Sett utifrån ett historiskt perspektiv har utvecklingen av soldatens utrustning skett relativt långsamt. Dock har utvecklingen under det senaste decenniet gått fort framåt. I början på 2000-talet konfronterades flera länder av behovet av att utveckla soldaten och dennes personliga utrustning. Därför startade många länder egna framtida soldatsystemsprojekt. Tillgången till ett C4I-system är något som alla framtida soldatsystemsprojekt har gemensamt. Ett av C4I-systemets syfte är att underlätta för soldatens lägesuppfattning om egen position, egen enhets position och motståndarens position, samt den omgivande terrängen.Arbetets syfte är att ta reda på den militära nyttan av ett C4I-system vid bevakningstjänst. Två slutsatser som arbetet visar är att C4I-systemet bidrar till att öka soldatens förmåga för lägesuppfattning och orientering i terrängen. Tillgången till en digitalkarta underlättar orientering vid svåra förhållanden som i okänd terräng, nedsatt sikt och mörker. Den ökade lägesuppfattningsförmågan ger soldaten möjlighet att kunna skapa sig en överblick över och förståelse om den aktuella situationen, vilket leder till ökad effektivitet vid bevakningstjänst. / Seen from a historical perspective, the development of soldiers’ equipment has been relatively slow. However, developments this past decade have been faster. In the early 2000s several countries needed to develop soldiers’ personal equipment. Therefore, several countries have launched their own future soldier system project. The availability of a C4I system is something that all soldier modernization programmes have in common. One of the purposes of the C4I system is to provide the soldier situational awareness of his own position, the location of enemy and friendly forces, and the surrounding terrain. This study aims to investigate the military benefits of a C41 system for guard duty. Two conclusions of this study show that the C4I system helps enhance the soldier's situational awareness and orientation in the terrain. Access to a digital map facilitates orientation in difficult conditions in unknown terrain, poor visibility and darkness. The increased situational awareness capability gives the soldier the ability to get an overview and general knowledge about the current situation, which leads to greater efficiency during guard duty.

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. / MBA Professional Report / This project provides an analysis of the Army's acquisition of the Land Warrior (LW) Soldier System. Its objectives are to document the history of the LW and provide an overview of the program to establish the components of both it development and deployment and its associated business and management characteristics. The product is a document that provides an analysis of the actions taken and the obstacles encountered and how the materiel developers, warfighters, user representatives and lawmakers dealt with them. The LW was approved in 1993. The requirement was to provide improvements for dismounted soldiers in the five specific capabity caategories of lethality, command and control, mobility, survivability and sustainment. For a period lasting approximately 15 years, the LW has evolved. Despite this evolution, the Army in FY 2007 terminated it in FY 2007. Regardless, it has laid the foundation for follow-on soldier system initiatives. The LW was unsuccessfu initially due to the misalignment of three interrelated and supporting components; 1) technical immaturity, 2) poor user acceptance, and 3) lack of senior leadership support. Successes that are more recent can be attributed to: 1)soldier-driven design, 2) improved technical maturity, and 3) proven employment of the system in combat by warfighters.