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		+	* First appearing to the public in a military parade in July 2025, another brightly colored K20-series camouflage design is seen here, worn by the Combat Engineer Corps of the PVA.
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	== Unidentified Vietnamese Camouflage Patterns ==		== Unidentified Vietnamese Camouflage Patterns ==

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-* First appearing in April 2025, this green [[digital patterns|pixelated design]] is now being worn by the 96th Electronic Warfare Brigade of the VPA.
+* First appearing in April 2025 (during the 50th Anniversary celebrations), this green [[digital patterns|pixelated design]] is now being worn by the 96th Electronic Warfare Brigade of the VPA.
 [[File:Vietnam-electronic.png|200px]]
 == Unidentified Vietnamese Camouflage Patterns ==

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	[[File:Vietnam-cyber.png\|200px]]		[[File:Vietnam-cyber.png\|200px]]
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		+	* First appearing in April 2025, this green [[digital patterns\|pixelated design]] is now being worn by the 96th Electronic Warfare Brigade of the VPA.
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		+	[[File:Vietnam-electronic.png\|200px]]

	== Unidentified Vietnamese Camouflage Patterns ==		== Unidentified Vietnamese Camouflage Patterns ==

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 * First appearing to the international public during the parade marking the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War with the USA, the ''Khối Tác chiến không gian mạng'' or Airborne Special Forces of the VPA appeared in a new variation of the K20 pattern camouflage with an urban coloration of light grey, black, and off-white. Presumably this design is intended primarily for public appearances, and not for operational deployments, for which the unit will wear the standard camouflage of the Ground Forces.

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	[[File:Vietnam-SF.png\|200px]]		[[File:Vietnam-SF.png\|200px]]
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		+	* Another unit that has received its own version of the K20 design is the ''Bộ tư lệnh tác chiến không gian mạng'' or Cyber Warfare Command, which has appeared in public wearing a dark-blue dominant variation.
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		+	[[File:Vietnam-cyber.png\|200px]]

	== Unidentified Vietnamese Camouflage Patterns ==		== Unidentified Vietnamese Camouflage Patterns ==

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 [[File:Vietnam-BGk20.jpg|200px]]
-* First appearing to the international public during the parade marking the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War with the USA, the ''Khối Tác chiến không gian mạng'' or Airborne Special Forces of the VPA appeared in a new variation of the K20 pattern camouflage with an urban coloration of light grey, black, and off-white. Presumably this design is intended primarily for public appearances, and not for operational deployments.
+* First appearing to the international public during the parade marking the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War with the USA, the ''Khối Tác chiến không gian mạng'' or Airborne Special Forces of the VPA appeared in a new variation of the K20 pattern camouflage with an urban coloration of light grey, black, and off-white. Presumably this design is intended primarily for public appearances, and not for operational deployments, for which the unit will wear the standard camouflage of the Ground Forces.
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-* Another spot pattern camouflage design worn by ''đặc công'' (VPA commandos) is seen here. Although similar to the above pattern, this one uses an entirely different set of drawings for the screens. This design seems to be of more recent vintage, and is still in current use with VPA special units.
+* Another spot pattern camouflage design worn by ''đặc công'' (VPA commandos) is seen here. Although similar to the above pattern, this one uses an entirely different set of drawings for the screens. This design seems to be of more recent vintage, and remained in use with VPA special units until around 2020.
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-* A variation of the above with a blue colorway has been worn by personnel of the Vietnamese Navy ''(Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam)'', including special forces ''(đặc công hải quân or đặc công nước)'' and security personnel.
+* A variation of the above with a blue colorway has been worn by personnel of the Vietnamese Navy ''(Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam)'', including special forces ''(đặc công hải quân or đặc công nước)'' and security personnel. This design was still in use as recently as 2019 by some Navy units.
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-* Early in 2019, it was announced that the entire Vietnamese People's Armed Forces would adopt a new series of camouflage designs based loosely on US M1967 ERDL or "[[leaf]]" pattern camouflage, which had also been reproduced earlier in Vietnam for use by certain units. Originally termed the K19 family, the new designs will completely outfit all branches of service, with a separate pattern being adopted for the Ground Forces, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and the Border Guards. Additionally, sources indicate that the Special Forces/Commandos will no longer wear a distinctive camouflage uniform, instead adopting the same K19 ERDL design as the rest of the Ground Forces. Now officially named the K20 (Kiểu 20) or "Type 20" series, these uniforms are now the official camouflage design of the VPAF, although you can still find units with mixed helmet covers, body armor vest covers, load-bearing equipment, and even some uniforms interspersed with the current design.
+* Early in 2019, it was announced that the entire Vietnamese People's Armed Forces would adopt a new series of camouflage designs based loosely on US M1967 ERDL or "[[leaf]]" pattern camouflage, which had also been reproduced earlier in Vietnam for use by commando and airborne units. Originally termed the K19 family, the new designs will outfit all branches of service, with a separate pattern being adopted for the Ground Forces, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and the Border Guards. Additionally, sources indicate that the Special Forces/Commandos will no longer wear a distinctive camouflage uniform, instead adopting the same K19 ERDL design as the rest of the Ground Forces. Now officially named the K20 (''Kiểu 20'') or "Type 20" series, these uniforms are the current camouflage design of the VPAF, although you can still find units with mixed helmet covers, body armor vest covers, load-bearing equipment, and even some uniforms in older camo designs interspersed with the current issue.
 [[File:Vietnam-Armyk19.jpg|200px]]