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Branding In Your Camo?

Monday, July 16th, 2012

How do you guys feel about this trend of including branding in camouflage patterns? Two immediate military examples come to mind; the EGA (Eagle, Globe, and Anchor) in MARPAT and the ACE (Anchor, Constitution, and Eagle) in the Navy’s NWU (Navy Working Uniform) patterns.

On the commercial side we’ve seen Kryptek embed their helmet logo and the Honor Camo for the upcoming video game title Medal of Honor Warfighter includes a couple of brand embellishments as well.

So, what do you think? Good idea or bad?

Warrior Expo East – US4CES Camo

Friday, July 13th, 2012

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The first thing you see at the 2012 Warrior Expo East.

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www.ADSinc.com/US4CES

Sneak Peek – Honor Camo

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

This is the Honor Camo from the upcoming Electronic Arts first person shooter title Medal of Honor Warfighter.

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As you can see the MAKO and LBX Tactical (Task Force Lion) insignia are embedded in this transitional pattern.

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Look for a full line of Medal of Honor Warfighter tie in products featuring the Honor Camo pattern from www.LBXtactical.com

BCS Introduces GucciFlage Nightmare Camo

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

This made my day. Beez Combat Systems has come up with a new camouflage option that “Make everyone happy or make no one happy.” Not only that, but it certainly does hat camouflage is supposed to; confuse the observer. Go check out the whole story on GucciFlage Nightmare Camo (GNC) at blog.beezcombatsystems.com/gnc-gucciflage-nightmare-camo.

US4CES Camo Preview

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012

ADS Inc has released a few new photos of their US4CES family of camouflage, selected by the US Army as a finalist in their Camouflage Improvement Program. US4CES camouflage patterns share a common shape geometry and are offered in colorways developed specifically for Woodland, Arid, Transitional environments. Additionally, ADS and their partner Guy Cramer have introduced a specific color option for use with Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment that is complimentary to the three environmental patterns. All four of these patterns are currently undergoing the most intensive camouflage testing ever conducted by the US Army or for that matter, anyone. In these photos you can see the various patterns in live environments.

www.ADSinc.com/US4CES

Spotted! A Bird In The Wild

Monday, July 9th, 2012

Seen earlier today in North Carolina. Think maybe Arc’teryx has MultiCam shorts on the way? Man I hope so. I would SO wear these.

So…

Sunday, July 8th, 2012

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Are Digital Pixel Camouflage Patterns Ineffective?

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

In a just published essay entitled, “Are Digital Pixel Camouflage Patterns Ineffective?” Guy Cramer, CEO of Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp takes on the recent meme that imagines all pixelated camo is bad because the US Army’s Universal Camouflage Pattern is anything but.

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While Mr Cramer takes a stab at it as well, I’d like to remind our readers that it’s foolish to throw the baby out with the bath water. UCP’s geometry is based on the highly successful Marine Patterns (MARPAT) which is a derivative of the Canadian Pattern (CADPAT). The exact same geometry is also shared with the US Navy’s AOR patterns. It’s about coloration, and in the case of UCP they got it wrong.

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Guy Cramer believes in the effectiveness of pixelated patterns so much that the submission he developed with ADS Inc is based on the technology but with some more advanced enhancements. Read Cramer’s Essay here – www.hyperstealth.com/pixel-camo-is-effective