Soldiers of Tomorrow. . .

Jedi Marksman · **Soldiers of Tomorrow. . . -** 05-24-2003, 03:04 PM

I was reading an article in Popular Science about combat technology when they mentioned this site. Worth checking out, some very interesting ideas, even if many are still just theoretical.

http://web.mit.edu/isn/

05-24-2003, 03:49 PM

that's intresting, but i think it's a bit too futuristic. like that artical about the exoskelton for making soldiers have super human strenghth. too impractical

Bazooka_Joe · 05-24-2003, 08:14 PM

Someone post a picture of the concept Future Warrior, the US Army's concept suit for soldiers past the 21st century. Not the Land Warrior, the one that looks like a black Biker Suit, with the helmet. That thing is so sick.

05-24-2003, 08:27 PM

yeah a bit sick to look at also. i always hated skin tight clothing. basically it looks like a black power ranger, and it's said to be able to have predator camouflage, i dont know how they'll accomplish that, but i think it sounds quite foolish.

Bazooka_Joe · 05-24-2003, 08:36 PM

Did you read what that thing can do, though? Undectable by any means of radar, it's air-conditioned, and it has like 3 built-in weapons in the suit.

Zap. USMC · 05-24-2003, 08:51 PM

That's indeed, amazing.

/meh enlists as 11bravo

Bazooka_Joe · 05-24-2003, 09:02 PM

Here's the only pics I can find so far:

[img]http://a.abcnews.com/media/US/images/ho_soldier_21st2_010621_w.jpg[/img]

Smart Keyboard
[img]http://www.madetomeasuremag.com/features/graphics/smartkeyboard.jpg[/img]

Intergrated Communications Atennna
[img]http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/pa/future1.jpg[/img]

Individual Rocket-Propelled Grenade System
[img]http://www.spacedaily.com/images/soldier-future-bg.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2001/200105153a.jpg[/img]

Vance · 05-24-2003, 09:21 PM

Meh. Looks too Sci Fi.

newbieassulted · 05-24-2003, 09:23 PM

Robocop.

Slinky2397 · 05-24-2003, 09:26 PM

There was also a thing on Mail Call that has an Assault Rifle with a camera on it, and they can use it to see around corners. That's some pretty sci-fi shit, RPGs on your wrist...

Cpt. Obvious · 05-24-2003, 10:37 PM

[img]http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/uploads/random_shite916.jpg[/img]

05-25-2003, 01:37 AM

[img]http://www.spacedaily.com/images/soldier-future-bg.jpg[/img]
^^^I wanna be THAT for Halloween!

"Trick or treat!
Here, have some apples!
*holds up wristheld RPG*
um...ok...take my candy!"

but with that keyboard, they need a screen and a CPU, so when theyre alone in the field, they can...oh...you know...

Milla · 05-25-2003, 01:40 AM

sounds sweet

JBird · 05-25-2003, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sclass12

[img]http://www.spacedaily.com/images/soldier-future-bg.jpg[/img]
^^^I wanna be THAT for Halloween!

"Trick or treat!
Here, have some apples!
*holds up wristheld RPG*
um...ok...take my candy!"

but with that keyboard, they need a screen and a CPU, so when theyre alone in the field, they can...oh...you know...

yeah we know sclass....so they can spam internet chat forums oOo:

Bazooka_Joe · 05-25-2003, 03:53 AM

From what I read, the face sheild actually has a Heads-Up Display (HUD) showing a GPS map, with different options, such as setting waypoints so the solder knows which way to go, rather than orenitating with a compass, and can also locate other nearby broadcast stations, such as vehicles with radio frequencys & radar dishes.