As a program, Land Warrior has survived its share of hardship. Since its launch in 1996, the high-profile project has suffered several failures. Earlier versions were too heavy, unreliable and difficult to power over extended periods. It took a succession of three major contractors and $500 million before the system overcame its reliability problems in 2006. It looked like success was finally at hand for Land Warrior when Army budget officials put the program on the budget chopping block last year. Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment say they can't live without it after fielding it in Iraq, yet budget concerns and rival programs have threatened the system's deployment and it's existence.
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July 23, 2007:
Sgt. Daniel Garza never trusted his Land Warrior system during training at Fort Lewis, Wash. But after relying on the digitized ensemble in Iraq, the recon platoon leader now says he wouldn't go outside the wire with out it.
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