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1. What military technology has reduced ground-to-air coordination time from 60 minutes to six?
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Answer: the Pentagon’s top research division, DARPA , and military defense contractor Raytheon expect to test a new system designed to greatly improve air-ground coordination and reduce targeting time for close air support from 60 minutes to approximately six minutes. Persistent Close Air Support, connects pilots to ground-based Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, in real time, to assist with the establishment and confirmation of target information. Read more here.
2. What new technology might enable soldiers (and others) to take on the weight of Superman?
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Answer: “Fortis,” an exoskeleton developed by Lockheed Martin, has the muscle to shoulder 36 pounds of initial weight carried or held by its user, making certain jobs a little less weighty. Wearing Fortis takes a bit more balance and impinges somewhat on mobility but it is otherwise a handy helper. Read the details here.
3. What trendy implant is being developed to assist soldiers in a different type of combat?
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Answer: PTSD and other mental afflictions suffered by military personnel are being addressed by DARPA with its launch of a $70M brain implant program. The hope is to develop treatment options for common psychiatric ailments experienced by members of the military service. A device “that can deliver the right kind of stimulation to the right brain cells should be able to heal malfunctioning brain circuits,” according to University of California, San Francisco neurosurgeon Eddie Chang. Read the story here.