Nepal

Officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल), the nation retained its sovereignty throughout the colonial period and into the present day. The security of the nation is entrusted to the Nepalese Army (नेपाली सेना), the Armed Police, and the Nepalese Police Force.

Nepalese Camouflage Patterns

• The first camouflage pattern worn by Nepal was obtained from Japan. The uniforms were worn by the Airborne Battalion, and locally-made from imported fabric.

• In the early 1990s, the Japanese drawings were retained but the colors modified to create a national version of the camouflage for issue to Nepalese personnel deployed on UN missions. This version features black, brown and medium green shapes on a bright lime green background.

• Another camouflage design was adopted as the universal pattern for the Nepalese Army in the mid-1990s. Known as DPM, the pattern has no relationship to the British design of the same name. This pattern has black, brown and olive green shapes on a khaki background and uses different drawings from the earlier designs.

• The Nepalese Police Force wear an urban colorway version of the standard Army design, having black, dark blue & dark blue-grey disruptive shapes on a pale blue background.

• The Armed Police of Nepal wear an urban or blue colorway of true DPM camouflage, similar to that worn by many Persian Gulf states.

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