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Soldiers of Austria's Jagdkommando undertake chemical and biological warfare training. They are wearing Hungarian 1990 M camouflage pattern. [Image: Österreichs Bundesheer.]

Hungarian 1990 M camouflage pattern
Republic of Hungary

In 1990, Hungary led the movement to dissolve the Warsaw Pact Treaty Organization and began to cultivate closer ties with Western Europe. Reforms were introduced, to modernise and Westernise the armed forces, with a view to assuring the interoperability of the Honvédség (Hungarian Home Defense Forces) with those of its prospective allies. Part of the process involved the design and trial of new camouflage uniforms that would conform to the NATO standard.

Eventually the 1990 M camouflage pattern was adopted. In order to conform with the NATO standard, it is a four-colour pattern of black, dark brown and dark green shapes on a light khaki background. The irregularly-shaped elements feature hard edges in places and burred edges in others, reflecting a design tradition that goes back to the 1949 M sátorlap-esögallér (M49 shelter half). The shapes of the elements, however, represent a complete departure from that tradition.

Production of uniforms in the 1990 M camouflage pattern began in 1994, and the replacement of the older M49/82 camouflage pattern was accomplished by 2004.

The Hungarian 1990 M camouflage pattern is also used Jagdkommando (special forces) of the Österreichs Bundesheer ('Federal Army of Austria').

kamouflage.net is grateful to Tamás Baczoni, for his invaluable contributions to this article.

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