Debi Dawson, from Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier, discusses the advantages of both the state-of-the-art Land Warrior system and improved body armour.
Soldiers will often enter unfamiliar territory. While locking it down, they lose sight of one another. In urban terrains, the enemy might be anywhere, and the situation could get dangerously confusing. It's a typical situation and anything but a welcome one.
During the past year, soldiers with US Army 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment (also known as the 4-9 or 'Manchus') have faced this and other challenges of asymmetric warfare head-on with unprecedented battle command and tactical awareness, thanks to Land Warrior.
Land Warrior is a modular fighting system that uses state-of-the-art computer, communications, and global positioning technologies to digitally link soldiers on the battlefield. The system is integrated into the soldier's body armour vest and has a helmet-mounted display. A handheld device operates much like a mouse, controlling drop-down menus and icons, and also provides push-to-talk and call-for-medic capabilities.
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