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List of military clothing camouflage patterns

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. Textile patterns for uniforms have multiple functions, including camouflage, identifying friend from foe, and esprit de corps.[1]

1931 Splittertarnmuster (splinter pattern) first used for tents, then parachutists' jump smocks, and finally for infantry smocks

The list is organized by pattern; only patterned textiles are shown. It includes current and past issue patterns, with dates; users may include a wide range of military bodies.

Patterns

NameFamilyImageIssuedUsers
Airman Battle Uniform (ABU)Digital tigerstripe 2008Used by the United States Air Force and its civilian auxiliary the Civil Air Patrol.[2][3][4]
Alpine Tundra PatternWoodland 2004Snow camouflage of the French Armed Forces. It is typically worn by the Alpine Hunters of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade and other mountain units.

It was developed by Terräng - MP-Sec France. The French Armed Forces were looking for a winter camo for their participation to the ISAF in Afghanistan.[5]

AOR-1 (NWU Type II)Digital 2010United States Navy, certain specialized units only.[6][7]
AOR-2 (NWU Type III)Digital 2010United States Navy, specialized units before 2016, fleet-wide after 2016.[8]
A-TACSWoodland 2010Used by Peruvian marines[9] and the Haitian National Police.[10] Unlicensed copies are used by the National Guard of Russia under the name of "Ataka".[11][12] "Original Foliage Green (FG)" variant shown.
Australian MulticamDisruptive Pattern Camouflage 2014Australia[13]
Bundeswehr Tropentarn (3-Farb-Tarndruck)Flecktarn 1993German Bundeswehr:[14] tropical battle dress uniform for desert and semi-arid regions (army and air force) was also in use in the Danish army until they changed to M/01
Canadian Disruptive Pattern (CADPAT)Digital 2002Canada; four operational variants (Temperate Woodland operational variant shown)[15]
Camouflage Central-EuropeWoodland 1994French Armed Forces[16]
Digital Camouflage Combat Uniform (DCCU)Digital 2011Taiwanese Army and Air Force[17]
Desert Camouflage Pattern (three-color)Woodland 1991Thailand (VDC), Egypt, United States[18]
Desert Camouflage Pattern (six-color)Woodland 1980sUnited States (formerly).[19] United Arab Emirates (formerly).[20] Used by many other armies in many colour and pattern variations, including Argentina, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Kuwait, Niger, Paraguay, Peru, China, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Korea (formerly), Spain (only in arid theaters) (formerly), Yemen.[21]
Desert Night Camouflage? 1991 c.United States (formerly)[22]
Disruptive Pattern CamouflageFrog Skin 1986–2017Australian Defence Force
Disruptive Pattern MaterialDPM 1968United Kingdom, DPM-95 shown. It replaced similar 1960 pattern DPM, introduced in 1968.[23] Replaced by Multi-Terrain Pattern. Indonesia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway (special forces) (formerly), Philippines, Russia, Yemen.
EMR CamouflageDigital 2011Russia[24]
ErbsenmusterFlecktarn 1944Germany[25]
ErbsentarnmusterFlecktarn 1957 - 1978Austrian Armed Forces[26]
ERDL (M1948)Woodland

1967–1988Singapore Armed Forces,[27] Turkish Armed Forces late 1980s–1990s,[28] was used by the USMC until the early 1980s and the U.S. Air Force until the late 1980s.
Flächentarnmuster, also called Kartoffelmuster (potato pattern), or Blumentarn (flower camouflage)Flecktarn 1956–1967East German National People's Army[29]
FlecktarnFlecktarn 1990Germany,[30] and at least 16 variants in different countries.
Albania;[31] Belgium;[32] China until 2007;[33] Denmark 3-color variant;[34] France;[35] India;[36] Japan;[37] Kyrgyzstan;[38] Poland;[39] Russia;[11] Greece, Ukraine.
Frog Skin/SpotFrog Skin 1942United States. Reversible: 5-color jungle one side, 3-color beach the other.[40] Also sometimes called "Duckhunter." Used by the US, (primarily the USMC) in World War II. Remained in use by the USMC into the 1960s. Also used by Turkey until 1980s in different colorways.[28]
Hungarian camouflage pattern 2015MWoodland 2015Used by the Hungarian Defence Force introduced in 2015.[41]
HyperStealth Spec4ce Afghan ForestWoodland 2009Used by the Afghan National Army since 2010.[42]
JigsawPuzzle 1956Belgium[43]
LeibermusterWoodland 1945Germany[44]
LizardLizard 1947France[45]
Many variants, both with horizontal stripes (Chad, Gabon, Rwanda, Sudan, Cuba, Congo, Greece) and with vertical stripes (Portugal 1963, then Egypt, Greece, India, Lebanese Palestinians, and Syria).
Outside France, Tunisia has probably fielded more varieties of the lizard pattern than any other nation.[46] Vietnam era Tigerstripe is a variant of Lizard.[45]
M05Digital 2007 c.Finland[47]
MM14 Ukrainian pixel [uk]Digital 2014Ukrainian Army camouflage used since 2014, replacing the Dubok camo that was developed in 1980 and in service since 1984.[48][49]

Ukraine though now has multiple patterns that it received from NATO and other western partners since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Ukraine uses blue and yellow markings on the uniform to prevent friendly fire.

M19

Netherlands Fractal Pattern Green (NFP-Green)

Flecktarn 2019NFP 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 2019NFP Multitone is in use in the Royal Netherlands Army.

It is used for packs and load carriage equipment. The fabric being courser, it is difficult to incorporate all the details. I uses therefore less colours than the Tan and the Green, and takes mixes both so that they can use it in both environments efficiently enough.[53]

M19

NFP-Navy

Flecktarn 2020In use in the Royal Dutch Navy since 2020, and used by the Belgian Navy since 2021[54]
M19

NFP-Tan

Flecktarn 2019Camouflage in use in the Royal Netherlands Army in desert and arid climates.[55]
M20

WoodLatPat

Splinter—2020The Latvian Land Forces unveiled a new standard camouflage pattern. It uses a similar concept to the Swedish M90 Splinter camo, but with smaller shapes.[56][57]
M84Flecktarn 1984Denmark; 9 color variants.[58] France;[34][59][60] Latvia;[61] Lithuania;[61] Russia;[34] Sweden;[62] Turkey;[63] Was used by Estonian Defence Forces until 2006, when it was replaced with ESTDCU[64]
M90FSplinter 1989[65]Standard camouflage of the Swedish armed forces.[66] The Latvian Land Forces used it in 1996 for the SFOR mission, the uniforms were surplus equipment of the Swedish Army.[56][67]

Two additional colour patterns exist and described below.

M90KSplinter 2004Introduced for the Afghan mission of the Swedish armed forces, colours of the standard M90F were changed for an arid environment.[68]
M90 WinterSplinter —Used by Sweden and by the Royal Netherlands Army special force group Korps Commandotroepen (KCT)
M2017Woodland 2017Introduced for the Romanian Armed Forces in 2017. Has three variants: Army, Navy, and Air Force. Similar to MultiCam.[69]
Marina Trans Jungle (US4CES)Digital—2015Mexican Naval Infantry
Marine Pattern (MARPAT)Digital 2002United States Marine Corps (arid variant shown),[70][71] some U.S. Navy sailors assigned to USMC units, and U.S. Marine Corps JROTC cadets. The temperate variant was used by the Georgian Army in the late 2000s, but has since been replaced by a domestic variant of MultiCam.[72][circular reference]
MultiCamWoodland 2002U.S. Armed Forces,[73] Angola,[74] Brazil,[75] Australia,[76][77] Austrian Armed Forces Jagdkommando,[78] Denmark,[34][58] Montenegro,[79] New Zealand,[80] Panama,[81] South Korea,[82] Thailand,[83] Bolivia, Tunisia,[84] Turkish Navy[28] Azerbaijani Armed Forces, the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, Georgian Armed Forces,[85][circular reference] and the Haitian National Police.[86] Also known as Scorpion. Norwegian Special Forces (FSK, MJK)[87][88]
Multi-Environment Pattern [fr]Woodland 2024French Army,[89] the BME (Bariolage Multi-Environnement) will replace the Central Europe Pattern and the Daguet Desert Pattern from 2024.

The pattern was designed by the Technical Section of the Army [fr]. The base colour is the one used on all new French vehicles, "Brown French Soil" (Brun Terre de France).

Multi-Environment Winter Pattern [fr]Woodland—2024French Army,[89] it will replace the Alpine Tundra Pattern from 2024.

This pattern is used by the "Alpine Rangers"[90] (Chasseurs Alpins). It uses the same pattern as the BME but with a white background, light gray spots, and small patches made of a darker colour based on a humid trunk.[91]

MultitarnFlecktarn 2016In 2016, the Bundeswehr Research Institute for Materials and Operating Materials (WIWeB) developed a universal camouflage following the lead of many allies in their purchase of the MultiCam camo for their special forces, and its 6 colours are very close to it.

It was developed as the new standard pattern for the Bundeswehr but has yet only entered service with the special forces.[92][93]

Multi-Terrain PatternDisruptive Pattern Material 2010British Armed Forces,[94] it is a combination of the Army's previous camouflage, DPM and MultiCam. It is supposedly more effective than MultiCam itself, due to the integration of more natural and fluid shapes of the DPM pattern.[95]
NWU Type IDigital 2008–2019United States Navy,[96] New York State Naval Militia,[97] and U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps.[98] Retired by the U.S. Navy in 2019.
Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP)Woodland2015United States, replacing Universal Camouflage Pattern by 2019.[99] An enlarged, slightly modified version of MultiCam. Also known as Scorpion W2.
PlatanenmusterFlecktarn 1937Germany: summer (shown) and autumn variants.[25]
Rain patternRain 1960 c.Warsaw Pact countries: Poland ("deszczyk"), Czechoslovakia ("jehličí"), East Germany ("Strichtarn"), and Bulgaria[100][101]

subsequent use: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

Rhodesian BrushstrokeBrushstroke 1965–1980Rhodesia[102]/Zimbabwe
Soldier 2000Woodland 1994South Africa[103]
SplittermusterSplinter 1931Germany 1931–1945 (Wehrmacht, SS, Reichswehr)[104]
Tactical Assault Camouflage (TACAM)Organic, non-pixelated pattern2004U.S. National Counterterrorism Center[105][106]
Tarnanzug ÖBH [de]Organic, non-pixelated pattern 2017Austrian Armed Forces[107][108]
Tarnanzug Beige ÖBH [de]Woodland 2019Austrian Armed Forces[107][108]
Tarndruck Beige PXLDigital pattern 2011Austrian Armed Forces[109][110]
Tarndruck SEK PXLDigital pattern 2014Austrian Armed Forces[109][110]
TAZ 83Woodland 1983Switzerland[111]
TAZ 90Woodland 1990sSwitzerland[111]
TAZ 07Woodland 2007Switzerland[112]

Only used for missions abroad, such as in arid countries (Mali), it can also be used in missions abroad in summer in countries such as Kosovo (Swisscoy as part of KFOR) or in South Korea (NNSC mission).

The pattern is based on the TAZ 90.

Multiumfeld-Tarnmuster 16 [uk].[113]Woodland 2022Switzerland[114][115]

This camouflage will be the standard one for the new personal equipment of the Swiss Army (MBAS armament program).

The pattern is based on the TAZ 90, and the black colour was replaced by a light brown, and is also designed to provide multispectral stealth properties (IR and radar).

Telo mimeticoWoodland
precursor		 1929Italy, for shelter-halves, then uniforms. Oldest mass-produced camouflage pattern.[116]
TigerstripeTigerstripe 1969 c.South Vietnam, US special forces in Vietnam. Based on Lizard. Many variants. Also used by Australia, New Zealand in Vietnam.[117][118]
Turkish patternsemi-Digital 2008 c.Turkish Armed Forces[119] 5 variants[28] Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Type 99 (China)Woodland 1999China[120]
Type 07 (China)Digital 2007China. Ocean variant shown.[120]
Universal Camouflage PatternDigital 2005–2014/19United States Army,[121] some U.S. Navy sailors assigned to army units,[122] the Texas State Guard,[123] Chadian Army,[124] and the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. Also used by the Iranian military in limited contexts.
U.S. Woodland ("M81")Woodland 1981Derived from ERDL.[125] Used by the United States Navy SEALs, U.S. Navy SWCC, USMC MARSOC,[126] Luxembourg,[127] Argentine marines,[128] Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Bangladesh Army,[129] the Dutch Marine Corps,[130] Peruvian marines,[131] and the Nigerian Navy.[132] Was used by the Afghan National Army and the Mexican Naval Infantry[133] in the 2000s. Also used by the Moldovan Special Forces,[134][135] Malaysian navy,[136] Malawian Army, Tunisian Army's Special Forces Group[137] and Turkey until mid-2000s in 3 colorways.[28]
VSR-93 FloraWoodland 1993Russia[138]
wz. 68 Moro"Worm pattern" [139] 1969–1989Poland; 6 variant colorways.[140][141][142]
wz. 89 Puma"Reptile Pattern" [139] 1989–1993Poland[143]
wz. 93 PanteraWoodland 1993Poland[144]
K17[145](Type 17)Modified duck hunter pattern 2017/2018Vietnam;[146][147] 5 variant colorways
K20

(Type 20)

Woodland 2019/2020–presentVietnam; 6 variant colorways[148]
M06 ESTDCUDigital 2006Estonian Defence Forces[149]
M/98 WoodlandWoodland 1998–PresentNorway[150]


See also

References

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