Future soldier technology (modified thread)

[Rickshaw]

Pretty good RoF and stability on that test mount.

Amazing what you can do when the test mount is bolted down and ballasted by earth...

 

[Moose]

Pretty good RoF and stability on that test mount.

Amazing what you can do when the test mount is bolted down and ballasted by earth...

Hence the qualifier of "on that test mount," but it's still a pretty good performance.

 

[Grey Havoc]

For the inevitable robot revolt/alien invasion (which ever comes first):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdGueKkjQlk

 

[fredymac]

Hand held link 16.

 

[jsport]

Hand held Link 16 is way way way overdue. Will reserve comment on the disfunction up until now.

 

[bobbymike]

New research shows the Army could soon develop a rifle with hyper-velocity rounds

The primary advantages to this new hypervelocity technology include insane armor-penetration capabilities at close ranges, and next-level accuracy at longer ranges.

www.militarytimes.com

 

[Rickshaw]

New research shows the Army could soon develop a rifle with hyper-velocity rounds

The primary advantages to this new hypervelocity technology include insane armor-penetration capabilities at close ranges, and next-level accuracy at longer ranges.

www.militarytimes.com

And what will the recoil be like on such a weapon?

 

[Grey Havoc]

With regards as the Flyboard:

French inventor soars above Champs-Élysées on flyboard at Paris parade

A French inventor and entrepreneur on Sunday soared above the Champs-Elysees on a turbine engine-powered flyboard in front of President Emmanuel Macron and other EU leaders.

www.france24.com

Flying soldier arrives at Bastille Day parade on an 118mph hoverboard

Franky Zapata, 40, brandished an unloaded rifle as a he raced at high speed above world leaders including President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[fredymac]

DARPA Squad X exercise.

 

[Rickshaw]

Too much time spent staring at screens, rather than the environment around them, I fear.

 

[bobbymike]

Magic Bullets: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems - USAASC

AI on the battlefield will come. That's guaranteed. Before AI automates 'slaughterbots,' we need to think through the moral and ethical implications of such powerful technology in warfare. What does it mean for a weapon to be fail-safe? Is a human in the loop necessary or even desirable? by Dr...

asc.army.mil

 

[Grey Havoc]

Franky Zapata: Flyboard inventor fails in cross-Channel bid

Franky Zapata was hoping to cross from northern France to southern England in just 20 minutes.

www.bbc.com

Refueling mishap. Better luck next time!

 

[bobbymike]

Franky Zapata: Flyboard inventor fails in cross-Channel bid

Franky Zapata was hoping to cross from northern France to southern England in just 20 minutes.

www.bbc.com

Refueling mishap. Better luck next time!

These are better men than I. They push us all forward in increments large and small.

 

[dan_inbox]

Franky Zapata: Flyboard inventor fails in cross-Channel bid

Franky Zapata was hoping to cross from northern France to southern England in just 20 minutes.

www.bbc.com

Refueling mishap. Better luck next time!

Second attempt successful

Traversée de la Manche en Flyboard : la deuxième fois est la bonne pour Zapata

Dix jours après sa première tentative, « l’homme volant » du 14 juillet a réussi à rejoindre les côtes anglaises sur son Flyboard.

www.leparisien.fr

 

[Grey Havoc]

French 'Green Goblin' crosses English Channel on hoverboard

Franky Zapata drew comparisons to Spider-Man's archnemesis as he flew a hoverboard through Paris last month.

www.cnet.com

 

[bobbymike]

15-Marine rifle squad: An exclusive look inside the future infantry

Your first look at the transformation of the rifle squad.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

[jsport]

15-Marine rifle squad: An exclusive look inside the future infantry

Your first look at the transformation of the rifle squad.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

Dependance on cheap quadrotors will grow and when the quadrotor is downed by a sophisticated adversary, in the first 30 seconds of combat, the squad will be mentally lost. In the next 30secs the mortars will rain down from where the quadrotor took off and the squad will be physically lost.

A squad needs a armed, endurance fixed wing craft which does not break the horizon until far away from the squad.

Then an second armed UAV, multi- (10-12) shot VTOL, is launched when a target/squad mission is established by data from the relatively higher flying, EM hardened, fixed wing armed RSTA bird.

The fixed wing armed/RSTA bird is largely to defend against mortar/short range artillery/ UAV launch sites and threat UAVs themselves.

 

[bobbymike]

New Army Small Arms to Boost Soldier Lethality

New Army Small Arms to Boost Soldier Lethality

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

 

[Rickshaw]

New Army Small Arms to Boost Soldier Lethality

New Army Small Arms to Boost Soldier Lethality

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

What a shame that the US will find itself rather hamstrung by it's alliance partners' wishes/desires, unless of course it's willing to go it alone and be unable to enlist them in further military endeavours?

 

[jsport]

Support

 

[bobbymike]

Army Picks Gunmakers for Next Test Phase of Future Infantry Weapons

The Army's goal is to begin replacing both M4s and M249s in an infantry brigade combat team in the first quarter of 2023.

www.military.com

 

[bobbymike]

The Great Duality and the Future of the Army: Does Technology Favor the Offensive or Defensive? - War on the Rocks

Doctrine is an army’s game plan. Doctrine not only tells an army how to fight but it communicates intent from the institutional Army to the fighting

warontherocks.com

 

[jsport]

Much respect for Gen Scales, but just wish he would discuss AAN logistics studies and how a real change is still far away and should be reconsidered. Pending another DJT/Legis. win of course.

 

[bobbymike]

Army Updates Night Vision Goggles

Army Updates Night Vision Goggles

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

 

[bobbymike]

The Army is testing out this super-short carbine for the soldier of 2025

The Maxim Defense PDX will be part of the Maneuver Center of Excellence-sponsored Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment in 2020.

www.militarytimes.com

 

[Rickshaw]

The Army is testing out this super-short carbine for the soldier of 2025

The Maxim Defense PDX will be part of the Maneuver Center of Excellence-sponsored Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment in 2020.

www.militarytimes.com

Why stick with the M16/M4 weapon? Why not adopt a true carbine which is actually short with a good length barrel (ie a "bullpup")? You use an M16/M4 weapon with an ultrashort barrel and there will be, I guarantee it, screams about it's inaccuracy and poor hitting power beyond 100 metres.

 

[fredymac]

Air dropped cargo delivery drone. Surprisingly claimed to be cheaper than JPALS GPS guided parachute delivery.

 

[bobbymike]

Soldiers could fire this ‘plastic’ ammo from its next-gen rifle

True Velocity composite-cased ammunition has been selected for the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon modernization program as part of a prototype from General Dynamics and Beretta.

www.militarytimes.com

 

[bobbymike]

Army Issues Next-Gen Targeting Goggles - Breaking Defense

A week from today, the first combat unit will get new ENVG-B goggles, which combine binocular night vision with computer-assisted cross-hairs linked wirelessly to the rifle. It's a test case for the Army's new high-speed approach to modernization.

breakingdefense.com

 

[bobbymike]

Roper: Self-Flying Cars For Air Force Special Ops!? - Breaking Defense

"We've been socializing the idea both over at the White House and inside the Department," Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper said about his push for a new initiative to explore "self-flying cars."

breakingdefense.com

 

[bobbymike]

This Formula Predicts Soldier Firepower in 2050

Drawing trend lines across seven centuries suggests that tomorrow’s troops will rock some seriously heavy gear.

www.defenseone.com

 

[bobbymike]

The Army just got a peek at Textron’s entry for the NGSW program

The NGSW-AR is the successor to the now-defunct Lightweight Small Arms Technologies machine gun program. Textron’s submission for the NGSW-AR appears to be a reworking of its LSAT prototype, albeit chambered for a new caliber with a few visual differences, including a new stock.

www.militarytimes.com

 

[bobbymike]

This could be the Corps’ next grenade

The grenade is modular, so a Marine can increase or decrease explosive power by adding grenade bodies.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

[bobbymike]

The plan to give soldiers a day’s worth of MREs in one ration. Seven days of food weighing less than 10 pounds

The Army is working on keeping dismounted troops fed for more than a few days without breaking their backs.

www.armytimes.com

 

[Rickshaw]

The plan to give soldiers a day’s worth of MREs in one ration. Seven days of food weighing less than 10 pounds

The Army is working on keeping dismounted troops fed for more than a few days without breaking their backs.

www.armytimes.com

I have a key question - have they fixed the taste of these MREs?

 

[GARGEAN]

I have a key question - have they fixed the taste of these MREs?

They shouldn't. MRE should be less tasty and less desired than healthy meal from field kitched. Well, to an adequate degree ofc.

 

[bobbymike]

ARL Top 10 R&D Priorities Part 1/2

SPECIAL REPORT: Army R&D - ARL Director Focused on 10 Top Priorities

SPECIAL REPORT: Army R&D - ARL Director Focused on 10 Top Priorities

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

 

[fredymac]

Ripsaw based armed UGV from Textron.

 

[bobbymike]

Army Moves Forward with Next-Generation Fire Control System

Army Moves Forward with Next-Generation Fire Control System

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

 

[bobbymike]

These are General Dynamics’ NGSW contenders — and it’s a bunch of bullpup!

Instead of the M16-style layout the Army has been accustomed to since the 1960s, GDOTS took their prototypes in a different direction with the bullpup configuration — the action and magazine located behind the fire control unit of the rifle.

www.militarytimes.com