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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:Take arms against a sea of metaphors mix'd Re:Take arms against a sea of metaphors mix'd (Score: 4, Funny) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Friday July 07 2017, @08:19AM (1 child)

  by GreatAuntAnesthesia (3275) on Friday July 07 2017, @08:19AM (#536040) Journal

  And don't forget; completely failing to protect the wearer from rocks and sticks wielded by stone-age teddy bears.

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• Re:Take arms against a sea of metaphors mix'd (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Friday July 07 2017, @10:23AM

  by MostCynical (2589) on Friday July 07 2017, @10:23AM (#536062) Journal

  These Ewocs aren't stone-age:
  http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1366.html [darthsanddroids.net]

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