Wednesday, May 6, 2009

The Soldier Of The Future

Army Dreams: Super-Strong, Laser-Proof, Genius G.I.s -- The Danger Room

Today’s G.I.s are lucky if they get radios when they go on patrol in Iraq. But by 2030, their uniforms will be packed with nano-antenna arrays, capable of communicating with everything from drones to satellites. The soldiers will all be Hulk-strong, and Spiderman-agile, thanks to their nanotech-based exoskeletons. “Neural prosthetics” and “smart drugs” will make them battlefield geniuses. On-board computers will let them understand every language — and every cultural reference — as if they were natives. Naturally, their flexible, nanofiber uniforms will be all-but-impervious to bullets, flame, and lasers, too.

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My Comment: What?!?!?! No robots?

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