Land Warrior Army Suits Simplified, Linux-ized

Posted by simoniker on Monday October 27, 2003 @11:00AM from the working-properly-is-good dept.

Dosco Jones writes 'The Army is drastically simplifying the makeup of its high-tech soldier ensemble, the Land Warrior, in an effort to make the system less prone to failures and easier to use,' National Defense reports. Defense Tech continues: 'After the last version of Land Warrior failed reliability tests earlier this year, the Army switched gears and decided to make the system less complex and modify the hardware to make it compatible with the new [and controversial] Stryker infantry vehicle. Changes include a more simplified data bus and a Linux-based operating system, as opposed to Windows. 'Evidence shows that Linux is more stable. We are moving in general to where the Army is going, to Linux-based OS', says the program's manager, Lt. Col. Dave Gallop."

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You know what they say about army equipment... by Dr.+Bent · 2003-10-27 11:05 · Score: 5, Insightful

...it's all made by the lowest bidder. And by that criterion, Linux is the clear choice.
Land Warrior by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-27 11:06 · Score: 5, Insightful

One thing that nobody's managed to explain to me is how your average 11 Bravo is expected to carry an extra fifty-odd pounds of electronics.

Land Warrior? I'd settle for a fucking infantry boot that wasn't the height of 1950's technology.