The Pentagon Wants A 'Jetpack' That Can Help A Soldier Break 'The 4-Minute Mile'

A jetpack for the Pentagon's "4-minute mile" project shaves 18 seconds off an individual's 1-mile time. (Image: Arizona State University)

Pentagon’s Experimental ‘4 Minute Mile’ Jetpack wows In Early Tests -- Washington Times

Researchers at Arizona State University were asked by the Pentagon’s research arm if they could come up with robotic devices to give individuals superhuman abilities. It was at that point that the “4 Minute Mile” Project (4MM) was born.

Former ASU student and mechanical engineer Jason Kerestes teamed up with Dr. Thomas Sugar from ASU’s Human Machine Integration Laboratory, and it wasn’t long before their team’s project produced an experimental jetpack for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

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My Comment: The present world record for a mile is 3:43.13. If a jet pack can help a regular person reach this number .... now that will be an accomplishment.