Circa 2002, the Polish Armed Forces introduced a desert version of the standard wz93 Pantera pattern, called wz2000, and sometimes referred to as Snajper (sniper) or Pantera Pustynna (desert Panther). The design consists of beige, tan and olive green amoebic shapes on a sandy background, and has seen service with Polish military personnel serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. The desert pattern has also been worn by Polish Police serving abroad with the United Nations. Later production runs (from 2003 onwards) show a darkening of the overall color scheme, reputedly an attempt to compensate for the less effective light coloration in operational theaters such as Iraq.
