Russian VSR “Dubok”: The Pattern That Emerged From the Soviet Collapse
Russian VSR Dubok — the first broadly issued Russian camouflage, amid a galaxy of hard-to-tell-apart post-Soviet patterns.
Camouflage History
The stories behind the world’s military camouflage patterns — from German WWII and Soviet leaf to ERDL, UCP, MTP and today’s digital prints.
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Finnish M05: One Boreal Landscape, Sixty Years of Camouflage
The Finnish M05 camouflage family — M62, M91 and M05 — shows Finland’s season- and terrain-specific approach to camouflage, tuned for boreal summer, winter, cold and desert.
Swedish M90: The Splinter Pattern That Turned a Cold War Airfield Design Into a National Symbol
The Swedish M90 splinter camouflage, scaled from a Cold War airfield design, hides soldiers at a kilometre and became a national symbol.
Spanish M09: The “Digital” Camouflage That Isn’t
Spanish M09 — the MultiCam-derived “digital” pattern that disproves the idea that blocky camouflage is always pixelated.
Rhodesian Brushstroke: The Camo That Outlived Its Country
The Rhodesian Brushstroke was born under sanctions in 1965, worn through the Bush War, and outlived Rhodesia itself. Its history, variants and legacy.
Camouflage Centre Europe: The Double Life of the Pattern That Defined France’s Army
How France’s CCE pattern went from 1986 vehicle paint to a 30-year uniform standard — colours, variants, Bosnia to Afghanistan, and the BME that replaced it.
UCP: The $5 Billion Camouflage That Taught the US Army What “Universal” Can’t Mean
The Universal Camouflage Pattern was meant to work everywhere and failed. The trials picked a different winner: Natick, Congress, MultiCam and the myths.
British MTP: the Multi-Terrain Pattern that ended 40 years of DPM
How Britain’s Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) replaced 40 years of DPM: the £250,000 Helmand project, the MultiCam trials, the controversies and the legacy.
Soviet Leaf Camouflage: KLMK, Berezka and the “Sun Bunnies” the West Never Understood
Soviet leaf camouflage has many names – KLMK, Berezka, silver leaf, sun bunnies. What the names mean, why it looks ‘digital’, and where it was worn.
Flecktarn: The German Spot Pattern That Took 14 Years to Win
Flecktarn won the Bundeswehr’s 1976 trials but took 14 years to adopt. Its history, the Dutch ‘Stippel’ affair, worldwide copies and the Multitarn future.