Soldiers to get new AI capable radios, headsets and tablets with futuristic sensor data
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British soldiers will be able to make faster, better decisions on the battlefield through thousands of new radios, headsets and tablets.
  • New communications systems will give commanders faster battlefield information and speed up decision-making.
  • Ministry of Defence(MOD) awards contract worth up to £86 million to British-based SME for advanced tactical communication systems, such as radios and tablets.
  • Contract creates 12 UK defence industry jobs and builds on successful deployment in Estonia.
  • vacuumflowerEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Militaries have always known how to work with and around bad equipment.

    Yes, and in that light one can think that defense corruption traditions have an evolutionary reason - they maintain this ability. It doesn’t really matter if something stupid is mandated for purely honest, just misguided, reason, or for a corrupt one, but corruption requires the ability to avoid the outcomes.