Army Wants Industry Input For Reliable Exoskeleton (Not Iron Man, Yet!)
SOCOM couldn't build a bulletproof Iron Man. But Army experiments with more modest lower-body exoskeletons have shown real-world potential to help overburdened foot troops.
Artillery Seeks Robot Ammo Haulers
Six companies got $150,000 Field Artillery Autonomous Resupply contracts to study everything from exoskeletons that strengthen human ammo handlers to robots that might replace them.
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.
Knees Of Iron: Lockheed’s ONYX Exoskeleton
The Army is intensely interested in issuing the system to its foot troops, especially for urban warfare.
Soft Robotics: The Road To Iron Man
Iron Man-style powered armor has proven impractical. New flexible, wearable electronics offer an alternative path to help the infantry.
SOCOM Tests Sarcos Exoskeleton (No, It Isn’t ‘Iron Man’)
Sorry, you won't be punching aliens in the face. But loading 200-pound missiles onto a helicopter by yourself? That's plenty useful.
Forget The Terminator: Robotics For Logistics 1st, Combat 2nd
Don't think about the Terminator or Iron Man: Think about Sigourney Weaver's power loader lifting crates in Aliens.
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
Lockheed, Army To Test Exoskeleton In December
The Lockheed Martin ONYX doesn't seem particularly high tech when it's surrounded by displays of mini-drones, wheeled robots, and VR simulators here. But lean in close and listen as the soldier bends his knee.
Futures Command: Inside The Army’s Acquisition Overhaul
UPDATED: McCain Endorses Army Move AUSA: Army leaders are creating eight interdisciplinary teams to jumpstart modernization programs in six key areas, from (non-nuclear) ballistic missiles to body armor. Each team will be led by a battle-hardened brigadier general and consist of specialists drawn from across the Army. These Cross Functional Teams are linked to a […]
Lockheed Exoskeleton Gives Troops A Leg Up, Literally
It is not Iron Man. It isn’t even Iron Fist. Lockheed Martin’s newest exoskeleton is more like Iron Leg. But for a soldier humping his weapons, ammo and body armor up a mountain in Afghanistan or a high-rise building in a future urban battle, a device to take the load off would be welcome. And, unlike […]
YouTube Goes To War: The Dangers Of ‘Radical Transparency’
WASHINGTON: The American military isn’t ready “at all” for an “era of radical transparency…. where every single thing a US soldier or Marine does on the ground is recorded and tweeted,” Paul Scharre says. In the past, I’ve mostly talked to Scharre about drones. He’s a technophile who thinks mini-robots, exoskeletons, and precision-guided rifles could revolutionize […]
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
SOCOM Builds Iron Man, Piece By Piece
WASHINGTON: Despite the hype, the US Special Operations Command won’t issue Iron Man-style armor to its troops any time soon. But that’s not the standard by which to assess the success or failure of SOCOM’s much vaunted Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit initiative, the command’s chief weapons buyer says. The value of TALOS lies at least […]
Ripley Vs. Iron Man: Making Exoskeletons Work For the Navy – Soon
WASHINGTON: Advocates of military exoskeletons, from the former chief of Special Operations Command on down, like to invoke Iron Man, Marvel’s iconic armored superhero. But there are other models for more modest and more feasible, yet still militarily valuable uses of exosuit technology. So don’t just think of Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man. Think of Sigourney […]
SOCOM Wants YOU To Help Build High-Tech ‘Iron Man’ Armor
US special operators are notoriously low-profile “silent professionals.” But lately the Internet’s been abuzz over Special Operations Command’s effort to build a high-tech suit of bulletproof armor – TALOS, the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit – that the normally understated chief of SOCOM, Adm. William McRaven, actually compared to the metal-clad superhero Iron Man. Make […]