Bundeswehr - IdZ-ES - Infanterist der Zukunft / Infantryman of the future | German Military

The IdZ-ES System is already in use.

Infanterist der Zukunft (English: "Infantryman of the future") is the German Bundeswehr's program as part of the Future Soldier project. It is a modular, integrated fighting system designed to provide significant lethality, survivability, mobility, battle command, and training to the German infantryman. It is being developed by EADS Defence Electronics and Rheinmetall-Detec.

On July 1, 2004, the German government through the Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement ordered 15 IdZ integrated front-line warrior systems worth €10 million ($14.7 million or £7.4 million) for German forces deployed within the ISAF in Afghanistan.

On December 3, 2004, EADS Defense Electronics received a €70 million ($102.9 million or £52.2 million) contract to provide the Bundeswehr with 196 IdZ individual soldier equipment. These basic systems are envisaged for use by around 2,000 German soldiers from all services. More systems of the enhanced version will be delivered between 2010 and 2014.

The IdZ system covers self-protection against small caliber arms and Nuclear, Biological and Chemical agents, communications, navigation/ orientation and weaponry. The system utilizes a wide range of new technologies to achieve network-centric warfare capability.

The Projekthaus System Soldat industrial consortium led by Rheinmetall Defence is currently developing IdZ -ES- for the German Army, the Luftwaffe and the German Navy. Prototype units will be delivered during Q1/2 in 2008. Approx. 1.100 IdZ-ES systems are scheduled for deliveries between 2010 and 2014. The IdZ-ES system particularly focuses on the infantry squad in combination with its transport vehicle, which will function as "mother ship" providing the squad with network centric capabilities. The vehicle has all weapons and equipment on board so that the necessary elements can be selected from the modular system. The vehicle also provides the squad with power supply and allows data transmission. The basic version of the IdZ system has already been integrated in some military vehicles, such as the ATF Dingo, Mungo ESK, TPz Fuchs and BV 206 D/S. The enhanced ES-system offers these capabilities as standard options in the future Boxer MRAV vehicles and Puma infantry fighting vehicles.

More Information: http://www.rheinmetall-detec.de/index.php?fid=4679&qid=&qpage=0&l...

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- 1) - Voicians - To The Core
- 2) - Delta-S - Frozen (Anomaly Mix)

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[titlex1]

this is awesome !!

[dustyOn3]

@titlex1 Thank you. :)

[Jonodabomb]

This is the coolest thing I have ever seen in my life! gotta love the Bundeswehr! :P

[dustyOn3]

@Jonodabomb Yeah, it's awesome! :D

[VingTsunFANATIC]

maybe that will be sound strange but:

greetings from eastern neighbourhood!

love your warfare concept!

P.S. Why wing tsun is in tags??

[RaeannBirgitcd62]

naja ich wiege 300 kilo

[deutschcommando]

this just makes me proud to wanna join the bundeswehr. uhmmm one question what soundtrack is used for this?

[MilSimGuy]

@Spjungen Flecktarn is more than adequate as a camouflage, I doubt they will change anytime soon... Digital camos are so incredibly overrated.

[Yusuf1187]

lol I want that little rc car.

[Spjungen]

Oh, and they also need to change their name back to Wehrmacht...and maybe put an iron cross patch on the uniform...

mmmm ;3

*drools*

[Spjungen]

Oh, and balaclavas...they need balaclavas.

And they'll be complete.

[Spjungen]

Also yeah, the boys just look badass and I fucking LOVE the look of the G36, coolest assault rifle in the world at the moment.

All the Heer needs now is digital camo and they've fucking got it man, they're already a thousand times cooler than the US army...

[Spjungen]

Germany's actually in a very good position to improve its military thanks to the huge current account surplus...now it's just a matter of doing it. ^^

Maybe build a few aircraft carriers, make the typhoon carrier-capable, make a leo III, hm? =P

It'd be yummy

[firstemperor984]

Nightvision at day? :D (Looks a lot like LUCIE to me ;))