For the soldier on the front line, power is a constant battle. With lethality and surveillance comes a struggle with burden and, when you consider that a typical soldier in a 35-man platoon embarking on a 36-hour patrol carries some 12kg in power alone, it is easy to see why reducing the weight on the individual dismounted close-combat soldier is a key focus for the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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