From Batsuits to Magic Carpets, Pentagon shows off new toys
Washington — The Pentagon hosted its first-ever “lab day” this week, a rare chance to showcase 100 of the latest high-tech advances from more than 38,000 of the top scientists across the United States.
The goal of much of this revolutionary work is “to keep and maintain an unfair fight” for the US military, says Maj. Gen. Thomas Masiello, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory.
In other words, the Pentagon likes to maintain the dominance of the US military in every possible way. These high-tech creations, Major General Masiello adds, “are game-changers.”
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BATMAN suit
It’s a “Human-Machine interface” designed to be wearable high-tech gear for the battlefield. Coming from the military, it’s also an acronym, of course: Battlefield Air Targeting Man-Aided kNowledge.
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