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The Defense Security Command has unveiled a kind of cyborg future Korean soldier. At the Defense Information Security Conference 2007 at the Air Force Club on Tuesday, it revealed plan to arm Korean soldiers with a versatile helmet, a cutting edge airburst munition rifle and camouflage combat fatigues by 2020. The helmet is equipped with a video camera, a display and a headphone allowing soldiers to see, hear and record information and send it to other soldiers immediately. The airburst munition rifle has a laser distance measurer and target designator, a video camera and a scope.
Color-changing combat fatigues can detect biochemical weapons, radioactivity and land mines. Korean soldiers can also expect to be outfitted with wearable PCs that help them distinguish friend and foe and locate other soldiers. A military source said the Army Training & Doctrine Command had been demanding the upgrade in equipment for several years. But due to a budget problem, it will take until 2020 till they can be fully kitted out.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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