List of camouflage patterns

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Here is a comprehensive list of military camouflage patterns used in battledress.

The list is ordered by continent and country of origin, with other users listed in a separate column. The list includes current issue and past issue patterns; users include armed forces, paramilitary forces, gendarmeries, police forces, firefighting forces, search and rescue units, as well as other security forces, counter-insurgency / counter-terrorism forces and other emergency services.

Contents 1 Africa 1.1 Africa A-M 1.2 Africa N-Z 1.3 Africa Others 2 Asia 2.1 Asia A-M 2.2 Asia N-Z 2.3 Asia Others 3 Middle East 3.1 Middle East A-M 3.2 Middle East N-Z 3.3 Middle East Others 4 Europe 4.1 Europe A-F 4.2 Europe G-N 4.3 Europe O-Z 4.4 Europe Others 5 North America 5.1 North America A-M 5.2 North America N-Z 5.3 North America Others 6 Central and South America 6.1 C. and S. America A-D 6.2 C. and S. America E-Z 6.3 C. and S. America Others 7 Oceania 7.1 Oceania A-Z 7.2 Oceania Others 8 References 8.1 Further reading 9 External links

Africa

Africa A-M

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Algeria	Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM)	National Armed Forces of Algeria	Similar to Safariflage DPM
Angola	Central European pattern		French Para-style uniform	France
Benin	French Lizard pattern	Benin Armed Forces	French Para-style uniform	France
Burkina Faso	Ragged Stripe
Cameroon	French Lizard pattern	Cameroon Army	extact cut & pattern of French lizard F2 uniform.	France
Central African Republic	Lime British DPM		green-dominant of British DPM pattern	Kenya
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	US Woodland	National Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (FANCI)	Black "FANCI" letters printed all over 4-color woodland background
	Universal Camouflage Pattern (ACU)	New Forces(FAFN) Honor Guards	same as ACUPAT digital camo pattern	Chile, Cyprus, United States	2007
Djibouti	US 3-Color Desert
	Six-Color Desert Pattern		"Chocolate-chip horizontal camouflage"
	Central European pattern
Egypt	Scrambled Egg		There are two versions of this pattern: one sparse, one dense. It has branching shapes surrounding an occasional oval.
	Rocks/Sand Reversible		The "Rocks" side of this is extremely reminiscent of German SS Oak Tree pattern, and the "Sand" side has rather dark large blobs over a yellow-khaki background.	Somalia, Sudan
Ethiopia	Central European pattern

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Gabon	French Central European pattern	Gabonese Army	Exact cut & pattern of French lizard F2 uniform.	France
	Gendarmerie 2-color Camouflage	Gabonese Gendarmerie	Purple/Grey variant of Central European pattern
	Gabonese 3-Color Arid Camouflage	Gabonese National Police	Sand/brown/green variant of Central European pattern
Gambia	British DPM
Ghana	US Woodland	Currently by the Ghanaian Army
Guinea	Woodland Digital Camouflage	Guinean Gendarmerie	Very similar to USMC Woodland MARPAT pattern		2007-present
Guinea-Bissau	Portuguese DPM pattern	Guinea-Bissau People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP)
Kenya	4-Colour Semi-Arid	Kenyan peacekeeping troops in Sierra Leone		Adopted by Malawi, Zambia
	DPM	Currently by the Kenyan Army
	Greyish Lime DPM	Currently by the Kenyan Navy
Liberia	US Woodland	Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL)		United States
Malawi	Four-Colour Semi-Arid
Mali	US Woodland	current issue of Malian Army	Similar to US Woodland (early 80s)
Mozambique	Portuguese Lizard pattern
	Semi-Arid Lizard pattern	Mozambiquan peacekeeping troops		Afghan Northern Alliance

Africa N-Z

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Nigeria	US Woodland
	Central European pattern
Rwanda	US Woodland
	Six-Color Desert Pattern		"Chocolate-chip camouflage"
Senegal	US Woodland
	Blue DPM pattern	Senegalese Gendarmerie
Sierra Leone	US Woodland	Current issue of Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF)
	British DPM pattern	Briefly used by RSLAF
South Africa	Soldier 2000	South African National Defence Force			In service with the SANDF since 1995
	South African Police 1st Pattern				In service 1968–1995
	South African Police 2nd Pattern				In service 1976–1995
	32 Battalion pattern		A Lizard-type pattern used uniquely by the 32 Batt. unit meant to make their soldiers look more like their opponents in behind-the-lines operations
	Railway Police Pattern	South African Railway Police (SARP)	A print of 32 Battalion pattern in very dark brown tones		before 1986 when SARP disbanded.

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Sudan	US Six-Color Desert Pattern		"Chocolate-chip camouflage"
	US 3-color Desert
	Purple DPM	Sudan Police Force
Swaziland	British DPM pattern	Currently by the Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force
Tanzania	British DPM pattern	Currently the Tanzanian People's Defence Force (JWTZ)
Togo	French Lizard pattern	Togo National Defense Forces	extact cut & pattern of French lizard F2 uniform.
	Blue Digital Camouflage	Togolese Gendarmerie			First seen in a military parade (23 September 2007)
Uganda	US Woodland
Zambia	Four-Colour Semi-Arid
Zimbabwe	"Splash" or "brush" pattern		Zimbabwe uses the same pattern made famous and ubiquitous by Rhodesia until its rebirth as Zimbabwe. The pattern is descendant from the pattern of the British Denison Smock.

Africa Others

Countries that are using or have used variations of the Lizard pattern (originated from  France)
Camouflage pattern	Used by	Other user(s)
Brown Lizard	Zambia
Desert Lizard	Cameroon
Red Vertical Lizard	Egypt	Syria
Three-Color Lizard	Cameroon, Chad
Vertical Lizard	Angola, Mozambique, Sudan, Uganda	Brazil, Portugal, Singapore

Asia

Asia A-M

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Afghanistan	Semi-Arid Lizard pattern	Afghanistan UIF Northern Alliance		Mozambique	Used during the Afghan Civil War (1996-2001)
	US Woodland	Currently by the Afghan National Army		United States	2003-present
	Arid Digital Camouflage	Afghanistan Special Narcotics Force (ASNF)	The pattern is very similar to Arid CADPAT.	Canada, Kuwait
	Woodland Digital Camouflage	Briefly used by the Counter Narcotic Police of Afghanistan (CNPA)	Same as USMC MARPAT camo pattern	Bosnia, Cyprus, Dominica, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, United States
	Six-Color Desert Pattern	Afghanistan Border Police	The pattern is light gray chocolate-chip camouflage which also commonly known as "Saudi Desert Camo"	Kuwait, Saudi Arabia	2008-present
Brunei	British DPM	currently by Royal Brunei Armed Forces		UK
Cambodia	DPM pattern	Currently issued to the Royal Cambodian Army and the Royal Gendarmerie
	US Woodland	The High Command of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces		United States
	Bleeding Vines pattern	Briefly used by Cambodian Army Para Commandos		Indonesia
China (PRC)	Seaweed
	Type 81
	Type 87 Plateau Camouflage	PLA Army	Used for northern temperate woodlands & arid terrains during fall/winter seasons		1987 - early 1990s
	Type 99 Woodland Camouflage	PLA Army, Air Force, Regional Militia Corps	The standard issue of modern PLA.	North Korea, and some African countries	1990s-present
	Type 99 4-color Oceanic Pattern	PLAN Marine Corps	Blue variant of Type 99 camo pattern		2003-present
	Type 99 4-color Urban Pattern	PLAAF Airborne Corps	urban variant of Type 99 camo pattern		1999-2005
	Type 99 4-color US Woodland Pattern	PLA Second Artillery Corps(strategic missile forces)	Based on US M81 Woodland. Also, known as "2nd Artillery Camo"		present
	US Six-Color Desert Pattern	CAPF Special Police Group, PLA Air Force and PLA Army Special Forces	"Chocolate-chip camouflage"
	Army Special Forces Hot Climate short-sleeve uniform	Army Officers of PLA Special Forces	Similar to US ERDL camo		Used for LRRP in Chinese tropical terrain during the 1990s
	Coastal Defense Camouflage	PLAN Coastal Defense Force, pilots of PLA Naval Aviation	Based on PLA oceanic camo, but with rust color
	Experimental PLA Woodland Flecktarn Camouflage	Shortly tested by PLA Border Defense units in the northmost area of the China-Russia border such as Heilongjiang and Mohe	Similar to Japan's Type II camo	Germany, Japan	During the early 2000s
(China continued below)

China (PRC) Type 07 (woodland) digital camouflage pattern, 2007

People's Liberation Army's woodland pattern Type 99

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
China (PRC)	Type 02 Green Central European Camouflage	Chinese PLA team at "Erna Raid 2002"	Also called "Erna Camo". Copy of the French Central European F2 cut and camo in green dominant.	France	solely used by the China PLA team during Estonia's annual international military competition "Erna Raid" in 2002
	Type 03 Plateau Camouflage	PLA Tibetan Garrison Troops, PLA Army Beijing Military Region	Also called as "'Tibetan Flecktarn'". It is a brown-dominant camo which is used for the Tibetan Plateau and the Beijing Military Region		2003-present
	Type 03 Snow Camouflage Hooded Cape	PLA Army border defense units	The pattern consists of brown spruces on a white background, and is used with the Type 03 Plateau Camouflage uniform for alpine ops in winter		2003-present
	Type 04 Special Force DPM Camouflage	PLA Army recce & special forces, PLA Hong Kong Garrison Force	Also called "Hunter Camo", and is very good in southern Chinese terrain. The pattern is similar to Philippine's Army 2000 pattern.	Philippines	2004-present
	Lime ERDL pattern	Solely used by the PLA Army HQ commissioned officers and staff members			Used during China-Russia Joint Military Exercises in 2005 and 2006
	Type 07 Digital Camouflage, Transitional	PLA troops during the China-Russia Joint Military Exercises in 2007.	Due to production delay, it is being taken place temporarily until the real Type 07 will be deployed in mid-2008. This transitional uniform is almost identical to the real Type 07 Digital Camo uniform, but with lighter fabric and shoulder straps. It is only available in woodland and arid colors.		2007-2008
	(Real) Type 07 Digital Camouflage, woodland, arid, urban, and ocean variants	PLA Army, Navy, Air Force, & Marine Corps	First digital camouflage used by the PLA	Colombia	Confirmed in 2007, to be deployed in 2008
	Type 87 Armed Police Camouflage	China Armed Police Force			Issued before 1998
	Type 01 Armed Police Combat & Training Uniform	China Armed Police Force	Replaced the Type 87 Armed Police camo in order to distinguish them from PLA.		1998-2005
	Type 87 Armed Police Bright Orange Pattern	CAPF Forestry Firefighters	Also known as "Flame Camo", this pattern is based on the Type 87 Armed Police Camo, but with new 4-color pattern (dark green, maroon and magenta on bright orange). Although local wildland firefighters across the country prefer uniforms in solid bright orange, there is still another yellow variant (yellow, maroon and magenta on bright orange) commercially-altered by wildland firefighting vendors to fit local civilian markets.		2005-present
	Type 05 Armed Police Digital Camouflage	China Armed Police Force	First digital camo officially adopted in China by the China Armed Police Force		2005-present
	Type 07 Armed Police Digital Camouflage	China Armed Police Force	It is modified from Type 05 pattern combat dress with the pleated action back, Velcro-backed attachment for chest patch, collar rank insignia, and flap of all pockets. The front closure of shirt is zippered and reinforced with Velcro. Trouser has two thigh storage pockets.		2008-present
	Type 07 Armed Police Digital Camouflage - Bright Orange Pattern	CAPF Firefighters	This pattern is based on Type 07 Armed Police Digital Camo, but in new 4-color pattern (dark green, maroon and magenta on bright orange) for fire rescue personnel. It's firstly seen at 2008 Panzhihua earthquake relief mission on 30 Aug 2008.		2008-present

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Hong Kong (HKSAR)	British DPM pattern	Royal Hong Kong Regiment(disbanded in 1995), HK Police, Hong Kong Adventure Corps	Firstly used by the Royal Hong Kong Police Special Boat Unit in 1980, and then introduced to other police field units, including the elite Special Duties Unit	Brunei, Singapore, UK	1980-present
	British Soldier 95 (S95) DPM pattern	Lately adopted by Hong Kong Police Force border patrol	S95 color and pattern adopted, but still styled in the cut of British No.9 tropical combat dress		mid 2000s-present
	ERDL pattern	HK Police Quick Reaction Force (QRF)	Based on US ERDL Transitional (early 80s) pattern.		Recently used on the Quick Reaction Force's cold-weather Goretex field jackets
India	08 Camouflage	India Armed Forces	It is being developed by HyperStealth.		coming soon
	Cactus
	Palm Frond		A development on the style of the print pattern of the British Denison Smock
	US 3-Colour Desert
Indonesia	Duck Hunter Spot	Pasukan Gerak Cepat/PGT			Early 1960s
	Indonesian vine leaf camouflage	Army Strategic Reserve Command (KOSTRAD)			1960-1970
	KOSTRAD camouflage	Army Strategic Reserve Command (KOSTRAD)			1970-1986
	Bleeding vines 1st variant	Indonesia Special Forces (KOPASUS)	a four-colour design of vertically-aligned medium green, purple and red elements on a pale green background		1964-1990
	Bleeding vines 2nd variant	Indonesia Special Forces (KOPASUS)		Cambodia	1990-present
	Woodland Digital Camouflage	Shortly used by Indonesian Army Raiders Battalions (RAIDERS)	It is basically a digitalised version of the TNI-AN DPM		2003
	Indonesian DPM	Indonesian Armed Forces			1986-1989
	TNI-AN DPM	Indonesian Armed Forces	A copy of the British 1984 DPM pattern with some colour and sape variations		1989-present
Japan	Type I Camouflage	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) 1st Airbone Brigade, JGSDF Air Defense Artillery Groups	Also known as "Old Camo" or "Airborne Camo", it is the first camo scheme adopted by Japan after World War II. It is based on Hokkaido's wilderness.	China	1970s-1990s
	Type II Flecktarn camouflage	Currently used by the JGSDF, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Japan National Defense Academy cadets	This is the second camo scheme based on the countryside of Japan	China	1991-present
	Type II brown-dominant winter pattern	JGSDF	Darker contrast on Type II Flecktarn camo to fit the color of winter plants. Used on JGSDF Type-2 Camouflage Cold Weather Field Parka and Trousers.		1991-present
	Type III Flecktarn camouflage	newly adopted by the JGSDF	It is modified from Type II pattern with 50% cotton/50% polyster fabric and the change of front closure, mandarin collar, velcro cuffs, and trouser's knee pad.		2007-present
	Snow White Camouflage Uniform	JGSDF	Designed for warmth and protection down to -30°C temperature on snow fields		1991-present
	JASDF Camouflage	Japan Air Self-Defense Force	Similar to JGSDF Type I camo, but with darker contrast		1988-present
	JASDF Desert Camouflage, 5-color chocolate-chip	Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)	Based on US Chocolate-chip camo, but without white spots		1991-present

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Kazakhstan	Russian Green Les 4-color Woodland pattern	Newly used by Kazakhstan Armed Forces		Russia
	US Six-Color Desert Pattern	Currently by the Kazakhstan Armed Forces	"Greyish Brown Chocolate-chip camouflage"
	US Six-Color Desert Pattern	Kazakhstan Army special airborne forces	"Blue-dominant Chocolate-chip camouflage"
Malaysia	Tiger Stripe Woodland pattern	Currently by Malaysian Army	Black stripes on a 4-color woodland background
	Tiger-stripe 3-color Desert pattern	Malaysian peacekeeping troops	Earth-brown stripes on a light green and sand-colored background		First seen during UN mission in Lebanon, 2007
	British DPM pattern	Malaysian Army	used on waterproof smock and trousers
	Subdued Woodland pattern	Newly adopted by the Royal Malaysian Police Force
	Blue 4-color Lizard pattern	Previously used by the Royal Malaysian Police General Operations Force (PGA)
	Bomba pattern	Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department	A pattern consisting of grey, black and day-glo stripes (bright red)
	(Unknown name)		A pattern based on the style of the pattern of the British Denison Smock, featuring palm-frond-like shapes
Mongolia	Brown 4-Color Arid Camouflage	Mongolian Armed Forces
Myanmar	Woodland 4-color ERDL-style pattern	Myanmar Army
	Arid 4-color ERDL-style pattern	Myanmar Air Force
	Blueish 4-color ERDL-style pattern	Myanmar Navy

Asia N-Z

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Nepal	Swirl
	Nepalese 4-Color Camouflage	Current issue of Nepal Army	Very similar to the Japan Type I camo
	Blue DPM pattern	Nepalese Police			Before 2006
	Light Blue Greyish Woodland'	Currently by the Nepalese Police Force
Pakistan	Arid Camouflage	Pakistan Army
	US Woodland	Pakistan Army Special Services Group, Pakistan Navy
	British DPM pattern	Pakistan Army Special Services Group	A Denison Smock type jacket
	Six-Color Desert Pattern	Pakistan Paramilitary Forces	"Chocolate-chip camouflage"	Iraq, Oman, South Korea, United States
	Three-Colour Desert			Chile, El Salvador, Hungary, Israel, Kuwait, Netherlands, UAE, United States
	Two Colour Desert
The Philippines	Army 2000 Subdued DPM	Philippine Army and Philippine Air Force			Introduced in 1998, fully adopted since 2001
	Blue BDA Camouflage	Philippine Air Force			Used during an Air Force Day
	Marines 2000 Subdued Woodland Leaf	Philippine Marine Corps
	Reddish Sparse Tigerstripe	Philippine Naval Special Warfare Group SEALs
	SAF Digital Camouflage	PNP Special Action Force	It is a digital pattern consisting of grey, green, dark green, brown and black		2006-present
	Pink Choco Chip	PNP Special Action Force			Until 2006
	PSG Urban Bricks	Presidential Security Group (PSG)	a four-colour urban design, containing hard-edged blocks of black, dark grey, medium grey and white. However, its main purpose was not to conceal PSG soldiers, but to distinguish them from the rebels.		2001-present
	PSG Arid Bricks	Presidential Security Group (PSG)
	Six-Color Desert Pattern	Philippine Coast Guard K-9 units	"Light Grey Chocolate-chip camouflage"	Saudi Arabia	2007-present
	Oman DPM pattern	Philippine Coast Guard K-9 units		Oman	Until 2005
	Blue Brown DPM pattern	Philippine National Police(PNP)
Singapore (ROS)	1975 ERDL pattern				Before 1990s
	1990 ERDL pattern	Singapore Armed Forces	In 1990, the background color was changed from light brown to light green and the chest pockets on No.4 uniform changed from slant pockets to horizontal pockets[1]	Taiwan	1990s-present
	Woodland Digital Camouflage	Singapore Armed Forces	Revealed by SAF "Building Our 3rd Generation Army" promo materials which contains pictures of SAF soldiers in what appears to be a new No. 4 uniform in digital camo scheme.		2009-
	US 3-color Desert	Singapore Air Force on Iraqi and Afghan mission			present
	Desert Tigerstripe	Singaporean Army engineering detachments and medical team under the command of New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.		Iraq, UK, United States	May-Nov 2008
	British DPM pattern	Singapore Police Force Gurkha Contingent

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
South Korea (ROK)	Duck Hunter camo		several variants		1950s-1960s
	Eggshell
	Tigerstripe	ROK Army, ROK Marine Corps			During the Vietnam War
	Geometric Turtle Shell pattern	Airborne Battalions of ROK Marine Corps		Palestine (1970s)	Issued before the first disbandment by presidential order (Chun Doo-Hwan, 1980-1988) in 1980
	Swirl			Angola, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iraq, Libya, Nepal, Peru
	ROK Woodland	ROK Army, ROK Marine Corps	Based on US Woodland but with brighter tone, and currently issued		1997-present
	Woodland Digital Camouflage	ROK Army			2006-present
	US Woodland	ROK Navy UDT/SEAL, ROK Marine Corps, KATUSA			present
	Six-Color Desert Pattern	ROK Troops during Gulf War (1990-91), ROK Marine Corps on OIF mission	3 variants of "Chocolate-chip camouflage" developed during the period	Iraq, Saudi Arabia, United States	1980s-2003
	US 3-Color Desert	tested by ROK Troops on the early phase of Iraq deployment	variant of US 3-color desert but in the cut of ROK combat uniform.		First seen at press conference held by ROK Defense Ministry on 24Dec2003.
	ROK 3-Color Desert	ROK Troops on Iraq depolyment			2004-present
	Urban Camouflage undershirt	ROK Air Force groundcrews	Grey variant of ROK camo		present
	Universal Camouflage Pattern (ACU)	KATUSA of ROK Army	Exact issue of US Army ACU	Chile, Cyprus, Côte d'Ivoire's FAFN, United States	2006-present
Sri Lanka	British DPM pattern	Sri Lankan Police Special Task Force
	US Woodland	Currently by the Sri Lankan Army
	Blue 4-color Woodland	Sri Lankan Air Force
	Tamil Tigerstripe pattern	Ground & Sea forces of Tamil Tigers separatist militant groups	Not in any way related to the Tigerstripe patterns developed during the Vietnam War. Horizontal, non-overlapping, non-interlocking brown and green stripes over a lighter fabric color.[2]
	Tamil Tigerstripe Light Blue variant	The Tamil Tigers air commandos "Black Tigers"

Country/Territory	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Taiwan (ROC)	Duck Hunter Camo	ROC Army Mountain Warfare Training		South Korea, South Vietnam, United States	late1960s-early1970s
	Air Force ERDL yellow-dominant pattern	ROC Air Force			1990s
	Geometric pattern helmet cover	ROC Army soldiers during combat exercises	Nickname "Buddha Ji Gong" helmet		1980s-1990s
	Army Tigerstripe	ROC Army Airborne units	Also known as "Chicken Claw" or "Chu Yeh Chuing (Trimeresurus)"	South Vietnam, United States	1970s
	Red Sparse Tigerstripe	ROC Army Airborne units	Also available in yellowish, and greenish variants. The pattern was similar to ROCMC green tigerstripe camo.		1980s-Early 1990s
	ERDL pattern vertical	ROC Army, ROC Air Force			1990s
	ERDL pattern horizontal	Currently issued to ROC Armed Forces	Lime and brown dominants, also known as "South China Camouflage"		1990s-present
	US 4-color Urban Camouflage	ROC Army Special Service Company			early 2000s
	Experimental Digital Camouflage		As the major uniform contractor for the ROC military, Universal Joint International Ltd proactively developed and proposed it to the ROC Army (ROCA), but turned down with the reason that developing digital camouflage is not a "Strategic Priority" for the ROC Armed Forces		Developed and proposed in 2006
	Woodland Digital Camouflage	ROC Army	First digital camouflage scheme adopted by the army		First seen during the ROC National Day Parade 2007
	Urban Digital Camouflage	ROC Army	First digital camouflage scheme adopted by the army		First seen during the ROC National Day Parade 2007
	Realtree Camouflage	ROC Marine Corps combat snipers			2007-present
	Green Tigerstripe	ROC Marine Corps			1970s-1990s
	Subdued Shadow Tigerstripe	ROC Marine Corps			2000s
	MultiCam	ROC National Police SWAT (Wei-An Force) at SWAT World Challenge 2006			solely used by the Taiwan SWAT team during the competition
Thailand	Thai Woodland Digital Camouflage	Royal Thai Army, Thai Navy, Thai Air Force	pixilated pattern on current issue of RTA woodland camouflage		Late 2007-present
	Green ERDL Woodland pattern	Currently by the Royal Thai Army	Based on US Woodland but pattern size reduced	ThaiDigital.jpg Caption1 ThaiWoodland.jpg Caption2	1997-present
	US Six-Color Desert Pattern	Royal Thai Army on OIF mission in Iraq	"Chocolate-chip camouflage"		2003-present
	US Woodland	Royal Thai Marine Corps, Royal Thai Navy SEAL teams, and Royal Thai Air Force
	Tigerstripe	Thai Border Patrol Police

Country/Territory	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Timor-Leste (East Timor)	Indonesian DPM pattern	previously by Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL)			2001-mid2007
	French Lizard pattern	Currently by the F-FDTL	as a part of "Force 2020" development plan		6/2007-present
	Woodland Digital Camouflage	Worn by East Timorese rebel leader Maj. Alfredo Reinado	Very similar to woodland MARPAT		Worn by Reinado in November 2007
Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam, 1955–1975)	Bamboo Leaf[citation needed]
	Beo Gam		Also called "Leopard spot" or "Duckhunter's pattern"; it is a US commercial pattern
	National Police pattern		A print in 4 colors of brown very similar, but not identical in form, to US "Clouds" pattern on reverse of US "Oak Leaf" pattern	Also used by ethnic Khmer combatants in South Vietnam, as they were forbidden to wear "military" patterns (this was an alternate "police" pattern, which was more acceptable)
	Denison Smock style Airborne pattern				Seen in Military Illustrated, February 1988
	ERDL Airborne pattern		A pigment reprint of US ERDL pattern
	Tigerstripe		Originated with the use by the RVN Marines, spread later to other formations in many different iterations
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam, 1976-present)	Lime Woodland	Currently by Vietnam People's Army (VPA)			present
	Tigerstripe with Palm Leaf		Also known as "1990 pattern"		1990-present
	Dac Cong Leaf Camouflage	VPA Army M1 Special Force Battalion		very similar to North Korean forest camo	present

Asia Others

Countries that are using or have used variations of the Tigerstripe patterns developed during the Vietnam War
Camouflage pattern	Used by
Shadow Tigerstripe	Thailand
Silver Sparse Tigerstripe	Vietnam

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Years used
China (PRC)	China Type 04 Digital Camouflage (Woodland, Lighter Arid, and Darker Arid variants)	Civilians and non-military	A pattern commercially mimicked by some Chinese local clothing manufacturers (e.g. 3545th Factory) and falsely claimed as the Special Forces issue of the PLA. In fact, no such Type 04 camouflage was ever catalogued by the PLA.	2004
	PLA Semi-Arid Lizard Camouflage	PLA infantry recon unit featured in 2006 Chinese TV drama "Shi Bing Tu Ji (Soldiers Sortie)"	Same as Semi-Arid Lizard camo used by Afghan Northern Alliance & Mozambique. A fictional battledress used by a group of PLA army recon troopers in the Chinese primetime TV military drama "Shi Bing Tu Ji (Soldiers Sortie)". The program was firstly aired in mainland China on the Shaanxi TV Station.	Late 2006
Taiwan (ROC)	ROC (Taiwan) Temperate Digital Camouflage	Airsoft players	Based on the CADPAT TW pattern, printed on BDU-style uniforms and commercially made by a local textile manufacturer for the Taiwanese airsoft market	2004

Middle East

Middle East A-M

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Bahrain	Desert DPM pattern	Currently by Bahrain Defense Force	Same as the initial version of British 2-color desert DPM pattern	UK	present
Iran	US Woodland	Standard issue of Iranian Army
	Safariflage DPM pattern	Iranian Army 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade the "Green Berets"
	Safari sand-dominant DPM pattern	Iranian Army 23rd Commando Division
	Duck Hunter pattern	Iranian Army Mountain Division	Similar to desert AUSCAM
	US Six-Color Desert Pattern	Iran Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Naval Commandos
	Six-Color Desert Pattern, "Purple chocolate-chip camo"	Iranian Navy Marine Corps
	Blue Cloud Horizontal pattern	Iranian Air Force
Iraq (post-Saddam)
	Four-color Amoeba pattern	Briefly used by Iraq Civil Defense Corps (ICDC)		Kuwait	2003-2004
	Desert Digital Camouflage	newly adopted by Iraqi National Army	New desert pattern in ACU-style uniform		2008-present
	US Six-Color Desert Pattern	Widely used by Iraqi Armed Forces	As this has been phased-out by all US forces, the pattern serves to identify and differentiate Iraqi forces from US forces		2003-present
	US 3-color Desert	Briefly used by the Iraq Army and also used by Kurdish security forces
	US Woodland	Briefly used by the Iraq Army and the Iraqi National Police
	Special Force Camouflage	Iraqi Army Special Operation Forces			2006-present
	National Police Digital Camouflage	Iraqi National Police	Designed by the US Military		2006-present
	Greyish Blue 4-color DPM pattern	Issued to police force (trained by British troops since 2003) in Basra province of southeastern Iraq		Jordan, Lebanon
	Six-Color Desert Pattern	used at new Kirkuk Military Training Base	"Light Green/Brown Chocolate-chip camouflage"		2004
	Jordanian KA2 desert digital camouflage	Briefly used by Iraq Army commandos and Kurdish security forces		Jordan
	Desert Tigerstripe	Briefly used by Iraq Army commandos		Singapore, UK, United States

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Israel	Bush Land Camouflage Helmet Cover	Currently by IDF infantry soldiers	Available in regular helmet cover as well as Reversible "Mitznefet" (Clown Hat) net		2006-present
	French Lizard	Israel Defense Forces (IDF)	Para-style and standard combatdresses which were bargain surplus provided by France during 1956-1967.	France	Briefly used between the late 1960s and late 1970s
Jordan	US Six-Color Desert Pattern	previously used by Jordanian Armed Forces			before 2006
	US Woodland	previously used by Jordanian Armed Forces			before 2006
	Urban Grey DPM pattern	previously used by Jordanian Public Security Directorate police force		Iraq, Lebanon	before 2006
	General Desert KA2 digital camouflage	Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Jordanian Air Force	The dark red/brown color scheme which dominates much of Jordan's landscape. Pixelated pattern developed by HyperStealth[3]	Iraq	2005-present
	Royal Guard KA2 digital camouflage	Royal Guard of Jordanian			2005-present
	Special Force KA2 digital camouflage	Royal Jordanian Army Special Forces			2005-present
	Deep Blue KA2 digital camouflage	Royal Jordanian Naval Force			2005-present
	Urban KA2 digital camouflage	Jordanian Public Security Directorate police force			2005-present
	Blue Grey KA2 digital camouflage	Jordanian Civil Defense Directorate fire & rescue services	The color combination of police urban KA2 and Navy's Deep Blue KA2.		2006-present
	Customs Department Desert KA2 digital camouflage	Anti-Smuggling Division of Jordanian Customs	The borders of Jordan typically have a lighter desert background and thus this color scheme is ideal for these regions, as Jordan Customs is also responsible for Anti-Smuggling where this camouflage becomes very important.		2006-present
	Urban Night KA2 digital camouflage	Jordanian Army Counter Terrorism Battalion 71 (CTB-71)	HyperStealth is developing new camouflage patterns for the Jordanian Counter Terrorism Battalion 71 in urban & night settings.		Not yet released
	MultiCam	Jordanian Army Special Operations Force Snipers	Firstly spotted at the opening of the Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX) on 1Apr08 near Amman, Jordan.	Chad, Poland(Suez pattern), Taiwan, United States	2008-present
Kuwait	Two-color Amoeba pattern
	US 3-colour Desert	Kuwaiti Army
	Desert digital camouflage	Newly used by Kuwaiti Army	The pattern is very similar to Arid CADPAT.	Afghanistan, Canada	2007-present
	Four-color Amoeba pattern	Kuwait National Guards		Iraq
	Six-Color Desert Pattern	Kuwaiti Police Services	"Light Gray Barbedwire camouflage"
	Subdued Blue DPM	Kuwaiti Police Special Security Force		Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon
	Yellow DPM	The security unit of the Kuwait National Assembly
Lebanon	US Woodland	Lebanese Armed Forces
	Airborne Digital Camouflage	Lebanese Airborne Regiment			2008-present
	Greyish Blue 4-color DPM	Lebanese Internal Security Forces		Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait
	Desert Digital Camouflage	Shiite Muslims Hezbollah militants	Similar to desert MARPAT pattern		seen on leader Abbas Mussawi memorials (22 Feb 2008).

Middle East N-Z

Country/territory	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Palestine (PNA)	Subdued Blue DPM	Palestinian (Hamas) security forces
	US Woodland	Palestinian security forces
Saudi Arabia	US 3-color Desert	Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces			early2000s-present
	Six-Color Desert Pattern	previously by Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces	"Chocolate-chip horizontal camouflage"		1990s
	Six-Color Desert Pattern	Saudi Arabian Marine Corps	"Light Gray Chocolate-chip camouflage", also known as "Saudi Arabian Desert Camo"	Afghanistan	1980s
	Grey 3-color Desert	Currently by Saudi Arabian Security Forces	Grey variant of US 3-color desert pattern		2006-present
	Six-Color Desert Pattern	previously by Saudi Arabian Security Forces	"Grayish Green Chocolate-chip camouflage"		Until 2006
Syria	Arid Brushstroke
	US Woodland	Current camouflage pattern of the Syrian Army
	Vertical Lizard pattern		Similar to French Lizard Camouflage
United Arab Emirates (UAE)	US 3-color Desert	Currently by UAE Union Defense Force
	Experimental DESTEX Digital Camouflage		Pixelated pattern developed by HyperStealth[3]		Tested in 2006
	Six-Color Desert Pattern				1990s
	Thule
Yemen	New Zealand DPM	Currently by Yemen Army
	Six-Color Desert Pattern		"Dark Brown Chocolate-chip camouflage"
	US Woodland	Briefly used by Yemeni Army Counter-Terrorism Unit			2007-present
	US 3-color Desert
	Subdued Blue DPM	Currently by Yemeni Security Forces

Middle East Others

Entity	Camouflage pattern	Other user(s)
Palestinian Authority (a non-state entity)	Blotch	Syria

Countries that are using or have used variations of the Lizard pattern
Country	Camouflage pattern
Iraq	Dark Lizard

Europe

Europe A-F

Country	Camouflage pattern	Used by	Notes	Other user(s)	Years used
Albania	US Woodland			United States	1990s-present
Austria	Punktmuster (Spotted pattern)		Small spots in the style of USMC World War II Frogskin pattern. Medium brown background.
	Splinter-type pattern		In the style of German Marsh pattern, with rounded splotches printed on a beige background. This pattern and the Punktmuster are found together on reversible tarp/ponchos.
Belgium	Moons and Balls		A Denison Smock-type pattern
	Brushstroke			Algeria, Iraq, Malaysia, Palestinian Authority	1953-Present
	Jigsaw (First Pattern)	Para-Commandos	A 4-color print in similar style to ERDL pattern, but with a regular, jigsaw puzzle-like appearance with tiny slivers of white edging the black parts of the pattern	Burundi, Chad, Republic of Congo, Libya, Democratic Republic of Congo	1958-1963
	Jigsaw (Second Pattern)	Para-Commandos, Parachutists	Similar to the original, first time massed produced to certain units		1989-1999
	Jigsaw (Third Pattern)	Naval, Air, and Ground Forces			1999-Present
	Desert Jigsaw				2004-Present
	Belgian Flecktarn	Belgian Air Force	printed with a burred edge which gives a dinstinctive 'ringed' appearance. It is further distinguished by the sustitution of rust red for the red earth color seen in German-Flecktarn.		Used briefly during the early 1990s
Bulgaria	Squiggle Splinter		A Splinter-type pattern with fascinating squiggles in place of the straight "rain" part of the pattern	Slovenia
Bosnia	Bihac Pocket