Future Force Warrior – Future Combat Systems Soldier – The Evolution of the Land Warrior

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.