U.S. Army Unveils New Digitized Combat Uniforms
(Reuters) The U.S. Army on Monday unveiled the first significant update to its combat uniform since 1981, a redesigned outfit featuring a digitized camouflage pattern.
The new uniform is intended to blend into all types of terrain, with a combination of tan, green and gray, the Army said. It is set to replace the two different combat uniforms currently in use, one designed to blend into desert settings and the other for use in forest areas, the Army said.
The uniforms will be issued by next April to soldiers in units being deployed overseas, with the entire Army getting them by December 2007, officials said. The new uniforms have been tested by Army Stryker Brigade soldiers in Iraq since last fall.
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(Reuters) The U.S. Army on Monday unveiled the first significant update to its combat uniform since 1981, a redesigned outfit featuring a digitized camouflage pattern.
The new uniform is intended to blend into all types of terrain, with a combination of tan, green and gray, the Army said. It is set to replace the two different combat uniforms currently in use, one designed to blend into desert settings and the other for use in forest areas, the Army said.
The uniforms will be issued by next April to soldiers in units being deployed overseas, with the entire Army getting them by December 2007, officials said. The new uniforms have been tested by Army Stryker Brigade soldiers in Iraq since last fall.
Source: Reuters
AP image:
First thing you notice?