This is pretty much the story of the entire Land Warrior program. Nobody ever expected it to be a Real Thing, it was always a pie-in-the-sky boondoggle to make a shitload of money for the MIC.
The problem it’s trying to solve is “How do we make ungodly amounts of money as ‘Defense Contractors’?”
Mirshe@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
felixwhynot@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
For sure. Head mounted displays are useful for, say, technical repairs. And I see the value as an alternative to the F35 helmet. But besides that … for infantry? Idk. Wishful thinking IMHO