british troops could soon head into battle kitted out in the latest state of the art wearable technology bae systems has created its broadsword range of devices that revolve around a vest called spine spine uses so called e textiles to wirelessly charge military equipment   and this energy use can be monitored using a smartphone app bae systems has created its broadsword range of devices (pictured) that revolve around a vest called spine spine uses so called e textiles to wirelessly charge military equipment and gets its energy from an inductive charging seat all of this energy use can then be monitored using a smartphone app  other equipment in the range includes the q warrior augmented reality headset and car seats that wirelessly charge the wearable technology spine was developed by the london based defence firm with surrey based intelligent textiles design it can power up and transfer data to and from equipment such as radios, cameras, smart helmets and torches, as well as smart weapons   effectively working as a portable hotspot spine was developed by the london based defence firm with surrey based intelligent textiles design it can power up and transfer data to and from equipment such as radios, cameras, smart helmets and torches, as well as smart weapons   effectively working as a portable hotspot  eight devices can be plugged in and charged at any one time, and the vest's electrically conductive yarns can also be used to charge other gadgets wirelessly this image is a grab from the spine's connected app it shows how much power the vest, and individual gadgets, have  a total of eight devices can be plugged in and charged at any one time, and the vest's electrically conductive yarns can also be used to charge other gadgets wirelessly bae systems' broadsword range of devices  revolve around a vest called spine spine uses e textiles to wirelessly charge military equipment   and this energy use can be monitored using a smartphone app eight devices can be plugged in and charged at any one time, and the vest's electrically conductive yarns can also be used to charge other gadgets wirelessly elsewhere, the q warrior see through augmented reality display integrates with the spine and smartphone to overlay useful information such as gps locations, temperatures and other data bae has additionally created an inductive seat charger that automatically transfers energy from a vehicle to the vest this means the spine never runs out of energy and can be charged as soldiers travel around battle zones and all this power usage can be managed using a smartphone app elsewhere, the q warrior see through augmented reality display integrates with the spine and smartphone to overlay useful information such as gps locations, temperatures and other data bae and intelligent textiles design said that although the technology is designed for the armed forces   and conforms to the standards set by the ministry of defence   it could also be used by fire and rescue services and the police the inductive charging equipment pouches (pictured) provide power to equipment batteries from the spine the power is inductively transferred into the equipment through a modified attachment  elsewhere, the q warrior see through augmented reality display integrates with the spine power and network to overlay interesting information such as gps locations, temperatures and other data  'current integration of body worn equipment has not been addressed as a platform design and has resulted in an unwieldy cable harness,' said bae 'the weight of current equipment carried by the soldier is far in excess of what is considered fit for purpose broadsword is a product family of interconnecting components for the next generation of soldier systems '[it] delivers ground breaking technology to the 21st century warfighter' bae and intelligent textiles design said that although the technology is designed for the armed forces (illustrated)   and conforms to the standards set by the ministry of defence   it could also be used by fire and rescue services, and the police 
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the broadsword range includes a wearable power pack called the spine  it uses e textiles woven from conductive yarns to wirelessly charge devices  bae's inductive seat charger  transfers energy from a vehicle to the vest  and all of this energy use can be monitored using a smartphone app  other equipment in the range includes q warrior augmented reality visor 