Camouflage as the additional form of protection during special operations

Despite the increasing dominance of electronic detection devices, one of the most efficient ways to ensure safety and protection of people and equipment are activities associated with camouflage aimed at hiding these "objects" from the sight and the equipment of the opponent. The paper presents a definition of camouflage and its types. It also discusses the requirements for various groups of camouflaging products gathered on the basis of the applicable standards in force and other regulations in this regard. The paper contains examples of state-of-the-art solutions for multidimensional products, which ensure camouflage against detection devices within the range of visibility, near infrared, thermal and radiolocation. It also presents the newest achievements in the field of camouflage patterns, as well as methods of attaining camouflage camouflage effects applied by global manufacturers of military products.