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What will the MOD do when they all fall sick? : Smart glasses, sensors and battlefield computers for soldier of the future
United Kingdom Created: 22 Sep 2015
What will the MOD do when they all fall sick? : Smart glasses, sensors and battlefield computers for soldier of the future
Smart glasses, sensors and battlefield computers for the UK soldier of the future.
Sensor-laden body armour, a smart watch that monitors life signs and smart glasses with integrated cameras are all part of a futuristic design for military uniforms .

British soldiers of the future will wear Google glass-style visors with head-up displays, body armour packed with sensors and carry smartphone-type computers onto the battlefield according to an MoD vision of battledress next decade.

Soldiers are likely to carry personal touch screen computers the size of a smartphone, allowing them to call up critical data, maps and information on positions of friendly and enemy forces.

Smart watch-style communication devices will allow them to speak to each other. Body armour and helmets will be packed with sensors monitoring the soldiers’ health. Medics will be able to analyse the information, enabling them to act faster during the ‘golden hour’ after injury.

Soldiers will also carry a single integrated power unit to charge their high tech gadgets, allowing them to stop carrying large numbers of different batteries.

‘Smart glasses’ will beam information straight into the soldiers’ line of vision and lightweight helmets will be fitted with cameras able to record and send battlefield images to commanders.
By Ben Farmer, Defence Correspondent

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Source: Agnes Ingvarsdottir

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