In the not-too-distant future, a soldier waking in the desert will have access to a range of personal protection equipment unlike anything previously envisaged. The soldier will be housed in a tent made from a multifunctional fabric that affords ballistic protection, cooling properties and ventilation, while also blending into the surrounding environment. The soldier will dress in an underlayer of garments that are lightweight, moisture wick-ing, UV protecting and odour resistant; next in a layer of armoured protection against bullets, shrapnel and knife wounds; and, finally, in a layer of bio-engineered medicine that administers medications to respond immediately to battlefield injury.
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