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Future Army Battle Uniforms - Wired, Lethal

Posted by simoniker on from the serious-geek-hardware-spending dept.

ssyladin writes "CNN is running an article about the future US army battle dress, code-named 'Scorpion'. It says that "..soldiers of 2011 will step into wired uniforms that incorporate all the equipment they need. The uniforms will monitor vital signs and plug them into a massive network of satellites, unmanned planes and robotic vehicles the military has planned." There will be sensors to monitor heartrate and blood-pressure, built-in tourniquets, a HUD to connect to GPS info, overhead maps, infrared and starlight cameras, and even the venerable M16 rifles are slated for an overhaul."

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  1. Kinda brings a whole new meaning by thumbtack · · Score: 5, Funny

    to the phrase "Blue Screen of Death" doesn't it?

  2. like a video game by satanicat · · Score: 5, Funny

    It does sound like a video game.

    I wonder if the "network" keeps track of Frags?

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  3. Good... by Anubis333 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe now we won't be firing at ourselves the majority of the time. ... unmanned drones and vehicles will be?

    CE

    1. Re:Good... by Dionysus · · Score: 5, Funny

      There used to be a saying during WWII:
      "When the German flew overhead, the Allied took cover. When the British flew overhead, the German took cover. When the Americans flew overhead, everybody took cover".

      Doesn't seem like things have changed that much.

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  4. Soldier, you are way out of line... by pieterh · · Score: 5, Funny
    "But sarge, I don't really think shooting those civilians is such a good ide.. BLAMAWAP!!!!"


    Sarge: "Dang, that remote works well."

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  5. Re:Nostalgia by brocheck · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, with bullets.

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