCN State Attorney General's Office (PGJE) | Australia, Chad, Georgia, Poland, Taiwan, United States | 2009–present |
United States[]
United States (USA) | |||||
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Timeline | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
U.S. - present issued patterns | one universal variant Universal Camouflage Pattern (ACU) |
U.S. Army |
The pattern is also known as "ACUPAT or "ARPAT". This new uniform design is named as Army Combat Uniform officially. | Chile, Cyprus, Côte d'Ivoire's FAFN., Peru, Serbia, Iran | 2005–present |
MultiCam |
DEA, USAF STS, US Army MP Special Response Team, 173rd Airborne Brigade | 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. US Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade is going to use MultiCam pattern instead of ACU during the next tour to Afghanistan. | Australia, Chad, Chile, Georgia, Jordan, Mexico, Poland (Suez pattern), Russia, Taiwan | present | |
Universal Camouflage Pattern-Delta(UCP-Delta) | U.S. Army |
The original ACU's pattern is ineffective in rugged, mountainous countryside like Afghanistan terrain. This is one of two experimental patterns on trial required by congressional mandate to modify the Army's existing UCP (ACU) with a new color, "coyote brown," blended into it. Another testing pattern is Multicam. The trial would be taken by two combat battalions (550 soldiers) in Afghanistan from early Oct 2009. | Kazakhstan | Oct-Nov 2009 | |
Airman Battle Uniform (ABU) |
U.S. Air Force |
Modern digital and universal version of tigerstripe. Pixelated on 3 soft earth tones (tan, gray, and green) and slate blue tigerstripe pattern. | Dominican Republic | 2007–present | |
Navy Working Uniform (NWU) |
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 | 2009–present | ||
Navy Working Uniform Type II Previously known as AOR1 (desert) | 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. |
Late 2011- | ||
Navy Working Uniform Type III Previously known as AOR2 (woodland) | 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 III in Dec 2009.
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. |
Late 2011- | ||
woodland and desert variants MARPAT |
U.S. Marine Corps, Houston PD SWAT (Woodland MARPAT) |
MARPAT is the first US digital pattern, it comes in two variants - woodland and desert. The uniform design is named as Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform officially. For commercial use, the pattern is known as a digital woodland camouflage, or digital desert respectively. | Afghanistan, Bosnia, Cyprus, Dominica, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, Peru, Slovenia, | 2002–present | |
Disruptive Overwhite Snow digital camouflage | U.S. Marine Corps |
Jointly developed by West Point professor Dr. O'Neill and Canadian HyperStealth's[3] Guy Cramer | November 2007–present | ||
Tactical Assault Camouflage (TACAM) | Exclusively adopted by US National Counterterrorism Center | Developed by HyperStealth[3] | 2004 | ||
(USA continued below) |
Timeline | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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U.S. - Older patterns, currently not issued | Three-Color Desert | Previously by US Army, US Marine Corps.
Currently by US Air Force, US Navy, US Coast Guard, US Border Patrol |
Currently being phased out. The uniform design was officially called Desert Combat Uniform (DCU), as a part of Battle Dress Uniform. | Chile, El Salvador, Hungary, Israel, Kuwait, Netherlands, UAE, Pakistan, Russia | 1990–present |
US Woodland |
Previously by US Army, US Marine Corps.
Currently by US Air Force, US Navy, US Coast Guard, Civil Air Patrol, United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps, US Public Health Service, State Defense Forces, LAPD SWAT, other law enforcement agencies |
Also known as "M81 General Purpose Pattern". This 4-color pattern provided a good, general purpose camouflage for temperate and tropical environments. It was the most popular, most recognizable and most widely used camouflage pattern in the world, and still is today. Official US Armed Forces uniform design was called Battle Dress Uniform. | Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Iran, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands (RNLMC), Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela | 1981–present | |
Six-Color Desert Pattern | US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps | The Six-colour Desert Pattern was called the chocolate-chip pattern because of it black and white flecks, which resembles chocolate chip cookies. However, it did not achieve its desired effect and was eventually replaced by the Three-color Desert Pattern. | China, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, South Korea, Spain, Pakistan, Russia, Yemen | Ca. 1982-1993 | |
Urban Track | U.S. Army | One of the CCU trial variants, became the predecessor of ACU | Tested in 2003 | ||
Experimental T-pattern Urban Camouflage | U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) | Tested by the USMC for Military Operation on Urbanized Terran (MOUT) | Late 1990s | ||
Desert Night Camouflage | U.S. Armed Forces | 1990–1991 | |||
Experimental All Seasons All Terrains (ASAT) Camouflage | U.S. Army | Tested at the Natick Soldier Center | Mid 1980s | ||
Experimental 2-color Desert Daytime Camouflage | U.S. Army | Tested in 1987 | |||
Experimental 4-color ERDL Arid Camouflage | U.S. Army | Based on Transitional ERDL, but in dark brown, tan, earth sand and light green | Late 1970s | ||
Dual Texture Camouflage | U.S. Army 2nd Cav | Also known as "Dual-Tex". The first initial digital camouflage scheme developed and tested by US Army. | Australia | 1978-early 1980s | |
ERDL Pattern | US Army, US Marine Corps, some ARVN units. SASR and NZSAS troopers also used the pattern, along with the tigerstripe pattern. | Predecessor of M81 Woodland | Bolivia, Chile, El Salvador, Gabon, Honduras, Jordan, Latvia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela, South Vietnam | late 1960s-early 1980s | |
Oak Leaf | Sometimes called "Wine Leaf" | India, Thailand | |||
Tigerstripe | Limited, non-issue use, originated in Vietnam. Modern US uniforms influenced by tigerstripe are Air Force ABU and Marines' MARPAT. | 1965–1975 | |||
Duck Hunter, a.k.a. Frog-Skin | USMC | Began to be discarded when commanders found that the pattern made movement more obvious even if it made unmoving soldiers less visible | Bangladesh, Brazil, France, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Lebanon, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, South Korea, Vietnam | Used extensively by the USMC from 1942 to 1944 |
North America Others[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Years introduced |
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United States | Frog & Leaf Camouflage | United States Colonial Marines (USCM) | A fictional pattern which was used by the USCM in the US sci-fi movie Aliens | 1986 |
TAC TIGER Urban/Night Camouflage | Developed by Tiger Stripe Products | |||
5.11 Digital Desert Camo | NASA Kennedy Space Center SWAT | 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 | ||
MultiCam | US Air Force Combat Controllers, And seen on Transformers movie | Developed by Crye Associates in conjunction with U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center (also known as U.S Army Natick labs). | ||
Jungle Digital Camouflage | Sec-Ops | Also known as "AVPAT" (Avatar-pattern). A fictional pattern which was used by the private military force called Sec-Ops in the US Sci-Fi movie Avatar | 2009 | |
Canada | Spec4ce Digital Camouflage, 6-color variants | Developed by HyperStealth[3] in Canada. | 2006 |
Central and South America[]
C. and S. America A-D[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Argentina | US Woodland |
Argentinian Armed Forces, Argentina Federal Police | United States | present | |
US 3-color Desert | United States | present | |||
Six-Color Desert Pattern |
Argentinian Air Force EAC (Commando Assistance Squadron) | "Chocolate-chip camouflage" | China, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, South Korea, Spain, Pakistan, United States, Yemen | ||
Patagónico | A desert variation of the British Disruptive Pattern Material | ||||
Reddish Sparse Tigerstripe | Currently by Federal Police Special Operations Group | Philippines | |||
Bolivia | US Woodland |
Currently used by Bolivian Armed Forces | United States | present | |
Brazil | Subdued 3-color Ragged Leaf Lizard Camouflage | Brazilian Army | It contains of dark green and dark brown on the background of light green. | present | |
Naval Infantry 3-color Ragged Leaf Lizard Camouflage | Brazilian Marine Corps | It contains of medium green and medium brown on the background of light green. | present | ||
4-color Ragged Leaf Lizard Camouflage | Brazilian Air Force | It contains of medium green, medium brown, and dark blue on the background of light green. | Lebanon | present | |
Caatinga Camouflage | Brazilian Army Caatinga Infantry Units | present | |||
US Urban Camouflage | Brazilian Federal Police Tactical Operations Command(COT) | ||||
Urban Flecktarn | Força Nacional de Segurança Pública (National Public Security Force) | Poland | 2007–present | ||
Colombia | Patriota Woodland Digital Camouflage | 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 | |
US Woodland |
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 | ||
US Urban Camouflage | Fuerzas Especiales Anti-Terroristas Urbanas (AFEAU, Urban Anti-Terrorist Special Forces) | present | |||
Chile | US Woodland |
standard issue of Chilean armed forces | United States | present | |
Mountain Camouflage | used by Chilean Army units in the Andes mountain region | present | |||
US 3-color Desert | present | ||||
US Universal Camouflage Pattern (ACU) |
Chilean Army Brigada de Operaciones Especiales in Southwest Asia | Exact cut & pattern of ACU. | United States | ||
Fractural Omni pattern | Chilean Air Force | Developed by Canada's HyperStealth[3] | Developed in 2007, to be deployed in 2008[unreliable source?] | ||
Cuba | Elm Leaf | ||||
Grey Lizard | |||||
Dominican Republic | US Woodland |
Dominican Republic Armed Forces | United States | 1980s-2008 | |
Woodland Digital Camouflage |
Dominican Army | Same as woodland MARPAT pattern | 2008–present | ||
US 3-color Desert | Dominican Army | United States | |||
US Universal Camouflage Pattern (ACU) |
Dominican Navy | Chile, Cyprus, Côte d'Ivoire's FAFN, United States | Adopted in 2007 | ||
US Airman Battle Uniform |
Dominican Air Force (FAD) | Same as USAF Digital Tigerstripe (ABU) pattern, but in ACU-style uniform. | United States | 2009–present | |
Patriota Digital Camouflage | Dominican Air Force | Very similar to Colombian Patriota digital camo, but in ACU-style uniform. | Colombia | 2009–present | |
Blue Tigerstripe | Dominican Air Force Base Security Command | ||||
Tactical Tigerstripe | Dominican Police Special Service Unit | present |
C. and S. America E-Z[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Ecuador | Woodland Digital Camouflage |
Ecuadorian Army | Exact pattern and cut of USMC MARPAT, but with no EGA embroidered | Dominican Republic, Honduras | Adopted since late 2007 |
US Woodland |
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Flames Tigerstripe | |||||
US Subdued Urban Camouflage | Ecuadorian National Police | ||||
El Salvador | Vertical Stripe | Indonesia | |||
US 3-color Desert | Salvadoran Army on Iraqi mission | ||||
Blue Digital Camouflage | El Salvador National Civil Police SWAT | ||||
Guatemala | US Woodland |
Current issue of Guatemalan Army | |||
Jungle Digital Camouflage | Guatemalan Army Special Operations Brigade "Kaibil" | Made by Guatemalan Army Industry | First adopted in 2007. Other army units will have it later. | ||
US 3-color Desert | Guatemalan Army on Iraqi mission | ||||
Haiti | Urban Tiger Stripe | Haitian National Police | 2009–present | ||
Honduras | Woodland Digital Camouflage |
Honduras Army | Jungle Digital Camouflage | Dominican Republic, Ecuador | 2008–present |
US Woodland |
Honduras Armed Forces | ||||
US 3-color Desert | |||||
Nicaragua | US Woodland |
Nicaraguan Army | |||
Blue Woodland Camouflage | Nicaraguan Navy | Blue variant of US 4-color Woodland pattern | |||
Peru | Geometric Splinter | ||||
US Woodland |
Peruvian Armed Forces | ||||
Desert PACIPAT (Southern Pacific Pattern) digital camouflage | Peruvian Army | Designed for coastal areas and Andes. First seen during the Peruvian Independence Day Parade 2007 | 2007–present | ||
Woodland PACIPAT (Southern Pacific Pattern) digital camouflage | Peruvian Army | Seen at the International Defence exhibition SITDEF 2007 Lima, Peru (November 21–25, 2007) | 2008–present | ||
Woodland MARPAT |
Peruvian Marine Corps | Afghanistan, Bosnia, Cyprus, Dominica, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, Slovenia, United States | 2010–present | ||
Universal Camouflage Pattern (ACU) |
Peruvian Marine Corps Commandos | Exact cut and pattern of US ACU. | Chile, Cyprus, Côte d'Ivoire's FAFN, United States | 2008–present | |
Jungle AMAPAT (Amazonas Pattern) digital camouflage | Peruvian Army | Designed for Selva, the rain forest region in the eastern part of Peru. | 2008–present | ||
Venezuela | US Woodland |
Venezuela National Armed Forces | |||
Blue Woodland Camouflage | Venezuela Air Force | Blue (Blue, Black & Grey) variant of US 4-color Woodland pattern. | Before 1990s |
C. and S. America Others[]
None listed.
Oceania[]
Oceania A-Z[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Used by | Notes | Other user(s) | Years used |
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Australia | ERDL pattern | SASR | Purchased from US Army during the war. | New Zealand, United States | Used during the Vietnam War |
Tigerstripe | SASR | Purchased from local manufacturers and US Army during the war. | South Vietnam, Thailand, United States | Used during the Vietnam War | |
Disruptive Pattern Combat Uniform (DPCU or Auscam) | Current issue of the Australian Defence Force | It is based on the U.S. duck hunter patterns of World War II. Its camouflage was designed with arid and desert-like landscapes in mind. It is also known as 'Hearts and Bunnies'. | 1986–present | ||
Disruptive Pattern Naval Uniform (DPNU) | Royal Australian Navy | The two-piece, fire-retardant operational uniform will align with other ADF combat uniforms in its use of the AUSCAM pattern, but will be unique to Navy in terms of littoral colours used and the addition of reflective tape on the upper arms. | mid2008–present | ||
Multicam | Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOFG) in Afghanistan | Chad, Chile, Georgia, Jordan, Mexico, Poland (Suez pattern), Russia, Taiwan, United States | 2010–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 | ||
Asian Tigerstripe | Used by the OPFOR during training | It is BDU-style combat uniform which available commercially. | Philippines, Thailand, United States | 2000s | |
OPFOR DPCU | Used by the OPFOR during training | It is basically a 'Red' version of the Auscam. Apparently, the pattern was unexpectedly effective in the red-toned deserts of the Australian Outback. | 1997–1998 | ||
Six-Color Desert Pattern | After 6-color desert camo adopted by US Armed Forces, the Australian army first began to issue very limited quantities in 1982. The uniform was identical to BDU style but with shoulder straps and in 100% ripstop cotton. To be OPFOR mission, the pattern was replaced by US 3-color desert camo in 1990s. | China, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, South Korea, Spain, Pakistan, United States, Yemen | ca. 1980s | ||
New Zealand | ERDL pattern | NZSAS | the surplus from US Army during the war. | Australia, United States | Used during the Vietnam War |
New Zealand DPM | Also known as "Kiwi Camo", New Zealand uses a print of British DPM pattern. The lightest color in the pattern is slightly more yellowish-brown to suit conditions found in New Zealand. | 1980–present | |||
British 2-color Desert DPM | |||||
Papua New Guinea | Kumul | Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) | It is based on British 1968 DPM pattern but with 5-color scheme. | mid 1970s-present | |
RDI-Roggenwolf Gen.2 Kumul, Experimental | Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) | As a part of modernization of PNGDF, the development scheme with 3 variations was presented by Roggenwolf for initial trials. Reportedly results of the field trials were very impressive, although one of the 3 variants was eventually dropped. | 2007–2009 | ||
Tonga | ERDL brown-dominant pattern | Current standard issue of Tonga Defense Services | present | ||
US 3-color Desert | Royal Tongan Marines deployed in Iraq with the USMC | 2004 |
Oceania Others[]
Country | Camouflage pattern | Notes | Years used |
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Australia | MK1 Digital Australian Camouflage | Developed by SORD, an Australian tactical supplier to military and police markets | 2005 |
Platatac TAC Camouflage | A pixelated AUSCAM pattern on ACU-style uniforms by Platatac Outdoors Group Pty. However it no longer has the characteristic 'jelly bean' shapes found in the Auscam. | 2007 |
References[]
Further reading[]
- Borsarello, J.F. (1999). Camouflage Uniforms of European and NATO Armies 1945 to the Present. Schiffer Publishing Ltd; USA. ISBN 0-7643-1018-6.
- Borsarello, J.F. and Palinckx, Werner (2004). Camouflage Uniforms of Asian And Middle East Armies. Schiffer Publishing Ltd; USA. ISBN 0-7643-1922-1.
- Blechman, Hardy and Newman, Alex (2004). DPM: Disruptive Pattern Material. DPM Ltd. ISBN 0-9543404-0-X.
- Cadiou, Yves L. and Szecsko, Tibor (1986). French Foreign Legion: 1940 to the Present. Arms and Armour Press; London, UK. ISBN 0-85368-806-0.
- Desmond, Dennis (1998). Camouflage Uniforms of the Soviet Union and Russia: 1937-To the Present. Schiffer Publishing Ltd; USA. ISBN 0-7643-0462-3.
- De Quesada, Alejandro M. (2006). Uniforms of the German Soldier: World War II to the Present Day. Greenhill Books. ISBN 1-85367-679-9.
- Green, Michael (1990). U.S. Army Light Forces: Panama to The Middle East. Concord Publications; Hong Kong. ISBN 962-361-901-1.
- Horn, Bernd and Wyczynski, Michel (2006). Canadian Airborne Forces since 1942. Osprey Publishing; UK. ISBN 1-84176-975-1.
- Katcher, Philip (1990). The American Soldier: US Armies in Uniform, 1755 to the present. Osprey Publishing; USA. ISBN 0-517-01481-5.
- Katz, Samuel M. (1993). Operation Restore Hope and UNOSOM: The International Military Mission of Mercy in Somalia. Concord Publications; Hong Kong. ISBN 962-361-041-6.
- 100 Questions on Uniforms & Equipments of Japan Self-Defense Force (2005). Kojinsha Publications; Tokyo Japan. ISBN 4-7698-1244-2.
- Lyles, Kevin (1999). Vietnam: US Uniforms in Colour Photographs. The Crowood Press. ISBN 1-86126-305-8.
- Lyles, Kevin (2004). Vietnam ANZACs: Australian & New Zealand Troops in Vietnam 1962-72. Osprey Publishing; UK. ISBN 1-84176-702-6.
- Uniforms of Japan Self-Defense Forces (2006). Namiki Shobo Publications; Tokyo Japan. ISBN 4-89063-199-2.
- McNab, Chris (2002). 20th Century Military Uniforms. Grange Books; UK. ISBN 1-84013-476-3.
- Miraldi, Paul W. (1990). Uniforms and Equipment of U.S. Infantry, LRRPs, and Rangers in Vietnam 1965-1971. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7643-0958-7.
- Mirouze, Laurent (1990). World War II Infantry in Colour Photographs. Windrow & Greene Ltd; London UK. ISBN 1-872004-15-6.
- Newark, Tim and Newark, Quentin, and Borsarello, J.F. (1998). Brassey's Book of Camouflage. Brassey's (UK) Ltd; UK. ISBN 1-85753-273-2.
- Paskauskas II, Joel B. (1994). Desert Grab & Gear: The Equipment of America's Desert Warriors. Concord Publications; Hong Kong. ISBN 962-361-043-2.
- Richardson, Francis. (1945). Camouflage Fabrics both Plain and Printed for Military Use by the German SS and German Army. Reprinted in: Borsarello, J.F. (Ed.). (1990?). SS & Wehrmacht Camouflage, ISO Publications; London.
- Rottman, Gordon and Zgonnik, Dmitriy (2007). Just Cause: Intervention in Panama 1989-90. Concord Publications; Hong Kong. ISBN 962-361-633-3.
- Stanton, Shelby. (1989). US Army Uniforms of the Vietnam War. Stackpole Books; Harrisburg PA, USA.
- Stanton, Shelby. (1994). US Army Uniforms of the Cold War. Stackpole Books; Harrisburg PA, USA. ISBN 0-8117-1821-2.
- Ward, Iain (1999). Mariners: The Hong Kong Marine Police 1948-1997. IEW Publications; UK. ISBN 0-9536540-0-1
- An ARVN Paratroop Uniform, 1965–66, Martin Windrow, in Military Illustrated, February/March 1998
- Yan, Guey-Lin (2008). Uniforms, Insignia, Badges of R.O.C. Army: 1950s-early 1990s. alte Kameraden Publications; Taiwan. ISBN 978-957-29415-7-7.
External links[]
- Over 70 different Camo-Patters in direct Comparison
- MilitaryPhotos.Net
- Henrik's Camouflage Uniforms of the World
- kamouflage.net
- Military.com
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