After 40 years, the British Army uniform received an update at the end of 2009. Multi-Terrain Pattern takes the place of two uniforms — a woodland camo uniform and a brown desert uniform.

An offshoot of MultiCam, the pattern keeps turning heads of military gear geeks everywhere. Last week a new prototype of the pattern was featured on the BBC1′s “The ONE Show.” Lawrence over at Strike-Hold! snapped some screen shots of the action to share.

The pattern applies to multiple terrains that are seen most often in Afghanistan. Multi-terrain pattern fatigues allow soldiers to carry less equipment (since it replaces two uniforms). It also was developed to keep soldiers hidden and safer for longer. Check out a side-by-side comparison of the old (on the left) and the new (on the right).