A Strategy for Enhancing Warfighter Survivability
By Paul Scharre and Lauren Fish
Survivability is an essential component of military effectiveness. Militaries have long invested in protection, such as helmets and armor, to improve the survivability of their troops on the battlefield. U.S. troops today have greater protection than their historical predecessors or other contemporary military forces around the globe. Nevertheless, this protection has limitations, and dismounted troops remain vulnerable to a range of threats.
The Super Soldiers series examines opportunities to improve dismounted soldier survivability in the near-, mid-, and far-term through changes to policies, improvements in equipment, and by harnessing emerging technologies. There is no magic solution for improving soldier survivability, but there are many opportunities that the Army can seize on that can yield significant improvements.
https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/super-soldiers
