Kit & Camo

Early French CE Pattern Camo Combat Suits
This article on early French Central European or CE camo combat suits was prompted by a collector who read my last French…

French Central European Camo Combat Suits
In September 2018 the French MoD awarded five contracts with a total estimated value of €50 million for new Central European camo…

YDS Textiles ~ Turkish Camouflage Garments
In the UK the Turkish manufacturer YDS is primarily known for their footwear, as they own the GOLIATH brand, but they also…

US Army OCP ~ Operational Camouflage Pattern
In this third feature on Modern US Army camo we look at the latest Operational Camouflage Pattern, announced in 2014 and now…

MiliPol ~ Cyalume To Presents CyPouch Tactical Holder
At the Milipol 2019 show in Paris next week, Cyalume will present its new accessory for Cyalume lightsticks – the CyPouch tactical…

Nordic Combat Uniform Enters Field Testing
Almost 500 soldiers from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are being issued with sample Nordic Combat Uniform clothing for five months of…

Bahrain Defence Force ~ Camo Special
A visit to the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference, BIDEC 2019, gave me the chance to photograph current Bahraini camo patterns,…

US Army OEFP ~ Operation Enduring Freedom Pattern
As seen in the previous feature, the US Army’s Universal Camouflage Pattern was not a success and was replaced by Operation Enduring…

US Army UCP ~ Universal Camouflage Pattern
Around 2004 the US Army started replacing its 1981 Woodland (M-81) derivative of the 1960s-era ERDL patterns with a new Universal Camouflage…

Know Your MultiCam ~ OEFP or OCP?
There are so many variations and copies of MultiCam, the commercial camo pattern originally produced by Crye Precision, that they can cause…













