In today’s time the art of war fighting is changing around the world. Science and technology often plays a very vital role in it. New innovative methods are being developed which would help the soldiers. BAE system has come with Ultra lightweight warrior (ULW) system which is innovative body armour. “The success of any military operation depends heavily on personnel equipment that offers both protection and power to the individual user,” said Joe Coltman, vice president with BAE Systems’ Personnel Protection Systems business. “With ULW, we’re not only significantly lightening the soldier’s load—by up to 35 percent*—with new, lighter weight body amour plates, helmet, vest/soft body amour and load carrying equipment, but our new Integrated Power System (IPS) provides the soldier with a conformable, rechargeable power supply that offers weight savings not previously thought possible in a number of potential design configurations.”

Since the real life combat lessons in Iraq and Afghanistan have helped in developing ULW and IPS, BAE system knew that on three day mission a solider has to carry 300 AA batteries in their respective packs, which results up to 16 lbs in batteries alone. But because of IPS the system is rechargeable and designed using unique configuration of power cells, the system delivers the same power for the same amount of time and also weighs less around 12lbs. Another unique feature is that even if one power cell is disabled, the others will continue to provide power to the soldier. What’s more, soldiers will no longer have to guess how much power is left in their batteries since IPS includes a power meter that tracks energy usage. When the system does need to be recharged, a soldier can easily do so by simply connecting the IPS charger unit into a standard outlet, or by using an adaptor cable to charge the system through a military vehicle, just as you would a cell phone in your car. The system is fully charged in just one and one half hours. IPS also comes equipped with a custom device adaptor, which provides the soldier with the ability to power a number of portable electronic devices, such as radios, GPS devices, AA chargers, MP3 players and laptops.ULW is currently scheduled for rigorous field trials in the United States.