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This member of Jordan's Royal Guard wears KA2™ Arid/Woodland Digital camouflage. At the present time, the KA2™ family of camouflage patterns includes six different colour schemes. [Image: HyperStealth® Biotechnology Corp., with permission from the Military Office of His Majesty the King.]

KA2™ Arid/Woodland Digital camouflage
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

In 2003, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan embarked on a camouflage development programme to provide a pattern that would be exclusive to Jordan's Armed Forces and Security Forces. This programme, undertaken in association with HyperStealth Biotechnology Corporation, of Canada, resulted in a family of digital camouflage patterns that has put Jordan at the forefront of concealment techniques.

The initial design was completed in less than a month, while the colour refinements specific to Jordan's diverse terrains required just over two months to conclude. Uniforms featuring the new digital pattern were fielded for test and evaluation in October 2003. The Jordanian Armed Forces were the first to approve the new camouflage design, followed by the Royal Guard, Security Forces and Civil Defence Directorate. His Majesty the King gave his final approval to the pattern in late October 2003.

As of 21 May 2006, the KA2™ family of camouflage patterns includes seven different colour schemes: KA2™ Desert Digital, which His Majesty the King has authorised for wear by the Royal Jordanian Air Force and the Royal Jordanian Land Force; KA2™ Arid/Woodland Digital, for wear by the Royal Guard; KA2™ Special Forces Woodland Digital; KA2™ Public Security Directorate Urban Digital; KA2™ Civil Defence Directorate Blue/Grey Digital; KA2™ Deep Blue Digital; and KA2™ Customs Desert Digital.

The KA2™ Arid/Woodland Digital camouflage, shown here, is a four-colour digital pattern, comprising aliased blocks of black, dark olive green and tan on a sand-coloured background. To make the camouflage unique to Jordan, a map of the kingdom is embedded in the pattern.

Information in this article was provided by Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp., with permission from the Military Office of His Majesty the King.

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1cm grid

KA2™ Arid/Woodland Digital camouflage
2005–present

Specimen of KA2™ Arid/Woodland Digital camouflage

Specimen kindly supplied by Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp. with permission from the Military Office of His Majesty the King

Actual size: not known

 also known as:
  • KA2™ Arid/Woodland Digital
country of origin:

المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية

National flag: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
used by:
  • Royal Guard

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