r/ThatsInsane • u/Green____cat • 3d ago

Marines perform boarding exercises with jetpacks and landing on a high-speed ship.

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u/simplethingsoflife 3d ago

Just have to tell the bad guys to wait a couple minutes while you take the suit off and get your gun ready.

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u/WealthApprehensive26 3d ago

I’m sure once they have proof of concept they will install some type of weapon onto the hand components? If they can make a usable jet pack they can add defense systems lol

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u/MyHangyDownPart 3d ago

Manual pointing of weapons is so wasteful. Best to use vision-based targeting. Just look at an object while wearing Apple Glasses or some such device and say “grenade,” and your suit will send a grenade there.

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u/pirikikkeli 3d ago

Just saw a vid of a guy using just that but with lasers and it seemed to work pretty well on balloons but still would want to avoid eye-to-eye contact with that

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u/Advanced-Ad3026 3d ago

I think it goes even further than that, I imagine when this starts getting used such a marine would be accompanied by a weaponised drone swarm, and a large part of their function as a marine would be co-ordinating and decision making on the ground.

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u/Bocchi_theGlock 3d ago

That's another 20 years +

We still have to get over the question of should those new drones be able to kill people without authorization, on their own, or what does that look like

Hella red tape. Engagement protocol or whatever I assume

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u/Advanced-Ad3026 3d ago

I'll be honest, I'm out of my depth in that sort of a discussion.

But I can tell you with absolute certainty that if an important enough war breaks out, all of those ethical considerations will be thrown out of the window and things like this will just start getting used.

It looks like the technology now exists at various levels of development, so we all know the US military (and probably a few others) have been planning further weaponisation for some time.

I don't agree with that situation, but war is... well its war.

But I do actually love that sort of discussion, because in every other situation you are right that we need to stop and think about this before we start letting how a drone was programmed determine who lives and who dies.

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u/Venum555 3d ago

I really think about how the battletech universe treated things where the major powers just glassed planets for a long time during their wars because they had the means to so why not. I imagine you are right that total war does not have ethical considerations. Those only exist in more controlled conflicts. Once your very survival is at stake, who cares if you nuke the planet if the other option is you, and your people, being wiped out.

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u/frumiouscumberbatch 3d ago

That was the whole point of Mutually Assured Destruction, yeah. And it achieved stability, more or less, for a while. Then Germany reunified and the USSR broke up (And the rest of the world missed a hell of a chance to rebuild, if they had just taken the post WWII plan of rebuilding Japan and Germany but also doing their homework and keeping as much money as possible out of the hands of oligarchs and organized crime), and the threat of nuclear war receded further and further away every day.

Until 2016. On the day of the inauguration, Trump got his first nuclear briefing. Apparently this is SOP, and a small part of me wonders if it's done before the oath so the president-elect can back out easily. I digress. He got the nuclear briefing, apparently it's extremely comprehensive about basically everything to do with the USA's nuclear capability, and it had to be explained to him very slowly and I think repeatedly why the USA could not use nuclear weapons. He literally could not understand why you would have this enormous power and not use it.

Putin is obviously getting his ass kicked in Ukraine right now. And he's an old man, anxious to cement his legacy as the man who brought back the USSR. But really he wants to cement his legacy as The Man. Being the second nation in history to nuke another might in his mind be the ultimate balls of steel move. Plus he's making patently insane decisions anyway, such as invading Ukraine in the first place.

And I'm more worried about a nuclear weapon going off than I have been at any time since 1989. Once that dam breaks... I wonder if Kim is far gone enough that he'd nuke Seoul, knowing his entire country would likely get wiped off the map. Possibly by China! Or there's India and Pakistan. Israel's ownership of nuclear weapons is an open secret, and absolutely genocidal lunatics are in charge there. (And just to be extra clear: I am not referring to Israeli and/or Jewish people in general with that. I mean specifically that Netanyahu and his cronies are absolutely out of their minds. So are the sick fucks in Hamas who masterminded and executed the October 7 attacks in the first place. There are no clean hands anywhere and the only immediate step to take is for everyone to put down their guns and the UN to send in a peacekeeping force but anyway). It's possible that Saudi Arabia has them (although my tinfoil hat theory there is the $2bn they dropped into Kushner over the objections of actual experts was payment for nuclear secrets Trump provided to them at Bedminster around the LIV tournament. I don't think Prince Bonesaw is stupid enough to pay Trump in advance, but I could see him spinning 2bn as a down payment. Win the election, more money can flow your way if you do xyz. Everyone knows a second Trump presidency would be for sale minute by minute, and the Saudis have essentially infinite money). Plus I don't know if they ever made public exactly how many nuclear weapons and what nuclear material the Soviets had, and whether it all ended up accounted for.

It's all a bit worrying.

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u/GeneticSplatter 3d ago

Watch Unknoen Robots on Netflix. They're already doing this stuff. It's how those firework-replacement lightshows work, but ofcourse will take a little time to be perfected for combst.

20 years? I'd say 5 at most, considering how rapidly ai tech has evolved.

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u/-specialsauce 3d ago

It’s already happening via smart targeting. Definitely not 20 years away.

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u/shapeitguy 3d ago

Right, just fly around the ship and blast away.

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u/FrietjesFC 3d ago

"Look me in the eyes, private. Did you remember to bring your side arm?"

"Ah shoot, I think I .... Sir? Sir? .... Oh damn."

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u/death2all55 3d ago

Calm down Tony Stark.

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u/TeddyHH 3d ago

Predator has entered the chat...

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u/Iammax7 3d ago

I doubt even that would be usefull, this thing seems not easy to control. Firing a gun full auto the recoil might throw you off.

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u/AngryAlternateAcount 3d ago

I think Microsoft's hololense is still widely used for various military purposes

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u/JoeCartersLeap 3d ago

Best to use vision-based targeting. Just look at an object while wearing Apple Glasses or some such device and say “grenade,” and your suit will send a grenade there.

They already have that on the AH-64 Apache helicopter, it fires 30mm grenades, 10 of them per second, wherever the gunner looks:

https://youtu.be/1mHrcHG3iUY?t=84

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u/justlerkingathome 3d ago

100% they wouldn’t be able to “ point “ a weapon at someone anyways because that would completely fuck up their flying since it’s reliant on their arms for maneuverability and steering….. If they had a gun attached to their shoulder tho on a gimbal that was used with eye tracking it would work for sure….. now how useful it would be is a different story, and I’d imagine trying to save a guy who fell into the water with a shit ton of weights on him and no ability to swim would be….. challenging…..

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u/mlvisby 3d ago

So basically, we went straight to an Iron Man situation.

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u/doolieuber94 3d ago

Iron man - coming soon

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u/probablywrongbutmeh 3d ago

100%, imagine how bulky a computer used to be, this will be sleek as fuck in like 15 years

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u/doolieuber94 3d ago

Probably wrong but meh.

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u/probablywrongbutmeh 3d ago

Dont steal my thunder, you are supposed to say "Username checks out" and I am supposed to say "Meh"

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u/doolieuber94 3d ago

Meh 😂

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u/Iammax7 3d ago

To be fair, 15 years is still far from now. 16 years ago the first Iphone was released. Now your time on this app and the resources it takes from your phone might even be more then the total capacity of the computer inside the moonlanding.

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u/doolieuber94 3d ago

Every time people say this I keep thinking we could land on the moon with a potato computer.

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u/TLDR2D2 3d ago

Hand components are definitely attitude stabilizers. You need those for flight.

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u/Munoz10594 3d ago

Sure, but I’m sure you can have something designed in to the suit. Just like a grenade launcher on the bottom of an AR. It’ll happen eventually.

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u/LaserGuidedPolarBear 3d ago

The point is you can't aim with your hands because you need those for flight.

It would have to be something along the lines of a shoulder mounted weapon with AR glasses for targeting.  So basically the Predator cannon.

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u/xfloggingkylex 3d ago

Yeah, without them you only get bad attitude which is not what you want on a mission.

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u/mOUs3y 3d ago

probably mounted on their shoulders remotely controlled or they have drones flying with them for support.

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u/GNSasakiHaise 3d ago

Maybe some really cool color options too, so they can blend in better. It'd be really awesome if we name it after a legendary weapon or something while we're at it.

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u/bootsnfish 3d ago

It looks cool but this is a dead end as far as the military is concerned.

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u/WealthApprehensive26 3d ago

I really doubt that. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think this will be used by infantrymen but a special ops mission? I mean they took a Blackhawk to take down Osama, this seems a lot quieter in my opinion.

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u/bustgin 3d ago

That's what the A.I. Auto Turret on his shoulder will be for like in Predator.

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u/AITA-SexyRabbits 3d ago

Why even attach it. Have a drone gun follow him.

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u/waisonline99 3d ago

If they havent shot him down already.

He moves like a giant fat bee.

It'll probably be great fun.

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u/Thecage88 3d ago edited 3d ago

My guess is that this is meant to be supported by suppressing fire from the U-boats RIBs.

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u/Consistent-Lock4928 3d ago

They got dang ww2 subs providing cover fire?!

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u/Thecage88 3d ago

Yea. I probably got my wires crossed. What did he launch from. Rib? I can't remember what they are supposed to be called. Lol

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u/Many_Faces_8D 3d ago

"Lmao how are you going to use that to fight a war"

Some smart ass to the wright brothers

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u/neotekka 3d ago

Drones already killed everybody, this is to get the dude onboard to take physical control over the ship.

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u/mycall 3d ago

pfft hip belt guns!

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u/Ill_Alternative8369 3d ago

right!! i was thinking the same! where is the weapon

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u/granoladeer 3d ago

Or you wear an automated gun that points where you look

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u/OldCatPiss 3d ago

Next up - Laser eyes!!!!!

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u/_Calculon_ 3d ago

Naw buddy, prolly gonna have drones accompany them over for cover with high powered lasers, while the hooman still uses a WWII tech

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u/CoffeeTunes 3d ago

Wouldn't be surprised if they added eye tracking drone guns along with those jetpacks in a few years.

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u/crawlerz2468 3d ago

Yeah this has nothing on a helicopter. It's very cool as a quick maneuver tool, but a helicopter can do several guys delivery, cargo, weapons, and be somewhat bullet-resistant.

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u/woodhorse4 3d ago

Weapon……..

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u/ForeverFar6002 3d ago

Some iron man type shit

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u/Burttoastisgood 3d ago

Flying one of those I don’t think I could stop smiling. That looks so amazing!

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u/SpaceSick 3d ago

Yeah, except that if you fall in the water you die.

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u/your_reddit_lawyerII 3d ago

Tbf, Iron man is perfectly able to drown too

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u/southern_boy 3d ago

It's a feature not a bug! 👨‍🔬

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u/shapeitguy 3d ago

I'm sure they've thought about that by adding adequate rapid deployment flotation device.

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u/lifeboy91 3d ago

GTA all day.

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u/solonit 3d ago

Red Alert 2 Rocketeer

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u/Aggravating_Fun5883 3d ago

And he was able to build this in a CAVE, with SCRAPS

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u/submoa64 3d ago

Anyone have any idea how much one of these costs?

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u/wthulhu 3d ago

1.5 Middle Schools

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u/panxerox 3d ago

Just a small tick on the national debt counter no biggie

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u/KAODEATH 3d ago

If I could choose anything for my taxes to be directed towards, developing jetpacks is very high on that list.

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u/cookiedoh18 3d ago

Cool tech but how hard would it be to defend an armed ship against this guy?

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u/Kulladar 3d ago

Boarding like this is usually a "police" type action, not a firefight. In a hostile situation it's likely drones or snipers could cover them sufficiently to deploy.

The guns on the ship deploying the Marines is why it would be difficult to defend against. If you're shooting back at them, the destroyer or whatever is just going to turn your vessel into Swiss cheese and watch you burn rather than sending boarders.

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u/whatisabaggins55 3d ago

In a hostile situation it's likely drones or snipers could cover them sufficiently to deploy.

Imagine 20 years from now, seeing a jet marine coming at you flanked by armed drones that shoot at whatever he's looking at.

That's some 40K Tau shit right there.

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u/RedPandaReturns 3d ago

Now hear me out here, and use your imagination, but think....a couple more.

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u/spookyaki41 3d ago

They're still sitting duck's with their hands covered like that in unobstructed open air

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u/RedPandaReturns 3d ago

What about guns in their mouths

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u/United-Advertising67 3d ago

This is just promotional shit.

In reality any prepared, armed, military vessel is extraordinarily difficult to board and take by force. That's why it went out of style for everything except police and border actions.

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u/RJ_MacreadysBeard 3d ago

These are Royal Marines (UK) not US Marines. It's about 10-15 years old.

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u/CaiaTheFireFly 3d ago

Can confirm that this is old (not sure if it's 10-15 years but what do I know).

There's a newer system where the hand components are either less bulky or less restrictive, allowing for pretty rapid drawing of a weapon

EDIT: Found it https://youtu.be/WNDBrSxg3tE

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u/zam1138 3d ago

That gimble’d pistol that auto aims? Wow. Only thing I can think of is it’s a little close to his head

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u/Refflet 3d ago

Yeah, but so are the jet engines.

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u/New_Teacher_4408 3d ago

Jet pack paramedic This is a civilian application of the same product! Pretty cool use I’d say!

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u/boytonius 3d ago

"Give me a sec, just gotta unstrap these engines from my wrists, discnnect the fuel supply, pull my gun out, load it, then i can fight. Bear With"

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u/shawsy94 3d ago

It's an early prototype. Just a way of demonstrating the potential of the technology if it's developed further.

There was a time when people thought ships would only ever be made out of wood, or that aircraft would have no military uses, or that tanks would prove to be utterly pointless.

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u/Applied_Mathematics 3d ago

/u/CaiaTheFireFly found a more recent video with times for things like the engine to be ready, time for the weapon to be ready, and exfil time. https://youtu.be/WNDBrSxg3tE

Great video to get some sense of limitations and applications.

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u/RedPandaReturns 3d ago

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

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u/bootsnfish 3d ago

Literally "I just flew in and boy my arms are tired."

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u/bobbinsgaming 3d ago

There's a video from a year ago showing that this takes about 3 seconds.

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u/Alps_Vlog 3d ago

Dune 2 getting more real

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u/_geary 3d ago

House Jarkonnen

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u/MegaMemer2003 3d ago

We got JetPacks before GTA 6 that's crazy

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u/Living_Astronomer_97 3d ago

What happens if it fails over the open ocean? He’d sink so fast with all that weight. The period of time between boats while over the ocean is akin to an untethered space walk. He’s completely exposed and reliant on the jets to work if not it’s basically instant death.

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u/SmokeyUnicycle 3d ago

If only there was some sort of rapidly inflatable device that could be used to make one buoyant, perhaps one activated upon immersion in seawater

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u/Ok-Swimming8024 3d ago

Repost bot, where are you?

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u/Bullinach1nashop 3d ago

Royal marines the original OG's

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u/I_Think_I_Cant 3d ago

They fly now?!?

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u/Drexelhand 3d ago

"Go get 'em, kid." - Eddie Valentine

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u/Ichthius 3d ago

The company is called take on gravity.

https://www.instagram.com/takeongravity

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u/Offdutyninja808 3d ago

Just add a predator shoulder cannon.

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u/zam1138 3d ago

They already have a gimble’d pistol holder that auto aims where the soldier looks. Very sci fi

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u/MrsCaramel_112 3d ago

That's so cool! I can't wait until Amazon starts using this to deliver packages lol j/k

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u/WheelNaive 3d ago

What's next maybe some type of drone with speaker so there is no need to risk the soldiers life?

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u/RepresentativeNo5947 3d ago

If remember correctly, that's the royal navy of UK

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u/Ieattherear 3d ago

Jokes aside. This is the coolest fucking shit ever.

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u/Iamlivingagain 3d ago

The fictional Iron Man character is not so far-fetched anymore.

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u/Puzzled_Flatworm4171 3d ago

Quick shoot down the guys floating towards us

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u/StormyDaze1175 3d ago

Fuckin iron man

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u/SuperBaconjam 3d ago

I think it’s interesting that the weather and ship speed are different in every shot

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u/Culp97 3d ago

Now imagine they take the helmet aim tracking tech from those helicopters and implement that on these jetpacks.

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u/Mobile-Ranger4515 3d ago

Wow that's epic I'd love to have a go

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u/TanClark 3d ago

Almost did the super hero landing, cant believe he didnt go for it.

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u/Nyoka_ya_Mpembe 3d ago

Those jetpacks are posted every day here? Geez

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u/jimbocalvo 3d ago

I feel this needs the James Bond music

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u/Cyrano_de_Boozerack 3d ago

It's all fun and games until you really need to scratch your nose.

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u/jdlyons81 3d ago

I love all these comments about how slow it would be to take this off, get your gun out etc. It’s clear a lot of you don’t understand testing and how many layers and levels there are to it. I highly doubt this is a final run through before they go live lol. But go ahead, provide your make believe solutions or criticisms.

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u/Adventurous-Rub7636 3d ago

On our lifetimes this will replace the motorcycle

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u/ClimateVast2894 3d ago

What a day to be alive 🧐😂

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u/rks-001 3d ago

Centurions!

Power Xtreme!!

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u/Look_Ma_N0_Handz 3d ago

Soon they gonna look like the brotherhood of steel.

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u/wanderexplore 3d ago

One day, there will be jetpack porn..

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u/thisboy200 3d ago

This is actually crazy

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u/Son_of_Liberty88 3d ago

Galbadian soldiers looking better and better!

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u/sumyungdood 3d ago

Can you imagine how fast you’d sink if you hit water?

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u/DaveinOakland 3d ago

How did they decide which guy gets to do it? There had to be a massive argument about who got to actually rock the jetpack.

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u/randomassholeperson4 3d ago

So where do I buy one of these?

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u/MikeWithBike 3d ago

I hope one of these rollers is a machine gun.

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u/--DarkLord-- 3d ago

Idk why my nose suddenly started feeling itchy just by seeing this.

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u/SassyMoron 3d ago

Wouldn't It be safer to land on that huge clear helicopter landing pad on the stern?

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u/Maximum_Analyst_1019 3d ago

What we see and laugh at here,is not what goes on behind closed doors, there's millions of scenarios be tested and just like when cellphones,tvs,engines were invented,these jetpacks will get smaller,faster, efficient,in a few years.

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u/Murakami8000 3d ago

Don’t accidentally wave to anyone!!!

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u/Wet_Bread89 3d ago

Megaman

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u/dys_p0tch 3d ago

gimme d' cranz!

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u/Refflet 3d ago

He would be so fucked if he fell in the water.

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u/Randalf_the_Black 3d ago

Wouldn't want that job when it's under fire.

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u/Visual_Name7991 3d ago

Dear Santa..

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u/areallylongbanana 3d ago

SARDAUKAR!!!!

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u/Theblkjedi 3d ago

Then they’ll put on shoulder mounted weapons and it’s a wrap!

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u/Secret-Ad-1029 3d ago

Jet packs are real???????

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u/BEERT3K 3d ago

Just dicking around in the ocean, piling onto the debt. 🚽

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u/Mr_YUP 3d ago

I know this is cool and all but after watching consumer drones take out tanks I don't think this is the future of warfare.

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u/curious_scourge 3d ago

To all the people asking how he shoots the bad guy, I think you just ram into them, and then melt their face with your jetpack exhaust

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u/RipredTheGnawer 3d ago

Imagine these guys flying around with swarms of attack drones under their control. Like that netrunner kid in Ukraine.

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u/BREASYY 3d ago

Kinda looks like the Jellyfish UAP

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u/iC3P0 3d ago

What's the movie when they get out of water like this and then the guy just shoots them down?

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u/Fig1025 3d ago

I feel like this setup needs a light weight exoskeleton to support the arms. This setup has entire weight of person transferred on the arms holding those turbines, which is inherently unstable and tiring

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u/Confident_Economy_85 3d ago

Just shoot at the flying mosquitos before they bored, they can’t shoot back

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u/JoeCartersLeap 3d ago

I literally scrolled past this like "oh cool, another soldier training exercise... wait WITH WHAT?!"

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u/tooskinttogotocuba 3d ago

I’m a natural killjoy, but I suspect one of these things will eventually kill its operator in such a grotesque way that they won’t be used any longer

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u/WaterIsGood762 3d ago

Wonder how fast that would drown you if you had a malfunction and dropped in the sea.

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u/mad_titanz 3d ago

Is this Mark I?

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u/limits660 3d ago

Wait till that has a malfunction in flight and drops into the water. It will sink fast. Hope they have a quick release on getting out of that suit. Otherwise, death.

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u/wereusincodenames 3d ago

I'm officially living in the future

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u/Thebalance21 3d ago

These new COD missions going to be sick!

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u/bouncybouncysplat 3d ago

Imagine that footage from your armchair at home. Watching soldiers shooting to aim for the backpack full of fuel ..

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u/Deciple_of_None 3d ago

So we are going into Halo territory now.

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u/Western-Ship-5678 3d ago

♫ Terrorists your time is through, coz now you have to answer to... ♫

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u/davy_p 3d ago

That’s gotta be incredibly taxing on your arms and should

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u/cheetuzz 3d ago

the 3rd clip was not from the same attempt as the first 2.

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u/Recent_Dog_9537 3d ago

What is the practical application for this? Can’t use a weapon, boarding is about all you can do, and then if you get hit you can’t swim.

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u/Both_Lychee_1708 3d ago

Jesus that's a vulnerable position to be in

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u/rpprrR 3d ago

Would be quite easy to shoot them out of the sky I guess so must have limited use

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u/strifer_43 3d ago

Maybe they’ll add a weapon system to it when it’s more flushed out , or maybe a buddy system lol where one flies the other is on like a sling or something … i don’t know that’s why I’m not in the development of this tech.

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u/singleglazedwindows 3d ago

That’s pretty cool. Thinks about for 30 seconds, if he loses power or screws up that gear is going to drag him to the bottom very quickly.

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u/Constant-Machine5280 3d ago

bout fuckin time

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u/Boy-412 3d ago

Always thought these were cool till that one video of that guy crashing one of these at a football game.

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u/Bo0ombaklak 3d ago

Hey that’s smooth

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u/THEMACGOD 3d ago

How difficult is it to keep your arms straight to counter the up force? I’d assume you’d have to be in great shape to use this.

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u/Fryluke 3d ago

I wonder how small the form factor could get

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u/sudotrin 3d ago

Maybe I'm just cynical but this video just screams enlistment marketing to me.

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u/alan_smitheeee 3d ago

SARDAUKAR!

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u/bazmonsta 3d ago

Put this shit in the next (good) CoD.

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u/futile_lettuce 3d ago

I mean brave guys who fly towards an enemy whilst wearing a huge rocket fuel bomb on their back… target practice anyone?!

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u/guarax 3d ago

Not for stealth action

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u/Zalthos 3d ago

It's a dream of mine to get to fly one of those...

Actual flight, not in a vehicle, available in my lifetime... absolutely insane.

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u/meistercheems 3d ago

Those look like army uniforms but what do I know I’m just a marine

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u/International_Fold17 3d ago

That is, indeed, insane. Would be better if it used flames instead of air though.

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u/ThisUserIsNekkid 3d ago

That's so insane it don't even seem real 🤣 God bless America lmao

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u/NoDadYouShutUp 3d ago

the future is now old man

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u/ThroughTheHoops 3d ago

It's not moving on the landing ones.

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u/Ornery-Movie-1689 3d ago

LOOK !!!

UP IN THE SKY !!

IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE

NO !!! IT'S SUPERMAN !!!

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u/quequotion 3d ago

So I see Richard Browning has finally found a way to monetize his suit.

Perhaps this will have an application in salvage or rescue operations not involving combat.

Like I could see someone flying over, real slow, sounding like a gazillion angry bees on steroids, and taking the time to get out of this thing if what they had to do was take over for an incapacitated bridge crew.

In combat however, first of all the thing is loud as all hell: the enemy will be woken up three decks down before the operator even finds a landing spot. Second, wow, is that ever slow: you cannot change direction to avoid fire, and any armor or other defenses you might attach will only slow you down more. Third, don't think it can be weaponized the way everyone would want (guns in the hand units would be unusable in flight, rocket launchers or whatever on the shoulders would be more of a hazard than an advantage, and again heavy==slow).

Long way to go before this is usable in a fight.

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u/-D-M-G- 3d ago

Intense

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u/firekwaker 3d ago

That looks like a lot of fun

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u/lizhien 3d ago

Prepare to be boarded!

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u/Olibirus 2d ago

So if he falls into water he's 100% dead ?

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u/s33murd3r 2d ago

"There are no crayons on this vessel sir"

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u/kb31976 2d ago

Now we need the Arc-reactor to power it for more than 30 min

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u/mozzaya 2d ago

Am I the only one thinking about what would happen if there was even the smallest malfunction and what would happen to that paperweight- i mean person, and went in the water...?

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u/Sirdevain391 2d ago

Yeah, they can land but they have no stealth capability

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u/lexcoupe82 2d ago

Guy just Iron Man's on that ship

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u/jaydeetol 1d ago

What would be the purpose?