Infantry win firefights. Tanks win battles. Artillery wins wars. Step 1: identify problem. Step 2: apply military force. Step 3: repeat Step 2 until problem ceases to be problematic
During the third tiberium war GDI discovered that many frontline commanders had fallen to enemy fire due to lack of a specialized combat suit that would protect them while allowing them to command their forces with greater effectiveness
thus GDI Weapons Tech began development on a solution to rectify the problem.
2 years later the XX117 was combat tested in north carolina.
The suit instantly had an effect on enemy morale as Nod forces mistook them for the elite Deathknight Commando squad and often fled in retreat.
However the cost of one of these things is highly controversial as it often has six Figures