Those troops you saw in science fiction movies as a child are now real. A few years ago, many countries recognized a need to upgrade the individual infantryman and thus started their own "future soldier" programs. Most of them completed more or less the main priority objectives, applying them to some of their elite troops and special forces, bringing together commercial, off-the-shelf technology and state of the art military gear and equipment.
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- WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals nearly 80 years after fatal plane crash
The men were among 31 soldiers killed when their C-46 transport plane hit a cliff while attempting to land in Okinawa, Japan on Aug. 13, 1945 ...
05/11/2024 - 9:52 am | View Link - Army’s High-Tech AR Headgear Set to Redefine Combat Readiness
In the realm of modern warfare, augmented reality (AR) is poised to redefine how soldiers engage with the battlefield. The U.S. Army’s latest advancement, the Integrated Visual Augmentation ...
05/10/2024 - 9:42 pm | View Link - WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 years after fatal plane crash
The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II have received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones nearly eight decades ...
05/10/2024 - 3:57 pm | View Link - Future of war not all drones and AI – soldiers still matter
The Gaza conflict is teetering on the brink of a messy and bloody climax. Israel’s decision to seize the border crossing into the southern city of Rafah, the last redoubt of Hamas, seems like a ...
05/10/2024 - 12:31 pm | View Link - A dark year: 760 soldiers, 834 civilians killed since last Memorial Day
One thousand five hundred and ninety-four soldiers and civilians were killed in combat or by terror since Israel’s last Memorial Day, according to figures released by authorities on Thursday, marking ...
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