In future warfare, every single solider is a network-connected fighting machine on the battlefield. Accessing a drop-down eyepiece on his helmet, called an Integrated Helmet Assembly Subsystem, he glances at a virtual computer monitor that links him to a GPS system showing his location as well as a live video feed from unmanned aerial vehicles. He quickly checks computer-generated graphical data, digital maps, intelligence information, troop locations, and imagery fed from his weapon-mounted TWS (Thermal Weapon Sight). By scanning an area with the TWS, the soldier sees enemy positions. His climate controlled, lightweight body armor gives him ease of motion as he positions himself for battle.
Wooo…. each person is a network with routing capability to everyone else and the cascading networks, all IP-based, are dynamic and self-configured as the troops advance.
The “soldier is the network” will become a reality in ten years’ time.
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