The Land Warrior program was around when I left the Army in 1993. It looks like it has come a long way, but it all still weighs to much for soldiers – 16 lbs. With all the other gear like body armor and ammunition, soldiers would be carrying 80 lbs. in combat. Still pretty neat technology which I assume a lot of it will eventually work its way into civilian life.
Digg.com posts, “The Pentagon’s Land Warrior System promises a battlefield network linking every combat troop. Popular Mechanics tests out the high-tech package and discovers why America’s wireless warriors think it will slow them down in Iraq.”