You might be talking about the digital camouflage ACU's (army combat uniform). (I believe the Marines call theirs Marpats). We've been wearing them for awhile now, if I recall, I think somewhere around 2003 is when they were first deployed. I was still wearing the old woodland pattern when I retired in mid-2003. The idea is to break up the large block visual pattern into a small block visual pattern. Especially necessary when viewed through the night vision goggles. They come in desert and woodland pattern, and they do work... if you care for the uniform correctly. Many soldiers use starch on their uniforms and that has always been a problem. The digital ACU's are not the end all to proper camouflage, they are an augment to camouflage, you still have to employ all other necessary camouflage and concealment techniques. Many colors have been experimented with, which may be where you are getting the blue color from. Oh, and I don't know of any clothing that is invisible to security cameras, only difficult to see through the night vision goggles. That part sounds a bit like scifi... but you never know what's hiding in development.

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