Land Warrior Gear in Iraq

Danger Blog has an article about the US Army's Land Warrior programme and how the new equipment is being used in Iraq. While initially being unpopular with the troops due to its weight, the gear gained some acceptance once it was used in combat.

I found it interesting that the idea of letting users annotate maps was suggested by the troops themselves. That seem to me to be the sort of thing that the original designers should have included as one of the main features of the system.

As a bonus, ISR journal has an article about China's equivalent equipment.