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Russian Exoskeleton Suit Turns Soldiers Into Stormtroopers

posted by martyb on Friday July 07 2017, @02:34AM   
from the suitable dept.

Fnord666 writes:

In a bid to make its armed forces look even more intimidating, Russia has taken inspiration from science-fiction to create some futuristic-looking new combat suits. Developed by the state-owned Central Research Institute for Precision Machine Building, this very Star Wars-esque combat armor features a powered exoskeleton, ballistic protection from bullets and shrapnel and a heads-up display. While just a concept at the moment, the suit's designers hope it will enter full production in the next few years.

While they haven't detailed what the heads-up display would be used for, the combat armor's powered exoskeleton helps the wearer carry heavy loads, bearing some of the brunt to lower the soldiers' fatigue

Source: Engadget

Story has a video on YouTube.

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• Re:"bashing each other over the head with hammers" Re:"bashing each other over the head with hammers" (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 07 2017, @05:22AM (3 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 07 2017, @05:22AM (#536011)

  Pfft, someone didn't read their 40K.

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• Re:"bashing each other over the head with hammers" Re:"bashing each other over the head with hammers" (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 07 2017, @05:39AM (2 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 07 2017, @05:39AM (#536015)

  Maybe because it's an original epic work of fiction and not a crappy ripoff of 40K.

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  • Re:"bashing each other over the head with hammers" Re:"bashing each other over the head with hammers" (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 07 2017, @06:16AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 07 2017, @06:16AM (#536026)

    "To advanced" for me.

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    • Re:"bashing each other over the head with hammers" (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 07 2017, @09:16AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 07 2017, @09:16AM (#536055)

      It's a webcomic. The guy's spelling and grammar are occasionally bad, and nobody edits for him. Yet he's kept the story going for 19 years and still manages to keep it interesting.

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