The Polaris Defense Ultralight family of vehicles. (John Linn, Adventures Studios 2014) (© John Linn, Adventure Studios 2014)
It was a good year for innovations within the military, including the introduction of a gladiator vehicle a drone-slaying canon. Here are a few of the good ones:
Special Operations ATV
Who doesn’t love an all-terrain vehicle? U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is no exception.
Polaris Defense announced that it is supplying the U.S. military with more all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in 2015.
Related: Four new military aircraft took to the skies in 2015
The company has been supplying its MRZR ATVs to SOCOM for three years – and now special operations are getting their hands on even more.
The new order is for MRZR2 and MRZR4s. The MRZR2 is an ideal variant to carry two operators and the MRZR 4 can carry four, or even six, depending on the configuration.
WNU Editor: Just the tip of the iceberg on what is coming down. Unfortunately .... I still do not see my jet-pack.
WNU Editor,
ReplyDeleteI'm still waiting for the Flying Car I was promised that I was supposed to be able to pay for with my Peace Dividend.
Jay .... I decided to do a little research on flying cars .... and this is what I found.
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