We explore how different terrains, whether desert, jungle, urban, or arctic, require specialized camouflage, and how technological advances have led to increasingly effective patterns.

Last summer, the U.S. Army confirmed that soldiers will begin wearing the new Army Combat Uniform (ACU) that bears the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) – also known as Scorpion W2.

Militaries around the world use camouflage to evade detection by the enemy in all kinds of environments, from jungle and desert to city streets. Avoiding detection is often a matter of life and ...