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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. What would be really useful by Nosebud · · Score: 0, Troll

    is not spending every now and then billions of $ for developing new army technology. The money could be used to rebuild infrastructure in Iraq. That would help people.

    1. Re:What would be really useful by birdman666 · · Score: 0, Troll

      Since when has it been the perogative of this country to help any people other than its own? And even when it comes to helping its own, the actualality of that is sometimes questionable.

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      Nothing from nowhere I'm no one at all
    2. Re:What would be really useful by der_joachim · · Score: 0, Troll

      Because you broke it first???

      der Joachim

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  2. Re:fear by dick+johnson · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sorry. But your post made me laugh out loud. Fear? You've got to be kidding.

    Fear is something the people of Iraq had while living under Saddam Hussein. Fear is what people living in the former U.S.S.R and NAZI Germany felt for simply criticizing their own governments.

    No. What you and others like you feel is resentment and envy.

    If any of the aforementioned regimes had the kind of military power currently held by the U.S., then you would know fear.

    The reality is, the U.S currently has enough military and economic power to wipe out all the other militaries in the world, if it so desired. But it doesn't.

    The U.S. has no desire for empire.

    Once again, we hear whining from the former Colonial powers in Europe about the excesses of American power. Please.

    Fear? No.

    You sometimes Hate us?

    Of that, I have no doubt. But once again, that springs only from your own insecurities and envious nature.

    -dj

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  3. 30,000 dead guys disagree with you. by SPYvSPY · · Score: 0, Troll

    There are about 30,000 Taliban/AQ goons (most of whom were killed or vaporized a short while back) that would tend to disagree with your statement.

    How many "willing participants" in the terror game did the US kill in Afghanistan? I dunno, but the answer is at least "plenty".

  4. A great idea to save soldiers lives... by reverendG · · Score: 0, Troll

    The new suits will automatic tourniquets built in. Anytime a Republican president puts on a set, the automatic neck tourniquet will activate.

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    Why should I argue rationally with someone being irrational? I'll just mock them instead.