Powered Armor in our lifetime!
The Department of Defense's primary research and development organization -- the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -- is soliciting proposals for a $50 million project to develop an "exoskeleton" for battlefield soldiers.
DARPA expects the first trials by 2005, according to its site. If the trials are successful, it will be the first appearance of battlefield armor since the 17th century.
The exoskeleton itself is a frame that fits over the body. Designed to be smart and strong -- and, as DARPA said on its website, to provide "increased unit survivability and lethality" -- it is supposed to help its wearers move faster and farther with heavier loads and larger weaponry.
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,41216,00.html
DARPA expects the first trials by 2005, according to its site. If the trials are successful, it will be the first appearance of battlefield armor since the 17th century.
The exoskeleton itself is a frame that fits over the body. Designed to be smart and strong -- and, as DARPA said on its website, to provide "increased unit survivability and lethality" -- it is supposed to help its wearers move faster and farther with heavier loads and larger weaponry.
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,41216,00.html
posted by Rev. Dr. Eric Z. Willman at 12:43 PM
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