M90 (camouflage)

M90 camouflage is the camouflage pattern used by the Swedish armed forces. In addition to the standard pattern, desert and jungle variants have been developed for the international peace-keeping missions in Afghanistan and Liberia. The pattern employs basically a downscaled pattern of what's been used on vehicles since the late 1970's, consisting of hard lined geometric shapes in order to create a camouflage pattern effective in the temperate forests and plains of Sweden. M90 camouflage comprises four colours: dark green, medium green, dark navy blue and light beige. While blue may be a confusing choice for a tactical uniform, this colour was chosen to simulate dark shadows in nature, which are never truly black in colour. [1]

Models

M90 combat clothing entered service during the late 1980s, with widespread use beginning the early 1990s. It replaced the earlier olive green M59 field uniform. The uniform is available in several different models.[2]

The changing missions for the Swedish armed forces, with a heavier emphasis on missions abroad, has led to two new models.

Reference

  1. ^ http://www.kamouflage.net/camouflage/00024.php
  2. ^ http://strikehold.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/swedish-m90-and-m90k-camouflage/

See also