The new uniform has a combination of seven colours which helptroops to merge into the background Photo: David Rose
British Army To Get New Uniforms – Turned Down By The US And Made In China -- The Telegraph
The British Army is introducing a new camouflage design for all its soldiers after tests showed that it made them less likely to be seen by the enemy.
The new uniform has a combination of seven colours which help troops to merge into the background. Commanders hope the move – the biggest change to the uniform for more than 40 years – will help to reduce casualties in Afghanistan.
The design will replace both the "desert" camouflage used on operations in the country as well as the darker coloured, "temperate" – or "woodland" – camouflage worn by forces stationed in Europe and elsewhere.
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My Comment: The Brits are finally catching up to what the Americans have spent a considerable amount of time and monies to develop .... about time.