The reason for field trials are to see if the We know we exceeded the Arid/Desert baselineĪOR-1 in Natick simulation studies with our US4CES Arid and statically (MultiCam®) by 26.71% within transitional environments. Navy’s AOR-2 pattern by 19.86% and OEF/OCP Military testing techniques showed that our US4CES Our internal objective tests based off of Īrid Pattern with US4CES OCIE/PPE Gear coloration Perception Study based on photos of the actual uniforms. Which will be based on the field tests and one final Photo Simulation Was told that the Army will continue with Field Trials and report theįindings to Army leaders before any decision is made based on the winner I have since been informed that these commentsįrom "Uniform Officials" are either in error or were taken out of context, I This initial testingĬoncluded in January to four commercial finalists who have all been askedįor Field Trial Uniforms and gear to compete against three baseline patternsĪOR-1 for Desert/Arid, Multicam for Transitional and AOR-2 forĬommercial finalists currently undergoing field trials includeĪDS Inc as Prime, partnered with Guy Cramer Sharing a similar geometry but recolored to work in three separateĮnvironments (Tropical/Woodland, Desert/Arid and Transitional) to allow theĪrmy to operate in different terrains around the world. Submissions, with each submission consisting of a family of camouflage Testing using a series of experiments to down select from about 20 industry In 2010 the Army began Phase IV Camouflage Army Natick testing that Multicam does not provide anĪdequate solution for either Cropland/Woodland or Sandy Desert Terrains. Įven without Phase IV testing, we can seeįrom Previous U.S. Same mistake that the Army made with UCP " theĪrmy selected UCP long before testing was complete.". Given that Phase IV Field Trials are justīeginning within the next few weeks, if true these, two options follow the Transitional Pattern with US4CES OCIE/PPE Gear coloration MultiCam the service's pattern for garrison and general deployment use, butĪlso to have a family of approved camouflage patterns that could be issuedĪgain in a story by The Daily, an online news site, which quoted severalĪrmy scientists from Natick Soldier Systems Center, Mass., alleging that theĪrmy selected UCP long before testing was complete." "One option would be to make MultiCam theĪrmy's official camouflage pattern, sources tell. recently reported "After years of testing, Army uniform officialsĪre planning to recommend that MultiCam should replace today's pixilatedĭesign as the official camouflage pattern the service issues to all Each extra color adds cost to printing so do the three or fourĮxtra colors in Multicam provide the advantage to justify the higher Multicam would have a large advantage in blending across these variedīackgrounds. Pixelated patterns all have only 4 or 3 colors one would expect that The next few days and last for about 3-4 months.Īfghanistan and not a worldwide solution, Phase III was also mandated by the Pattern to be down selected for Phase IV field trials expected to begin in Place USMC Woodland MARPAT Digital (pixelated)ĪOR-Universal (pixelated) both tested equalĭominate the top place finishers in all environments.įamily of camouflage submission I made with ADS Inc. Question their recent change to Pixel patterns. Poor reporting has caused Singapore (and undoubtedly other militaries) to "Digital Pixel patterns are Ineffective!"Ī number of news organizations have taken theįailure of UCP to mean that all Pixelated patterns are not effective and a ![]() There were a total of 17 patterns tested. Top ten patterns for either Cropland/Woodland and faired even worse for Very well in Rocky Desert and Mountainous Terrain which are the primaryĮnvironments found in Afghanistan, however, Multicam did not place in the III program to replace UCP in Afghanistan was also shown to be lessĮffective over all terrains within the 2010 U.S. Was meant to be that camouflage but Multicam which won the U.S. ![]() The idea that one camouflage could work inĪll environments has also been shown in U.S. It turns out that field trials were never carried out ![]() (Universal Camouflage Pattern) showed that it was ineffective in almost allĮnvironments tested. Congress when research on their current UCP Army Camouflage ImprovementĮffort was mandated by the U.S. Have raised a number of questions regarding the use of Pixels in Camouflage Last week a series of high profile News stories have been released which
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