The design is very utilitarian with minimal frills and aesthetics. The 'core' of the armor is a metallic composite framework (made up of various non-foam and foam metals) that makes a skeleton of sorts covered in nanotubes with the outer layer being of the 'armor' type and the inner layer -which surrounds the skeleton- being a nanotube molymer. Inside the 'skeleton' is advanced kinetic dampening foam padding designed to minimize the effectiveness of concussive blasts and various implements to utilize various functions including fully-mechanical hands and feet. The outermost armor is a series of plates made up of an armor type metallic composite (like the skeleton it utilizes non-foam and foam metals with non-metallic armor components) designed to maximize armor coverage with minimal impediments to maneuverability. The user can jump up to 15 meters in a full combat load.
The most prominent feature is a detachable backpack that houses various mission-based systems including E-War equipment, a 'squad/platoon level' Future Warrior system, extended power packs, ammo packs for long-duration suppressing fire with LMGs, an external power pack for 'rapid fire' laser weapons, tube attachments for various MANPADs and SMAW style recoiless rifles/RPGs, and a thermo-optic cammo system with standard armament attachment points, the basic power pack (which can last 12 hours in combat, 18 on minimal settings, can be recharged on the fly with IFVs/APCs or extended via backpack mounted extended power packs), a 'basic' Future Warrior system, a
'Hyper Reality Visor' style short-range sensor system, and a 'basic' communications suite). It comes in various sizes like clothes (small, medium, large, X-large, etc.) to minimize problems with a 'one size fits all' approach and maximize part interchangeability.
If you have to show the soldier with a weapon, you can use the SolForce Pulse Laser Rifle with extra power cells and thermal clip magazines:
... or the SolForce electric ignition 'Burst' Rifle (basically, a M41 Pulse Rifle on steroids and is able to accept both standard and 'hypervelocity' ammunition) with extra magazines:
The PA(L) itself only masses 450 kilograms without the mass of the user or the equipment loadout and can carry itself
and half again it's own weight (225kg) with ease thanks to the nanotube molymers. Users enter the rear of the armor (which has the back open to the side to allow egress/ingress) and simply slide in. This is different from the heavier power armor which forces the user to come in from the top.