A division of the Future Combat Systems, The Future Force Warrior will be deployed on the battlefield in the year 2010. The headgear of the Future Force Warrior alone is a mouthful so I will leave it up to the Future Force Warrior development team who describe it as
the situational awareness hub of the system. It would include integrated tactical processing by providing maps, routes, and data with a 180° emissive visor display, high bandwidth wireless communications, microelectronic/optics combat sensor suite that provides 360° situational awareness, and integrated small arms protection.
On top of the advanced head gear, the FFW will be better armored and protected than any war fighter before him, taking advantage of high-tech “smart material” being developed out of iron particles and silicon which solidify when a current is applied. Currently the armor which covers the upper arms, legs, chest, and abdomen is composed of bullet resistant Kevlar and ceramic while the smart materials are being developed.
Future Force Warriors will also have a so called “Warfighter Physiological Status Monitor Subsystem” which will monitor the soldiers vital statistics such as stress levels, sleep status, workload capacity, and of course positioning. The Army’s overall vision for this unit would be to provide “On the Move hydration” and hydration monitoring, as well as monitoring of the soldier’s cognitive states, health, and wellbeing. Also on board will be a network of tubing that would provide 100 watts of cooling power to the FFW. Overall The Future Force Warrior of the United States Army and Marine Corps will be better protected, connected, and a more deadly fighting force.
This video is about the Land Warrior program which has become the Future Force Warrior program. The Land Warrior program was phased out in early 2007.
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Posted on May 11th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
The gear of the future soldiers is really good but does it protect u? i mean the soldiers can get shot or be hurt by a enemie’s bullet in the face or the arms and legs.The designers can make a heavy gear to protect the soldiers like a helmet and body parts.I dont know enything about that system because im 14 im gonna join the army when i finish high school.Im just saying at the look at it is an easy target… write back whit some tips please…
Posted on May 11th, 2008 at 3:58 am
It looks heavy and hot. As for the monitoring systems, who exactly is going to be monitoring all of this data, the platoon leader? I would think his place is on the ground leading his troops not sitting in a stryker looking at monitors. This doesn’t even look good on paper.
Posted on March 21st, 2009 at 10:43 pm
hmmmm, it looks like it has potential, and to be honest, all of these things just sound like ideas… So for the head gear, and the not yet made “smart” vest are the only useable and functional ideas
Posted on August 17th, 2009 at 9:09 am
is it me or is the whole 360 degree awareness and monitering everything about you what appeared in metal gear solid 4 and was kinda saying that it was a BAD idea.
it makes more logical sense to create a suit of armour that is placed over a suit of muscle wire.allowing it to be thicker and heavier than most modern day APC’s. this kind of suit would also be able to improve the users strength dramtically allowing him to carry larger, more powerful weaponry such as hand held missile rifles etc. people armed and armored like tanks are far more beneficial in a hostile environment. also it would be easy to incorporate a small AC unit to keep the wearer comfortable during battle.
Posted on August 30th, 2009 at 12:34 am
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