Disruptive Pattern Material

Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) is the commonly used name of a <a href="/facts/Camouflage/GSjGqPuR">camouflage</a> pattern used by the <a href="/facts/British_Armed_Forces/9XVvWRfp">British Armed Forces</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Uniforms_of_the_British_Army/HbBaJvJE">No.9 Tropical Combat Dress</a> (c.1976). The later Desert Pattern DPM (c.late 1980s) was designated the <a href="/facts/Uniforms_of_the_British_Army/HbBaJvJE">No.5 Desert Combat Dress</a>.
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DPM has been phased out in British military service, superseded by <a href="/facts/Multi-Terrain_Pattern/vEpjQCf0">Multi-Terrain Pattern</a>.

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Disruptive Pattern Material