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Uniform introduced in the 90s in the Portuguese Army, consisting of ballistic helmets, vests and uniforms in camouflage DPM - Disruptive Pattern Material. It is currently in the process of being replaced by the new uniform known as SCS - Soldier Combat System .
The Portuguese Army types of uniforms are the following: Dress uniform (grande uniforme); Mess dress uniform (uniforme de jaqueta); Ceremonial uniform for the Army Band; Nº 1 Uniform – Service dress uniform; Nº 2 Uniform – Barrack dress uniform; Nº 3 Uniform – Combat dress uniform; Physical education uniform; Special uniforms.
They include the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the other unified bodies and the three service branches: Portuguese Navy, Portuguese Army and Portuguese Air Force. [ 5 ] The President of the Republic is the head of the Portuguese military, with the title of " Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces " ( Comandante Supremo das Forças Armadas ...
Portuguese Army soldiers in the beginning of the War in Angola. The camouflage uniforms and the FN FAL assault rifles identify them as Caçadores Especiais. At this time, the remaining Army forces still wore yellow khaki field uniforms and were mostly armed with bolt-action rifles. Soldiers of the PAIGC raise the flag of Guinea-Bissau in 1974.
The lizard pattern had been in use in Portugal since 1956 with the Air Force's Paratroopers, being extended to the Army's Special Rifles units in 1960. With the Portuguese Military engaged in the Overseas Wars mainly fought in the African jungles, the camouflaged uniform was issued throughout the whole Army and some units of the Navy and Air ...
The dress uniform of the Colégio Militar is in the distinctive maroon/brown colour worn by various regiments of the Portuguese Army since the end of the 18th century. Examples are shown below. The service and field uniforms worn by cadets are of the universal army pattern.
This new uniform was tested in the field by units deployed to the Central African Republic, Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2019, the MultiCam-style camouflaged was officially adopted as the Multiterreno (Multi-terrain), becoming the standard field uniform camouflage of the Portuguese Army, gradually replacing the Disruptive Pattern Material pattern. [36]
The Caçadores (hunters) were the elite light infantry troops of the Portuguese Army, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.Units of Caçadores – with features somewhat different from the original ones – continued to exist in the Portuguese Armed Forces until the 1970s, namely the Caçadores Especiais (special hunters) – several special forces companies of the Portuguese Army created ...