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Uncover your potential', indeed! Once you stop ogling the girl, though, you might notice that this Australian Special Air Service (SAS) recruiting poster shows Australian Disruptive Pattern Camouflage to very good effect. [Image courtesy Brad Turner collection.]

'Red Desert' DPM trial pattern
Sultanate of Oman

This Omani 'Red Desert' DPM trial pattern has been directly inspired by the British Army's 1984 Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) camouflage. Instead of the usual black, earth brown and medium green brush-strokes on a light khaki background, however, this design features black, crimson and light khaki on a light tan background. It is believed that this pattern went to trials but was not adopted.

This camouflage pattern has proven very difficult to research. If anyone can supply more information, please contact me.

kamouflage.net is grateful to Mark Tan and Regent Development Ltd, for their invaluable contribution to this article.

camouflage data

1cm grid

'Red Desert' DPM trial pattern
2001

Specimen of 'Red Desert' DPM trial pattern

Specimen kindly supplied by Mark Tan/Regent Development Ltd

Actual size: not known

 also known as:
  • 'Red Desert' DPM trial pattern
country of origin:

سلطنة عُمان

National flag: Sultanate of Oman

Sultanate of Oman
influences:
used by:
  • not adopted (?)

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