Soldiers laden with gadgets hate the things, as it slows them down and gets in the way, without providing much in the way of tactical benefits. Accordingly, the Land Warrior project, which cost half a billion dollars, is heading into budgetary no-man's land.
That's the given wisdom, anyway. Some, however, have taken a shine to the complex assortment of sci-fi situational-awareness technology, and our sister blog Danger Room has the story.
This is the point at which I would normally fish out the "Don't Worry Sir, I'm From The Internet!" image macro, but hey, the story already came with one just as good.
Soldier of the Future Goes to War [Danger Room]
