Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform

Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform
Closeup of the AMCU pattern
TypeCombat uniform
Place of originAustralia
Service history
In service2014 - present
Used byAustralian Defence Force
Production history
DesignerDefence Science and Technology Organisation
Designed2013
ManufacturerAustralian Defence Apparel
Bruck Textiles

The Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform (AMCU) is the combat uniform camouflage pattern for the Australian Defence Force, general issued from 2014 onwards.[1][2] The AMCU replaced the Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DPCU) and Australian Multicam Pattern - Operational Combat Uniform (AMP-OCU) camouflage patterns.[3][4]

The AMCU has the base pattern of the MultiCam camouflage pattern with a colour palette based on the Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform.[5][6]

The AMCU became the official uniform of the Australian Army in late 2019, with DPCU discontinued and last issued in 2021.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Wiseman, Cpl Nick (9 October 2014). "New look for soldiers" (PDF). Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper (1338 ed.). Canberra: Department of Defence. ISSN 0729-5685. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Australia - Soldier Systems Daily | Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform Officially Launched". soldiersystems.net. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Focused on the future" (PDF). Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper (1379 ed.). Canberra: Department of Defence. 11 August 2016. ISSN 0729-5685. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Volume 14 | Major Improvements Announced under Australia's Land 125 Phase 3B". soldiermod.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ^ Defence Materiel Organisation (2015). "DMO delivers new generation combat uniform". DMO Bulletin. No. 1. Department of Defence. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform (AMCU) Factsheet" (PDF). Australian Army. September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.