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Canadian troops will be wearing new uniforms over the coming months as the military tests a different pattern to replace its iconic camouflage worn by soldiers in Afghanistan and other war zones.

Known as “Prototype J” the new, predominately brown, camouflage is being examined as a replacement for both the current arid (tan) and temperate woodland (green) camouflage.

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Some 600 soldiers at the military base in Petawawa, Ont., will receive the new uniforms, but that could eventually be expanded to around 1,000 personnel.

The current Canadian Disruptive Pattern, or CADPAT, has been in use since the early 2000s. “It’s definitely time for a refresh,” said Lt. Col. Ray Corby, who is with the army’s Director Land Requirements’ Soldiers Systems section, which oversees the clothing, related gear and small arms issued to the army.

The new uniforms are initially being issued to soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment for a series of trials and tests in the fall. “The trials will kick off in two weeks,” Corby said. “We’ve put the whole battalion into the uniforms. In the next week or so they’ll be wearing them.”