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Italian Camouflage Patterns

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Italian Camouflage Patterns

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-* During a Christmas speech in December 2025, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army Lt. General Carmine Masiello included an introduction to the new camouflage pattern adopted for the Italian Army. The pattern was originally introduced as ''Mimetismo multi-terreno modello 2025'' (Multi-terrain Camouflage Model 2025) and will replace the vegetata series of patterns for the Army. According to military sources, the new pattern features reduced contrast and a muted color palette, allowing it to perform more effectively in all potential combat environments, as well as elude modern surveillance technology. It was developed by the Army Research Department, in cooperation with Beretta Arms Industries. The official transition date has been set for November 2026, but high ranking officers and some units will be issued the new uniform earlier than this. The camouflage is essentially a modification of ''Altimetrico F'' or SOD Vegecam, which was issued to mountain troops of the Italian Army Special Forces beginning in 2018.
+* During a Christmas speech in December 2025, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army Lt. General Carmine Masiello included an introduction to the new camouflage pattern adopted for the Italian Army. Officially known as ''Mimetismo multi-terreno modello 2025'' (Multi-terrain Camouflage Model 2025), the design will replace the vegetata series of patterns for the Army. According to military sources, the new pattern features reduced contrast and a muted color palette, allowing it to perform more effectively in all potential combat environments, as well as elude modern surveillance technology. It was developed by the Army Research Department in cooperation with Beretta Arms Industries, and is based on ''Altimetrico F'' or SOD Vegecam, which was issued to mountain troops of the Italian Army Special Forces beginning in 2018. The official transition date has been set for November 2026, but high ranking officers and some units will be issued the new uniform earlier than this.
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-* During a Christmas speech in December 2025, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army Lt. General Carmine Masiello included an introduction to the new camouflage pattern adopted for the Italian Army. The pattern was originally introduced as ''Mimetismo multi-terreno modello 2025'' (Multi-terrain Camouflage Model 2025) and will replace the vegetata series of patterns for the Army. According to military sources, the new pattern features reduced contrast and a muted color palette, allowing it to perform more effectively in all potential combat environments, as well as elude modern surveillance technology. It was developed by the Army Research Department, in cooperation with Beretta Arms Industries. The official transition date has been set for November 2026, but high ranking officers and some units will be issued the new uniform earlier than this. The camouflage is essentially a modification of ''Altimetrico F" or SOD Vegecam, which was issued to mountain troops of the Italian Army Special Forces beginning in 2018.
+* During a Christmas speech in December 2025, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army Lt. General Carmine Masiello included an introduction to the new camouflage pattern adopted for the Italian Army. The pattern was originally introduced as ''Mimetismo multi-terreno modello 2025'' (Multi-terrain Camouflage Model 2025) and will replace the vegetata series of patterns for the Army. According to military sources, the new pattern features reduced contrast and a muted color palette, allowing it to perform more effectively in all potential combat environments, as well as elude modern surveillance technology. It was developed by the Army Research Department, in cooperation with Beretta Arms Industries. The official transition date has been set for November 2026, but high ranking officers and some units will be issued the new uniform earlier than this. The camouflage is essentially a modification of ''Altimetrico F'' or SOD Vegecam, which was issued to mountain troops of the Italian Army Special Forces beginning in 2018.
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 * During a Christmas speech in December 2025, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army Lt. General Carmine Masiello included an introduction to the new camouflage pattern adopted for the Italian Army. The pattern was originally introduced as ''Mimetismo multi-terreno modello 2025'' (Multi-terrain Camouflage Model 2025) and will replace the vegetata series of patterns for the Army. According to military sources, the new pattern features reduced contrast and a muted color palette, allowing it to perform more effectively in all potential combat environments, as well as elude modern surveillance technology. It was developed by the Army Research Department, in cooperation with Beretta Arms Industries. The official transition date has been set for November 2026, but high ranking officers and some units will be issued the new uniform earlier than this. The camouflage is essentially a modification of ''Altimetrico F" or SOD Vegecam, which was issued to mountain troops of the Italian Army Special Forces beginning in 2018.
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		+	* During a Christmas speech in December 2025, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army Lt. General Carmine Masiello included an introduction to the new camouflage pattern adopted for the Italian Army. The pattern was originally introduced as ''Mimetismo multi-terreno modello 2025'' (Multi-terrain Camouflage Model 2025) and will replace the vegetata series of patterns for the Army. According to military sources, the new pattern features reduced contrast and a muted color palette, allowing it to perform more effectively in all potential combat environments, as well as elude modern surveillance technology. It was developed by the Army Research Department, in cooperation with Beretta Arms Industries. The official transition date has been set for November 2026, but high ranking officers and some units will be issued the new uniform earlier than this. The camouflage is essentially a modification of ''Altimetrico F" or SOD Vegecam, which was issued to mountain troops of the Italian Army Special Forces beginning in 2018.
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-* The current camouflage pattern of the Italian Army ''(Esercito)'' is ''mimetico Vegetata'' (vegetated pattern), introduced for general issue in 2004. This is a mottled pattern of chocolate brown, russet & olive green shapes on a khaki base. Color variations of this pattern have been documented, a result of fabric lots being produced by different manufacturers.
+* Introduced for general issue in 2004, the Italian Army ''(Esercito)'' was the first branch of service to adopt ''mimetico Vegetata'' (vegetated pattern). This is a mottled pattern of chocolate brown, russet & olive green shapes on a khaki base. Color variations of this pattern have been documented, a result of fabric lots being produced by different manufacturers. The pattern would shortly be adopted by the Air Force, and some time in the early 2010s also by the Navy (including the BSM).
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-* Circa 1990-92, the ''Battaglione San Marco'' (expanded to a Regiment in the mid-1990s) began to replace its faithful, 1950s era M1929 style tricolor camouflage pattern in favor of a modern design. Although production runs have varied depending on manufacturer, the scheme can generally be described as a five-color, soft-edged, mottled pattern of black, olive green, pinkish-red, light grey and yellow-tan. To the observer this design almost appears as thought it were spray-painted or airbrushed onto the fabric. This remains the standard camouflage pattern of the RSM today, of which several shade variations can be observed based on different manufacturers and contract runs. Illustrated below are two slightly different color variants of this pattern, known colloquially as ''ginestra.''
+* Circa 1990-92, the ''Battaglione San Marco'' (expanded to a Regiment in the mid-1990s) began to replace its faithful, 1950s era M1929 style tricolor camouflage pattern in favor of a modern design. Although production runs have varied depending on manufacturer, the scheme can generally be described as a five-color, soft-edged, mottled pattern of black, olive green, pinkish-red, light grey and yellow-tan. To the observer this design almost appears as thought it were spray-painted or airbrushed onto the fabric. This remains the standard camouflage pattern of the RSM today, of which several shade variations can be observed based on different manufacturers and contract runs. Illustrated below are two slightly different color variants of this pattern, known colloquially as ''ginestra,'' although several other mild variations are known to have been produced. This design remained in production until the early 2010s, when it was decided the Navy would discontinue use of its own distinctive camouflage and instead adopt ''vegetato.''
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-* Also introduced circa 1950 is a Navy ''(Marina)'' version of the M1929, using the same drawings as the Army pattern but incorporating russet or reddish-brown and ochre-colored shapes on a blueish-grey background. Also used on a shelter half, the pattern was widely produced as a one-piece coverall, helmet cover and two-piece jacket-trouser combination, both worn almost exclusively by the ''Battaglione San Marco'' Marines well into the 1980s.
+* Also introduced circa 1950 was a Navy ''(Marina)'' version of the M1929, using the same drawings as the Army pattern but incorporating russet or reddish-brown and ochre-colored shapes on a blueish-grey background. Also used on a shelter half, the pattern was widely produced as a one-piece coverall, helmet cover and two-piece jacket-trouser combination, both worn almost exclusively by the ''Battaglione San Marco'' Marines well into the modern era, although with decreasing frequency after the adoption of ''ginestra'' in 1992. Production examples of Navy uniforms in this pattern have been dated as recently as 2005, and photographs show the uniforms were worn concurrently alongside the more modern ''ginestra'' designs.
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-* Another variation, also utilized by the Italian Navy, can probably be dated to the 1960s or so. This version, again using the same drawings as the standard Army and Navy patterns, incorporates reddish-brown and sand-colored shapes on a light grey background. The pattern was certainly produced as a one-piece coverall, and possibly also has a helmet cover and shelter half. It is unknown whether the pattern was worn by the ''Battaglione San Marco'' or solely by the Navy COMSUBIN ''(Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori Teseo Tesei)''.
+* Another variation, also utilized by the Italian Navy, can probably be dated to the 1960s or so. This version, again using the same drawings as the standard Army and Navy patterns, incorporates reddish-brown and sand-colored shapes on a light grey background. The pattern was certainly produced as a one-piece coverall, and possibly also has a helmet cover and shelter half. It is unknown whether the pattern was developed for the ''Battaglione San Marco'' or intended more specifically for the Navy COMSUBIN ''(Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori Teseo Tesei);'' however, there are photographs illustrating its use with both units well into the 1990s.
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-* Circa 1990-92, the ''Battaglione San Marco'' (expanded to a Regiment in the mid-1990s) discarded its faithful, 1950s era M1929 style tricolor camouflage pattern in favor of a modern design. Although production runs have varied depending on manufacturer, the scheme can generally be described as a five-color, soft-edged mottled pattern of black, olive green, pinkish-red, light grey and yellow-tan. To the observer this design almost appears as thought it were spray-painted or airbrushed onto the fabric. This remains the standard camouflage pattern of the RSM today, of which several shade variations can be observed based on different manufacturers and contract runs. Illustrated below are two slightly different color variants of this pattern, known colloquially as ''ginestra.''
+* Circa 1990-92, the ''Battaglione San Marco'' (expanded to a Regiment in the mid-1990s) began to replace its faithful, 1950s era M1929 style tricolor camouflage pattern in favor of a modern design. Although production runs have varied depending on manufacturer, the scheme can generally be described as a five-color, soft-edged, mottled pattern of black, olive green, pinkish-red, light grey and yellow-tan. To the observer this design almost appears as thought it were spray-painted or airbrushed onto the fabric. This remains the standard camouflage pattern of the RSM today, of which several shade variations can be observed based on different manufacturers and contract runs. Illustrated below are two slightly different color variants of this pattern, known colloquially as ''ginestra.''
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-In the early part of 2020, it was announced that the ''Marina Militare'' or Italian Navy would start to issue a blue-dominant version of the ''vegetata'' family of camouflage designs. The design appears to utilize the same shapes as the standard and commercial versions of ''vegetata'' but with shapes in three shades of blue and black on a light blue base.
+In the early part of 2020, the Italian Navy announced it would start to issue a blue-dominant version of the ''vegetata'' family of camouflage designs to the Diver Section of the ''Comando Subacquei ed Incursori'' (COMSUBIN).<ref>https://www.marina.difesa.it/media-cultura/Notiziario-online/Pagine/20200305_nuova_mimetica_per_i_palombari_di_comsubin.aspx</ref> The design appears to utilize the same shapes as the standard and commercial versions of ''vegetata'' but with shapes in three shades of blue and black on a light blue base.
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		+	* The ''4° Reggimento Alpini Paracadutisti "Monte Cervino"'' (4th Alpini Parachutist Regiment) is one of four regiments within the Army's Special Forces Command. A Ranger-type unit, the 4th Regiment specializes in mountain warfare, and traces its history back to the Alpine units of the Second World War. As early as 2006, the unit adopted a unique vertically-oriented pattern of greens, browns, and tans printed on the lycra wetsuits used during amphibious training and operations. The origins of this pattern are unknown.
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	In the early part of 2020, it was announced that the ''Marina Militare'' or Italian Navy would start to issue a blue-dominant version of the ''vegetata'' family of camouflage designs. The design appears to utilize the same shapes as the standard and commercial versions of ''vegetata'' but with shapes in three shades of blue and black on a light blue base.		In the early part of 2020, it was announced that the ''Marina Militare'' or Italian Navy would start to issue a blue-dominant version of the ''vegetata'' family of camouflage designs. The design appears to utilize the same shapes as the standard and commercial versions of ''vegetata'' but with shapes in three shades of blue and black on a light blue base.