Flecktarn (German pronunciation: [ˈflɛktaʁn]; "mottled camouflage"; also known as Flecktarnmuster or Fleckentarn) is a family of three-, four-, five- or six-color disruptive camouflage patterns, the most common being the five-color pattern, consisting of dark green, grey-green, red brown, and black over a light green or tan base depending on the manufacturer.

A three-color variation called Tropentarn (formerly Wüstentarn) is intended for arid and desert conditions; the German Bundeswehr wore it in Afghanistan.

[2] In 1976, the Bundeswehr in Germany developed a number of prototype camouflage patterns, to be trialled as replacements for the solid olive-grey "moleskin" combat uniform.

Locally named "Stippel", the pattern met with media opposition for its perceived similarity to Waffen-SS "peas" and "oak leaves" camouflage.

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It is noteworthy here that the model developed in Germany was put into general use by the Belgian Air Force almost three years before it was introduced into the Bundeswehr.

A modular kit and a two-piece rucksack in flecktarn pattern was used to complete the uniform of field trousers, blouse and parka.

[13] The Russian military uses a wide range of different commercial camouflage patterns including several variations of flecktarn.

[citation needed] Another pattern resembling Bundeswehr five-color flecktarn has been used by some Russian forces with the difference being that the brown screen is red.

[18][19] The Samodzielny Pododdzial Antyterrorystyczny Policji - SPAP (anti-terrorism unit of the Polish National Police) have used a five-color flecktarn variant called WZ AT 1 Plamiak, also known as Metro colloquially.

[21] A woodland version referred to as Gepard has been used by the Agencja Bezpieczenstwa Wewnetrznego - ABW (Polish Internal Security Agency.

[23] In June 2022, Indonesia's Detasemen Khusus 88 Antiteror - DENSUS 88 AT (Police Counter-Terrorism Force) were seen wearing a flecktarn-influenced six-color camouflage uniform consisting of a tan base with three shades of green along with chocolate brown and near-black.

[25] The Special Security Forces of Yemen adopted a five-color digitalized pattern which could be said to resemble flecktarn but with darker colours similar to the pre-2005 colorway.