Hyde Definition have submitted their PenCott design for consideration as the US Army’s next choice camouflage:
Showcasing PenCott’s multi-environment versatility, three colorways were submitted for clothing whilst a fourth colorway was specifically developed for individual and tactical equipment. Also, and although not requested as part of the initial Request for Information, Hyde Definition submitted a proposal for a lightweight reversible camouflage over-garment to be worn over a lightweight basic uniform.
Experience in Iraq and Afghanistan (and elsewhere) has proven beyond any shadow of doubt that the currently issued Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) used on the ACU and ECWCS uniforms and personal equipment is significantly less effective in most terrains than other options, and also less effective than many other countries’ camouflage patterns.
So, in July of this year (2010) the US Army’s Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO-Soldier) issued a Request For Information (RFI) asking industry to submit camouflage patterns that the Army could consider for its next-generation “Family of Camouflage” – thereby effectively nailing the coffin lid shut on the “Universal Camouflage Pattern”.
The RFI specifically stipulated that patterns should have a common design geometry with adaptations colored for “woodland”, “desert” and “transitional” environments for clothing – with a fourth multi-terrain pattern adapted for use on web gear, rucksacks, armoured vests and other personal equipment.
At Hyde Definition Ltd. we recognised the issues with existing camouflage patterns several years ago, and first launched our PenCott™ Multi-Environment Camouflage Pattern in late 2008. The PenCott pattern uses complex, hybrid, digital-fractal geometry to more effectively disguise the wearer – the result being that the wearer disappears into the textures and background "noise" of the environment.
We therefore believed that the requirements of the PEO-Soldier RFI played directly to the core strengths of PenCott. In fact, we had already researched, developed and released the required “woodland”, “desert” and “transitional” variations of the PenCott Multi-Environment Camouflage Pattern.
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Lawrence (Hyde Definition)
