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1931 Splittertarnmuster (splinter pattern) first used for tents, then parachutists' jump smocks, and finally for infantry smocks. This is a list of military clothing camouflage patterns used for battledress. Military camouflage is the use of camouflage by armed forces to protect personnel and equipment from observation by enemy forces.
Turkey: Formerly used by Turkish Armed Forces in late 1980s early 1990s. [30] Union of South Africa: Some used by Hunter Group and 32 Battalion commandos. [31] [32] United States: Formerly used by the U.S. military until it was phased out in the late-1990s. [33] Vietnam: Clones of South Vietnamese ERDL patterns were formerly used by the PAVN. [34]
Camouflage cloth of CADPAT pattern was created and adopted in 1995, used for issue helmet covers in 1997 and trousers and blouses in CADPAT began to replace the olive green combat uniform from 2001 when Canadian forces joined the UN peacekeepers in Bosnia-Hercegovina. The AR version was introduced when Canadian troops were deployed to Afghanistan.
Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) is the commonly used name of a camouflage pattern used by the British Armed Forces as well as many other armed forces worldwide, particularly in former British colonies. The main variants of DPM are a four-colour woodland pattern, and desert patterns in two, three or four colours.
Universal Camouflage Pattern A sample of the UCP pattern Type Military camouflage pattern Place of origin United States Service history In service 2005–2019 (U.S. Army) [a] [b] Used by State Defense Forces See Users for non-U.S. users Wars (In U.S. service): War in Afghanistan Iraq War (In Non-U.S. service): Mexican drug war Insurgency in Northern Chad Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Syrian ...
Tiger stripe is the name of a group of camouflage patterns developed for close-range use in dense jungle during jungle warfare by the South Vietnamese Armed Forces and adopted in late 1962 to early 1963 by US Special Forces during the Vietnam War. [1]
Cargo pants or cargo trousers, also sometimes called combat pants or combat trousers after their original purpose as military workwear, [1] [2] are loosely cut pants originally designed for rough work environments and outdoor activities, distinguished by numerous large utility pockets for carrying tools.
In 2010, the United States Army Camouflage Improvement Effort considered 22 entrants. The Army eliminated the patterns down to five finalists who exceeded the baseline patterns and Scorpion W2 was among them in the Army's in-house submission (the Army later withdrew their submission leaving the four commercial vendors). [ 6 ]