Camouflage pattern used in British and some Commonwealth militaries
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Disruptive Pattern Material
British DPM Soldier 95 camo pattern
Type
Military camouflage pattern
Place of origin
United Kingdom
Service history
In service
1960–2016 (for main UK forces)
Used by
See Users
Wars
South African Border War The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Iran-Iraq War Falklands War Sri Lankan Civil War Gulf War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
Designed
1960
Produced
1960-present
Variants
See Variants
Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) is the commonly used name of a camouflage pattern used by the British Armed Forces as well as many other armed forces worldwide, particularly in former British colonies.
The main variants of DPM are a four-colour woodland pattern, and desert patterns in two, three or four colours. The Woodland Pattern DPM was used with the mediumweight No.8 Temperate Combat Dress (c.1966/1968) and lightweight No.9 Tropical Combat Dress (c.1976). The later Desert Pattern DPM (c.late 1980s) was designated the No.5 Desert Combat Dress.[1]
DPM has also been produced in black/white/grey Urban DPM, in various blue tones and even in purple.
DPM has been phased out in British military service, superseded by Multi-Terrain Pattern.[2]
^Emery, Daniel (20 December 2009). "British Army to get new camouflage uniform". BBC. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
^Emery, Daniel (20 December 2009). "British Army to get new camouflage uniform". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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