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Russian Exoskeleton Suit Turns Soldiers Into Stormtroopers

posted by martyb on Friday July 07 2017, @02:34AM   Printer-friendly
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

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 07 2017, @10:25AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 07 2017, @10:25AM (#536063)

    Better than watching CNN stories about British warships that fail in warm water, F-35's that asphyxiate their pilots, and new US aircraft carriers that can't do anything.

  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Friday July 07 2017, @09:59PM

    by kaszz (4211) on Friday July 07 2017, @09:59PM (#536280) Journal

    What's up with the aircraft carriers?