New Army "Caliber Configuration Study"

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I predict that any weight savings on a polymer case will be erased by new and added gear to hump. Perhaps a video camera on every soldiers rifle like a fighter planes gun camera to help better (micro)manage the battle space.?

Combat cameras have been in-play and a planned addition for Objective Force Warrior, or Force 21-whatever they're calling it now. It started as Land Warrior, and I was in 2 different units that tested Land Warrior systems in the late 1990's, as well as 2000 in the 82nd Airborne.

In addition to the weapon-mounted camera, which is interfaced with the Helmet-Mounted Display, there was also a digital compass, magazine well mounted mouse pad, and planned LRF capabilities integrated with your fire control network. The M4 carbine then became a faster call-for-fire platform, like a SOFLAM, since the radio/computer/gps was integrated into the individual soldier's vest, in a ruggedized, submersible case the size of a small radio.

Not sure where the program is in its current state of development, but they did combat-deploy a unit within a Stryker Brigade with Land Warrior for real-world testing.