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The U.S. Woodland is a camouflage pattern that was used as the default camouflage pattern issued to the United States Armed Forces from 1981, with the issue of the Battle Dress Uniform, until its replacement in the mid to late 2000s. [2] It is a four color, high contrast disruptive pattern with irregular markings in green, brown, sand and black.
It was not until 1981 that the Army approved another camouflaged uniform. That year it officially introduced the M81 Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) in a four-color woodland pattern, [10] an enlarged and slightly altered version of ERDL, to supply all arms of the U.S. military. Despite being phased-out after that date, the ERDL pattern continued to ...
MARPAT (short for Marine pattern) [3] is a multi-scale camouflage pattern in use with the United States Marine Corps, designed in 2001 and introduced from late 2002 to early 2005 with the Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU), which replaced the Camouflage Utility Uniform. Its design and concept are based on the Canadian CADPAT pattern ...
NFP Green, Standard issued camouflage since 2019 in the Royal Netherlands Army. [50] [51] This camouflage is designed to be used in green areas, woods, and urban areas in Europe. Three additional colour variations are in use and are shown below. An arctic version of the NFP is being considered. [52] M19. NFP-Multitone. Flecktarn: 2019
Georgia: In the late 2000s, Georgian soldiers were issued the OTV in DCU's camouflage and a domestically produced woodland camouflage pattern similar to MARPAT, which were replaced by indigenously produced body armor. [45] Iraq: The Iraqi military uses the DCU-patterned version of the OTV in addition to an "M81" woodland-patterned one.
However, both the MCCUU, and its distinctive camouflage pattern, MARPAT, are exclusive to the Marine Corps, which holds the patents to their design. [3] The uniform is available in two color schemes, woodland and desert. The MCCUU should not be confused with the similar looking FROG uniform.
This is to be replaced by a digital camouflage pattern adopted in 2022. [20] Iran: Desert DPM is a standard use uniform in Iran's Army and Revolutionary Guard [21] [22] Jamaica: DPM camo used by the Jamaica Defence Force since 1992 will be replaced by Hypersteath's Digital Combat Uniform. [23] Kenya: Used by Kenya Defence Forces. [24]
The BDU was the first camouflage uniform approved by the U.S. Army since the Vietnam War, where the ERDL pattern was in limited use. The BDU soon replaced all earlier camouflage pattern uniforms for all wooded, jungle, and tropical environments, and by 1989, had completely replaced the standard olive drab uniforms that had been used since 1952 ...