DPDU helmet cover : 4 Battalion (Commando), Royal Australian Regiment

Places
Accession Number REL32420
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Helmet
Maker Combat Clothing Australia P/L
Place made Australia: Queensland
Date made c 2002
Conflict Iraq, 2003-2013
Description

Helmet cover in Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform (DPDU - Iraq pattern).

History / Summary

DPDU camouflage was specifically designed and made for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and made it's operational debut during "Operation Slipper" in Afghanistan in October 2001. There has been at least two versions of the camouflage, each version having a different background shade of either yellow or pink.