"US Army Testing Exosuits" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 11 Jun 2018 3:05 a.m. PST |
The Army is testing and prototyping self-generating "Ironman-like" soldier exoskeletons, designed to massively change combat missions by supporting soldier movement, generating electricity, powering weapons systems and substantially lowering the weight burden of what troops carry in war… link |
| PMC317 | 11 Jun 2018 5:52 a.m. PST |
"The project, formally called Tactical Light Operator Suit, or TALOS, is aimed at providing special operators, such as Navy SEALs and Special Forces, with enhanced mobility and protection technologies, a Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, statement said." I predicted this. It's probably the only thing I got right! I used to work for a company called VisionGain (a defence industry market research firm) and I wrote a report on Future Soldier Systems 2010-2020 in which I said that the US Army would be fielding Special Forces units equipped with exoskeletons by the mid-late 2020s, followed by a general rollout to the Army in the 2040s or 2050s. Powered armour is coming, and it's coming by the end of this century. |
photocrinch  | 11 Jun 2018 11:50 a.m. PST |
I'll not hold my breath when the news outlet is Fox. Shall we just say that hyperbole is not unknown to that network, and many others for that matter. |
| Lion in the Stars | 11 Jun 2018 4:04 p.m. PST |
Hyperbole is the standard operating procedure for any news outlet. At least for their headlines. |
| Tgunner | 11 Jun 2018 5:28 p.m. PST |
You are aware that the article was written by a guy who isn't Fox News, right? link |
| Winston Smith | 12 Jun 2018 7:20 a.m. PST |
I remember rocket jet packs from newsreels in the 60s or thereabouts. They were supposed to revolutionize warfare as we know it. |
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