Future soldier technology (modified thread)

[jsport]

This Army Reservist’s Formula Predicts the Inside Layout of Buildings from Satellite Photos

The ability to predict the placement of stairs, rooms, etc., could be a big help to tactical teams.

www.defenseone.com

 

[jsport]

‘Golden Hour’ needs to become the ‘Golden Day,' Army medical leaders say

The Army plans for large-scale combat and the likely high casualties that come with it.

www.armytimes.com

 

[jsport]

How weather is playing a role in information warfare

The military has begun to bring weather units into the fold for information warfare.

www.c4isrnet.com

 

[jsport]

DARPA invests in AI that can translate instruction manuals into augmented reality

The proposed system would essentially convert existing instructional manuals into a format that could be used by augmented reality systems.

www.c4isrnet.com

 

[jsport]

Silicon Valley warns the Pentagon: 'Time is running out' - Breaking Defense

After years of research and development efforts, tech startups want to see the Pentagon commit to real production work.

breakingdefense.com

 

[jsport]

US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say

Within weeks, Walter Reed researchers expect to announce that human trials show success against Omicron—and even future strains.

www.defenseone.com

 

[jsport]

DARPA wants to revolutionize military training with augmented reality

AMIGOS, a new DARPA-funded program, aims to use AI and augmented reality to build real-time training manuals.

taskandpurpose.com

 

[jsport]

Despite delay, ‘mixed reality’ goggle for soldiers, Marines on schedule for 2022

Developers expect the device in troops' hands after further testing.

www.armytimes.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

From last month:

Russia’s Technodinamika starts exporting its Invisible parachutes - EDR Magazine

By Paolo Valpolini One of the major world manufacturers of parachutes, its production ranging from personnel to cargo, to braking

www.edrmagazine.eu

 

[jsport]

Body-monitoring tech trend comes with concerns

Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 6, 2022 - A ring shimmers on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, but this is no mere piece of jewelry - it's packed with sensors capable of detecting body temperature, respiration and much more.

www.interndaily.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

The US Army sees a future of robots and AI. But what if budget cuts and leadership changes get in the way?

Four years into Army Futures Command, experts say the effort is on track, but they warn that leadership changes, potential budget cuts and a few contracting and technological hiccups could put it at risk.

www.defensenews.com

 

[jsport]

Rafael combines technologies to give combat robots a ‘brain’ to map threats indoors

Watch a robot dog and drone work together, linking technologies for a multidimensional battlefield.

www.c4isrnet.com

 

[jsport]

DARPA Selects Teams to Develop Lightweight, Enhanced Night Vision Goggles

Washington DC (SPX) Jan 13, 2022 - DARPA has selected 10 industry and university research teams for the Enhanced Night Vision in Eyeglass Form (ENVision) program. Current night vision (NV) systems are bulky and heavy, resulting

www.spacedaily.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

New DARPA research could make night vision goggles smaller

DARPA selected 10 teams to advance night vision materials research and prototype designs for smaller glasses.

www.defensenews.com

 

[jsport]

This might be the Army's next M240 suppressor of choice

“It’s a total game-changer for battlefield communications.”

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[jsport]

JetPack Aviation signs commercial flight and technical training deal with military customer

Ventura CA (SPX) Jan 25, 2022 - California-based JetPack Aviation (JPA) has announced a world-first following the signing of an agreement to provide JetPack pilot and maintainer training to a military customer in Southeast Asia. T

www.spacedaily.com

 

[jsport]

DARPA announces researchers to exploit infrared spectrum for understanding 3D scenes

Washington DC (SPX) Jul 14, 2021 - DARPA has selected four industry and university research teams for the Invisible Headlights program, which seeks to determine if it's possible for autonomous vehicles to navigate in complete darknes

www.spacedaily.com

 

[jsport]

Sweat-proof

Boston MA (SPX) Jul 02, 2021 - MIT engineers and researchers in South Korea have developed a sweat-proof electronic skin - a conformable, sensor-embedded sticky patch that monitors a person's health without malfunctioning or pe

www.spacedaily.com

 

[jsport]

A Catch-22 Is Keeping Telemedicine Off the Battlefield

Wargame planners won’t include even low-bandwidth telehealth until it has proven valuable in wargames.

www.defenseone.com

 

[jsport]

NIST method uses radio signals to image hidden and speeding objects

Washington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2021 - Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Wavsens LLC have developed a method for using radio signals to create real-time images and videos of hidden and moving ob

www.spacedaily.com

 

[jsport]

Shock-dissipating fractal cubes could forge high-tech armor

Los Alamos NM (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 - Tiny, 3D printed cubes of plastic, with intricate fractal voids built into them, have proven to be effective at dissipating shockwaves, potentially leading to new types of lightweight armor and stru

www.spacedaily.com

 

[jsport]

DARPA selects teams to modify skin microbiome for disease prevention

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2020 - The American Society for Microbiology estimates that there are trillions of microbes living in or on the human body that constitute the human microbiome1. The human skin microbiome (HSM) acts as a b

www.terradaily.com

 

[jsport]

Army develops vibration-based system for land mine identification

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 18, 2019 - The Army has developed a new system for land mine identification that it says will greatly reduce false alarm rates.

www.spacewar.com

 

[jsport]

Army touts TikTok-ing first sergeant as ‘future of Army leadership’

The military has started "a little more experimentation on the positive side of social media."

taskandpurpose.com

embarassing

 

[jsport]

We finally have photos showing what the Army’s high-tech goggles can do

It might include constant updates from the S-3 or 1SGT straight to your heads-up display. So there's that...

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[aonestudio]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO1EaIbXxzE

 

[bobbymike]

Experimental Marine Unit Deploys 'Hunter Wolf' Unmanned Ground Vehicles For Mountain Training

Marines took to the mountains of West Virginia to test integrating the tracked unmanned vehicle into their operations.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Tool_Shed_Toker]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO1EaIbXxzE

The airburst rounds with a proper fire control seem like a worthy candidate for anti drone work.

 

[roguetechie]

Yeah, great, but as an old hunting mentor conveyed, hunting is about "recoil. recoil recoil"... Who is on that??!

The RM277 by GD/lonestar is the only one of the two remaining competitors guns thats got recoil anywhere close to under control.

Luckily for everyone they also have the only remaining ammo concept that's not just ok but EXCELLENT.

I'm a small arms guy, if people here are interested I can do a very thorough breakdown on the sig and GD guns and ammo as well as the state of the program and the like.

 

[roguetechie]

Now where have we heard that before...

I understand the skepticism but the technology has well and truly caught up to the ambition now and will only get better going forward.

Also china is rapidly moving towards similar stuff so it's now a matter of making sure we stay relevant rather than stay ahead.

 

[jsport]

The Near Future of Military Autonomy Isn’t Robotanks, But ‘Microservices’

Instead of commanding killer robots, most troops will get helping hands from things like driving assistance software.

www.defenseone.com

 

[jsport]

New Army climate strategy aims for microgrids and tactical electric vehicles - Breaking Defense

The strategy pushes the service to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, and train soldiers to climate-ravaged combat zones.

breakingdefense.com

 

[jsport]

All Army aviators should pursue single-engine fixed-wing ratings

Train our aviators well enough that they can be proficient in any aviation endeavor, and treat them well enough that they may stay in our organization.

www.armytimes.com

 

[jsport]

Army wants to eliminate hands in pockets by warming fingers, toes

Nobody likes cold toes.

www.militarytimes.com

 

[jsport]

DARPA project drives simulation technology for off-road unmanned vehicles

Washington DC (SPX) Jan 18, 2021 - DARPA's Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency - Simulation (RACER-Sim) project is seeking innovations in technologies that bridge the gap from simulation to the real world and sig

www.spacedaily.com

 

[riggerrob]

All Army aviators should pursue single-engine fixed-wing ratings

Train our aviators well enough that they can be proficient in any aviation endeavor, and treat them well enough that they may stay in our organization.

www.armytimes.com

This parallels a move made by Canadian Search and Rescue Technicians about 20 years ago. Back then, they concluded that existing parachutes and training techniques were obsolete compared with civilian skydiving practices. So they bought new, ram-air parachutes, packed them into large Javelins (a popular civilian skydiving harness/container) and hired course-conductors certified by the Canadian Sports Parachuting Association to bring CSAR School instructors up to civilian standards. The long term advantage was a reduction in the cost of refresher training by using much smaller and less expensive civilian airplanes (Cessna 182 to Shorts Skyvan). This change also came at a time when DHC-5 Buffalo airplanes were becoming expensive to maintain because of their age.

This parallels a similar move by the Canadian Army's Parachute Demonstration Team (aka. Skyhawks) when they shifted from the old Military Freefall Parachute training scheme to a show based upon Canopy Formations. The Skyhawks hired civilian coaches who were World Champions at the time.

 

[jsport]

British army's 'detect and destroy' battlefield system uses AI

Washington DC (UPI) Jan 22, 2021 - The British Defense Ministry announced a $137 million contract on Friday for a high-tech surveillance system that could help soldiers to detect enemy targets.

www.spacewar.com

 

[jsport]

Hundreds of AI projects underway as Defense Department eyes future combat

The Department of Defense considers artificial intelligence a modernization priority and has invested in it, though the exact sum is unclear.

www.c4isrnet.com

 

[jsport]

Pentagon worried the 'Nintendo Generation' can’t survive boot camp because their bones are weak

"The ‘Nintendo Generation’ soldier skeleton is not toughened by activity prior to arrival, so some of them break more easily."

taskandpurpose.com

 

[jsport]

Generation Z has a simple message when it comes to World War III: Please don't draft me

Amid fears over the escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict, Generation Z has a simple, funny message in the face of World War III: Don't draft me

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