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Military Looks to Commercial Gear to Cut Soldier Weather Load

Original: Modernizing Military Weather Protection: Leveraging Commercial Innovation to Reduce Soldier Load and Improve Readiness

US defense outlets are highlighting an effort to modernize military weather protection by drawing on commercial innovation. The push aims to reduce the load soldiers carry in bad weather, replacing bulkier issued kit with lighter commercial alternatives, and in turn improve overall troop readiness.

Why now: Defense media are drawing attention to a new initiative to lighten soldier equipment using commercial weather-protection technology.

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• Modernizing Military Weather Protection: Leveraging Commercial Innovation to Reduce Soldier Load and Improve Readiness · defensenews.com
• Modernizing Military Weather Protection: Leveraging Commercial Innovation to Reduce Soldier Load and Improve Readiness · Military Times

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