The Brits are already all in and now the US is gaga over the Gravity Industries Jet Suit.
The Joint Prototyping and Experimentation Maritime (JPEM) Program in collaboration with Gravity Industries (UK) introduced a single person Jet Suit capability for rapid transit from shore-to-sea and from sea-to shore for joint missions such as Maritime Interdiction and Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS).
This is the future we were promised. I can’t wait to see what iterative developments this launches. That said, unless that camera mount can double as an automated defensive weapon system, I’m not sure what utility this actually provides to a door kicker that a helicopter doesn’t. Especially keeping in mind that he wouldn’t be alone and every member of the team would need to wear one.
What ability do they have to defend themselves or shoot back while wearing that get-up? (face-palm!)
There’s a little mockup handgun in presumably a gimbal mount they call the “Helmet Steered Suppressive Capability”.
I have no idea what that means?
eyeline controlled gun mounted on robot arm
I have a hard time seeing how this would be that useful. If the idea is to get RS by putting a couple of guns aboard quickly, I hope they’re really focusing on the approach- there’s no fighting with that thing in the air. If it still needs overhead cover doesn’t that just add some extra layers of complexity?
Now if we’re talking about putting a corpsman on board in bad weather, you might convince me, just need to figure out how to jump that thing for the PJ’S!
Well, I’m sure usage will be limited for now, but the device has a different sound profile than a helicopter or drone. You might be able to get guns into positions otherwise not possible.
Early days, but it looks promising.
If these get adopted the Marlin Goose Gun will have to be made an ITAR item.
Sitting ducks…
I love it. Started saving already. Just wondering whether anybody thought what would happen when empty cases get sucked by the turbines…
That is frackin’ AWESOME.
I don’t know what it can or can’t be used for right now, but keep developing the technology.
Keep pushing the envelope.
How many hours of training time (give or take) are required to get a pilot up to the ‘solo’ point?
This has been my question. This is where the infil skill becomes more important than actions on the objective.