ESTDCU

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ESTDCU (Estonian Digital Camouflage Uniform)
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An Estonian soldier with the ESTDCU Woodland uniform
Type Military camouflage pattern
Place of origin Estonia
Service history
In service2007–present
Wars Iraq War
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)
Mali War
Production history
DesignerAndres Lüll
Designed2005
Produced2006-present
VariantsWoodland ESTDCU
Desert ESTDCU

The ESTDCU (ESTonian Digital Camo Uniform) [1] is an Estonian digital camouflage pattern [2] .

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History

The first set of test uniforms was introduced in 2005. [3] The ESTDCU was adopted in the EDF by 2006. [1]

Design

The camouflage pattern was developed by Andres Lüll on contract with the Logistics Center of the Estonian Defence Forces.[ citation needed ]

The ESTDCU has an extreme likeness to Canadian military's CADPAT [4] featuring black, olive green, and rust-colored pixels on a light green background. [1] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Morrison, Bob (10 May 2020). "M06 ESTDCU ~ Estonian Digital Camouflage Uniform". Joint Forces News. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. "Top 20 Military Camouflage Patterns Around the World". Military Machine. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  3. "Kaitseliitlased saavad paremini maastikku sulanduvad vormid". Postimees (in Estonian). 22 July 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. https://militarymachine.com/military-camouflage-patterns/
  5. https://ufpro.com/blog/europes-official-camouflage-patterns