Disruptive Pattern Material
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.
| 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 |
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.
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DPM has been phased out in British military service, superseded by Multi-Terrain Pattern.
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