US4CES Family of Camouflage Comparison Photos

ADS and partner Guy Cramer Are Participating in the development of a new family of camouflage patterns for the U.S. Army that are effective across myriad environments.

Managed by PEO Soldier, the current effort entered Phase IV in January, 2012. Phase IV is a rigorous technical evaluation backed by solid scientific analysis and critical Soldier input from the field.

US4CES™ is designed specifically for the U.S. Army Family of Camouflage Program. These Digital Textured Patterns feature the latest advances in camouflage research for reduced signature and enhanced survivability.

We conducted internal objective tests prior to submission for the Army program, one item which surprises people is how well our US4CES Transitional did compared to OEF/OCP (Multicam) and AOR2 within transitional settings (see chart below). Comparison photos below to show the differences to patterns within the environment. (These are not the images we used for testing).

Chart showing US4CES advantage in detection	Multicam, AOR2, US4CES Transitional on dry grass - direct sunlight

Multicam, AOR2, US4CES Transitional on dirt and clover - direct sunlight	Multicam, AOR2, US4CES Transitional on dry pine needles - direct sunlight

AOR2, Multicam, US4CES Transitional, on foliage- all patterns in shade	Multicam, US4CES Transitional, AOR2 on foliage- all patterns in shade

Multicam and US4CES Transitional on long dry grass - direct sunlight	Multicam and US4CES Transitional on long dry grass - direct sunlight

Multicam and US4CES Transitional on long dry grass - direct sunlight	Multicam and US4CES Transitional on long dry grass - direct sunlight

Multicam, US4CES Transitional, CADPAT TW on grass - direct sunlight	Multicam, US4CES Transitional, on short wild grass - direct sunlight

Multicam, US4CES Transitional on forest undergrowth	Multicam, US4CES Woodland on forest undergrowth

Multicam, US4CES Woodland on dry grass - all patterns in shade	US4CES Woodland and AOR2 on wet dirt - all patterns in shade

Multicam, US4CES Woodland on grass - all patterns in shade	Multicam, US4CES Woodland on foliage - all patterns in shade

US4CES Woodland, AOR2 on forest undergrowth	US4CES Woodland, Multicam on forest undergrowth

M80 Woodland, Multicam, US4CES Woodland on dry grass - all patterns in shade	AOR1, British Desert DPM, CADPAT AR (Arid), DCU, US4CES Arid

US4CES Transitional compared to MULTICAM	CADPAT TW (Temperate Woodland) compared to US4CES Woodland

US4CES Woodland compared to USMC MARPAT	U.S. Army M80 Woodland compared to US4CES Woodland

British DPM (Tropical/Jungle coloration) compared to US4CES Woodland	Canadian Airborne Regiment DPM (used until 1995) compared to US4CES Woodland

US4CES Arid in Environment	US4CES Arid in Environment

US4CES Woodland in Environment	US4CES Woodland in Environment

US4CES Transitional in Environment	US4CES Transitional in Environment

US4CES Arid in Environment	US4CES Arid in Environment with US4CES OCIE Vest

US4CES Transitional in Environment	US4CES Transitional in Environment

US4CES Woodland in Environment	US4CES Woodland in Environment

US4CES Woodland in Environment	US4CES Woodland in Environment

The goal in the IR (Infrared) spectrum (Night Vision) is not only to blend into the IR environmental colors but also to have color separation as far down into the spectrum as possible to provide a disruptive effect - not having colors which merge. Photos below taken with Sony Nightshot (Night Vision / Near-Infrared imaging technology available to the general public).

US4CES Woodland in Bush at Night with Sony Nightshot

ADS Inc./Guy Cramer US4CES Family of Camouflage US4CES Woodland, Transitional, Arid and OCIE (coloration for Heavy Nylon Gear)- U.S. Army Finalist for their Phase IV Camouflage Improvement Program. Army testing results announcement expected in the next few months.

US4CES™: ADS Inc./Guy Cramer finalist for the U.S. Army Phase IV Camouflage Program