![]() ![]() This new gear also introduces the new, more desert-toned Multicam camouflage pattern that CryePrecision owns the patent for. This panoply includes different underwear, fatigues and additional protections, depending on the climatic conditions encountered in the different theaters of operations where Belgian units are likely to be engaged. The operational clothing chosen by the Defense consists of several layers (multilayers) where all the pieces are complementary and integrated in such a way as to guarantee “optimal” and “appropriate” protection for male and female soldiers. This time, they are extending their cooperation with the American company CryePrecision, which is already the preferred supplier of several special forces within NATO, including the Belgian special forces. The Belgian companies Seyntex and Sioen have already cooperated on the file of the improved operational soldier system for the Dutch army. SSC will equip the military with these new multi-layered garments and operational accessories for a total budget of 410 million euros, under a contract awarded in March. The SSC consortium (Sioen, Seyntex, CryePrecision) was selected to supply the new "Belgian Defence Clothing System" (BDCS) to Defense following a procedure launched in October 2019. – said Mrs Ludivine Dedonder, the Minister of Defence, to the press, alongside the leaders of the main Belgian companies involved in this market. This new combat uniform is designed as “a system of operational outfits and accessories” – like ballistic armor, backpacks, helmets, etc. ![]() Official presentation of the new Belgian combat uniform on Ap(Picture source: Adrien Muylaert/BE Defense) Follow Army Recognition on Google News at this link The Belgian army is abandoning its four-five-tone Woodland camouflage used for twenty years, Defence.be reports: it has officially adopted a new multi-colored Multicam combat dress which will enter service from late 2022, the Minister of Defense and the concerned manufacturers announced on April 1 in Brussels.
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