Foster-Miller is one of the primary contributors in the development of the soldier ensemble that is part of the $100 million Objective Force Warrior (OFW) program awarded to the General Dynamics Eagle Enterprise Team by the Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA.

OFW’s goal, as part of the U.S. Army’s overall transformation strategy, is to give the next-generation warrior a lightweight, overwhelmingly lethal, fully integrated individual combat system, including weapon, head-to-toe individual protection, netted communications, and soldier-worn power sources. Communications, medical monitoring, chemical/biological sensing, heating/cooling and better body armor are all expected to be part of the new military wardrobe, which will weigh only 50 pounds, much lighter than today’s soldier loads of 120 pounds or more.

Foster-Miller has already developed technologies in four areas of interest to this program: electronic textiles, microclimate cooling, microengines and robotics.

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