16
Sep
Sep
EMR – Digital Flora – is the pixel pattern that unified the Russian armed forces, and its designers trace its logic not to CADPAT but to Germany’s Flecktarn. The trap in the name, explained.
Tag Archives: us army
13
Sep
Sep
The Polish wz. 93 Pantera – a special-forces camouflage turned into a national uniform after a presidential appearance – has outlived its own replacement.
12
Sep
Sep
The parachute smock that carried brushstroke camouflage to the airborne forces: its three patterns, its makers, and the legend behind its name.
Camouflage History
British DPM: The 50-Year Camouflage That Dressed the British Army — and the Four-Colour Desert DPM It Never Wore
11
Sep
Sep
British DPM — Disruptive Pattern Material — clothed the British Army and its allies for nearly 50 years. This is the story of the four-colour temperate pattern and of the desert DPM Britain built but never wore.
Camouflage History
UCP: The $5 Billion Camouflage That Taught the US Army What “Universal” Can’t Mean
27
Aug
Aug
The Universal Camouflage Pattern was meant to work everywhere and failed. The trials picked a different winner: Natick, Congress, MultiCam and the myths.
26
Aug
Aug
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.