The Army's New Land Warrior Gear
The Army's new land warrior system provides users with GPS Navigation to give the positions of their fellow soldiers and vehicles, as well as the ability to mark and track enemy targets. It is fully compatible with the Blue Force Tracker, (info on that system) and the helmet mounted LCD screen gives the soldier real time position information and maps of all components on the battlefield. Gadgets mounted on the weapon system include, laser range finder, thermal and night vision sights, and digital camera which can display in the eye piece or send the footage elsewhere. Also incorporated is microphone and headphones for communication and a compact keyboard like controller to manage it all. Prior to this technology soldiers only had what information they could actually see and coordination and accountability proved to be a much bigger challenge. Adapting these technologies, which are already in use on vehicles, so that the ground soldier can utilize them as well has proven difficult. The system is heavy and a bit bulky. Improvements are being made and despite these inconveniences, the Land Warrior Gear will one day be a part of each soldiers standard issue.
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