UNSC AI TactVest

The AI TactVest was developed with the Avion II AI Program. It is designed to allow combat troops carry, and interact, with Avion AIs. The system was developed by Doctor Kathy Ballia for the program.

Models
The AI TactVest has three different models, the current a successor to the others. The model has shrank and improved efficiency, excluding the first upgrade. The current model is the lightest and has advanced past the first models.

Model One
The UNSC TactVest started as a copy of the Mark VIs AI system. The TactVest was finished in 2559, the first units built in 2560 The vest was heavy, weighing in at 130 pounds, slowing a soldier down to the point he couldn't walk without resting. The system was expensive, making the soldier in-expendable, something the UNSC couldn't afford. Only 8 units were produced, the equipment and supplies scraped for the war effort.

Model Two
The revision of the AI TactVest came in 2563, with the increased interest in AIs. Compression made it possible for the vest to become smaller and more effective. This model sacrificed the heavy super conductive core for weight. The unit was still heavy,but only weighed 70 pounds, with full combat gear, only the strongest soldiers could fight effectively with the unit. The unit was eventually scrapped as it was found it could short circuit, causing a total failure of the soldiers electronics.

Current Model
The current model of the UNSC TactVest is the third generation. With the advancement and shrinking of processors, the unit was cut to an amazingly light 30 pounds. The Vest consists of four systems. First there is a dedicated COM module capable of transferring large data files in relatively short amounts of time. A holocrystal storage unit keeps COM logs, video, information, and etc. An integration unit to allows the AI to function with all of a soldiers electronics, radio, HUD, life support, etc. Finally a Processor allows the AI to function, but to a limit.

Known AI TactVests
- Delta System, assigned to ODST Curtis Freeman. Carries the Delta AI.