Military camouflage

Military camouflage is the use of camouflage by a military force to protect personnel and equipment from observation by enemy forces. In practice, this means applying colour and materials to military equipment of all kinds, including vehicles, ships, aircraft, gun positions and battledress, either to conceal it from observation (crypsis), or to make it appear as something else (mimicry). The French slang word camouflage came into common English usage during World War I when the concept of visual deception developed into an essential part of modern military tactics. In that war, long-range artillery and observation from the air combined to expand the field of fire, and camouflage was widely used to decrease the danger of being targeted or to enable surprise. As such, military camouflage is a form of military deception.

Camouflage was first practiced in simple form in the mid 18th century by jäger- or rifle units. Their tasks required them to be inconspicuous, and they were issued green and later other drab colour uniforms. With the advent of longer range and more accurate weapons, especially the repeating rifle, camouflage was adopted for the uniforms of all armies, spreading to most forms of military equipment including ships and aircraft. Many modern camouflage textiles address visibility not only to visible light but also near infrared, for concealment from night vision devices. Camouflage is not only visual; heat, sound, magnetism and even smell can be used to target weapons, and may be intentionally concealed. Digital camouflage applies patterns made of pixels, often designed to disrupt outlines at different distances, providing a degree of scale invariance.

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NAF Admits Attacking, Injuring Villagers in Kaduna Community, Orders Probe

This Day 28 Feb 2025
Nigeria . 17 minutes ago. Linus Aleke in Abuja ... The footage, the report added, “Showed a vehicle painted in military camouflage colour which bore the NAF logo arriving in the community ... .

Arctic military build-up brings foreign troops to northern Finland

Hindustan Times 25 Feb 2025
Finnish conscripts in white and grey winter fatigues ski through a snowy forest near the border with Russia, dragging small pine trees behind them to camouflage tanks. Arctic military build-up brings foreign troops to northern Finland.

Wisconsin native Kyle Hausmann-Stokes taps life as veteran, filmmaker for new movie 'My Dead Friend Zoe'

Stevens Point Journal 24 Feb 2025
“While I was in the military for five years, I felt like a filmmaker stuffed into a camouflage suit … ," Hausmann-Stokes said in a video call. "But when I got out of the military, I now felt like a soldier in a director suit.

Hamas frees dazed hostages in staged Gaza ceremony

Gulf News 22 Feb 2025
In front of a table covered by camouflage cloth on stage, US-made assault rifles of the kind the Israeli military uses were displayed, allegedly taken from Israeli soldiers in combat.

Hamas ‘Tones the Theatrics Down,’ New York Times Claims From Gaza

The Algemeiner 21 Feb 2025
The picture features five gun-brandishing fighters costumed in military vests, camouflage uniforms, black facemasks, red-and-white Italian-restaurant-tablecloth-style checked keffiyehs, and green Hamas headbands.

Burkina Faso – the machiavellian threat to African Leaders

Sierra Leone Telegraph 16 Feb 2025
Judging from history, there is an understandable distrust for military regimes. They enter the political scene in military camouflage (pardon the pun), only to undergo a metamorphosis into civilian rule.

GTA Containers gets tax breaks from council to expand on South Bend's west side

South Bend Tribune 11 Feb 2025
GTA Containers manufactures collapsible drums and tanks for both military and civilian operations and also ... that will house a new computerized camouflage paint line for covers for military vehicles.

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The Times of India 11 Feb 2025
'It must withstand temperature shifts from 40°C to -40°C within seconds.' These specialised coatings extend beyond civilian aviation — military applications include terrain-specific camouflage and ...

No accountability after Ghanaian journalists attacked while covering illegal mining investigation

CPJ 06 Feb 2025
Abuja, February 6, 2025—Armed men, some wearing military camouflage, attacked journalist Ohemeng Tawiah with stones and machetes on December 20, 2024, after Tawiah and his camera operator, Joseph ...
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