Super Soldiers: Tomorrow's 'Army of One' Technology

[mpenguin1]

Within three years, soldiers could begin testing futuristic devices that make them each "an army of one" by granting them unprecedented capabilities, such as the ability to see through walls thanks to advanced radar scopes and super-protection and super-strength conferred by high-tech armor.

Although some of the technologies could take years to reach actual battlefields, novel devices developed by the U.S. Army's Future Force Warrior initiative such as advanced sound equipment and smarter lasers should be available to active soldiers as soon as 2010, promising to make them more lethal than ever.

They'll also be better protected. For example, current armor can keep bullets and shrapnel from wounding soldiers directly, but they can carry shock waves to the body that can break ribs and cause other injuries. Improvements will provide a more protective 2-inch gap between soldiers and their armor.

Also, by 2010, body-worn sensors that monitor respiration, heart rate, and shock waves from bullets, will let medics know right away when soldiers get injured.


http://space.com/businesstechnology/...e_warrior.html

[frog_flyer]

I can't wait to hear where the funding for this comes from

[Ian J]

Originally Posted by frog_flyer

I can't wait to hear where the funding for this comes from

It's already in the works. In fact, all the stuff a soldier goes into combat with today is pretty futuristic compared to a few years ago. Funding for individual soldier protection and enhancement is pretty popular right now.

[mpenguin1]

Here is a video of a future battle with advanced weapons systems.


http://hotair.com/archives/2007/01/0...tech-showcase/