A Military Exoskeleton Race Is On Between Russia And The U.S.

The Ratnik-3 exoskeleton from Russian weapons maker TsNiiTochMash.

Patrick Tucker, Defense One: Russia, US Are In A Military Exoskeleton Race

A look at the Iron Man-like dreams and power-starved realities of dueling technology programs.

The Russian suit, Ratnik-3, is an imposing web of hexagonal armor plates, black webbing, and small joint motors called actuators. Oleg Faustov, an engineer working with weapons maker TsNiiTochMash, told Russian media outlet TASS this week that the government had already tested a prototype.

“It really enhances a serviceman’s physical abilities. For example, the tester was able to shoot from a machine-gun only with one hand and accurately hit targets,” he said at Russia’s recent Army-2018 weapons show.

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