Infantry-21: Germany’s IdZ-ES
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The German Bundeswehr’s 21st century IdZ (Infanterist Der Zukunft, or “Infantryman Of The Future”) project, is part of a wider global trend in Western militaries.
EADS Defence Electronics leads the consortium of the “Projekthaus System Soldat,” and the high-tech items of equipment carried by the infantryman are all carefully tailored to the IdZ concept: the computer, sensors, helmet system with display and voice radio, navigation aids, body armor, and carrying system. Fully digitized, the IdZ modular communication equipment enables transmission of voice, data and video.
So, what is IdZ – Enhanced System (IdZ-ES), beyond “a comprehensive equipment concept for the individual soldier”? And how is it progressing? The latest news includes a trial by the Swedish Armed Forces…
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