The IndianArmy will unveil their new digital pattern uniform on the occasion of Army Day,2022. The new uniform is made from light weight and more durable fabriccompared to the earlier ones.
The uniformwill be put on by soldiers during the Army Day Parade in Cariappa Parade Groundin Delhi. This is the fourth time the dress has been changed sinceindependence.
Army is themost difficult service and it is really important to modernize them from eachand every aspect. To provide them more comfortable and sustainable uniform toease them in their duties, the National Institute of Fashion Technologydesigned the new uniform in collaboration with the army.
The decisionregarding the new uniform pattern for army was taken at Army Commander’sConference last year. Here are some of the key points from the new armyuniforms:
The newBattle Dress Uniform (BDU) will be of Olive green and earthly colors.
The fabricwill be lighter, durable and sustainable then the one being use currently.
The dresswill have digital patterns on it.
The soldierwill not have to tuck in the uniform.
The beltswill be under the dress in the new uniform.
The dresshas been developed after going through 15 pattern, 8 designs and 5 fabricoptions.
The uniformwill not be available the open markets. The army will officially issue thedresses to JCOs and other ranks.
The dresseswill firstly provided to the soldiers doing duties on the front foot such asLoC, India-Pakistan border and other border areas.
It will takearound 7 to 9 months to completely replace the uniform with the current one.