US Army Land Warrior System

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Land Warrior program is the US Army's program to modernize the soldier by providing a highly integrated body worn system which integrates into a close combat fighting system to enhance the soldiers situational awareness, mobility, and training.

When equipped with the Land Warrior System every soldier knows where he is, where the enemy is, where is friends are and what his objectives are. In addition the actual materials which the Battle Dress Uniform are made of protect the soldier from bullets, shrapnel, directed energy and chemical weapons. Through the use of a heads-up display the soldier can accurately engage targets from cover using thermal and video sights. http://www.sbccom.army.mil/programs/lw/Land_Warrior.pdf

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