EMR camouflage

The camouflage appeared in 2008[1] after a fundamental decision was made to change Flora. Initially, it was assumed that since "Flora" roughly corresponds to the American Woodland, which in the US Armed Forces was changed to digital camouflages, then the Russian Armed Forces should keep up with this process.

The creation of the EMR was heavily influenced by the German Flecktarn camouflage,[8] the developers of which managed to "combine the incompatible": small spots that perform an imitation function are combined in this color scheme so that they form groups of large spots that perform a deforming function.

The developers of EMR followed the same path, taking into account the results of studies that showed the effectiveness of extremely small ("pixel") spots as constituent elements of the texture pattern.[7]

It was reported in 2017 that Russian soldiers in the National Guard would discontinue using EMR and instead, use Izlom or Moss-based camouflage patterns instead.[9]

Several variations of this pattern have been produced, the most common of which is the leto (summer) variant incorporating tiny pixels of black, reddish-brown and foliage green on a pale green background. Other versions include sever (northern regions), zima (winter), and gorod (urban). Full-scale adoption began in 2011.[10]

According to TsNIITochMash, the fabric used in EMR is waterproof, flame-proof, tear-resistant and breathable.[2]

It's reported that EMR camouflage fabrics have been made in China due to it being cheap.[11] Depending on the manufacturer, there may be other EMR pattern variants.[8]

•  Belarus: Armed Forces of Belarus, with slightly different color scheme.[7][12] They were first seen with paratroopers from the 38th Airmobile Brigade.[13]
•  Belize: EMR clones adopted by Belize Defense Force in October 2011 to replace their non-digital camouflage uniforms.[14][15]
•  Russia: Russian Armed Forces.[16] Replaced Flora pattern.[8]
•  Tajikistan: Tajik troops use them.[17]