So how close are the military to building an Iron Man suit? What new technology do they have that comes close?
Modern soldiers can take advantage of lower body boosters to make marching long distances easier. These are inconvenient for battle however so will need to be removed during a conflict.
The military is already familiar with Load-reducing exoskeleton components, such as Lockheed Martin’s ONYX and FORTIS. These will continue to be implemented in future missions.
These more elaborate suit designs are primarily held back due to issues of power supply.
There is a lot more research and development required before any type of full-body exoskeleton becomes practical.
So for now a real life Iron Man Armour is not available. Only once a suit can be powered away from a reliable power supply will it be feasible for use in combat situations.
And this is why Stan Lee needed to create a power source for Iron Man that defied the laws of physics.
Read more about the TALOS Iron Man Armour.
Modern soldiers can take advantage of lower body boosters to make marching long distances easier. These are inconvenient for battle however so will need to be removed during a conflict.
The military is already familiar with Load-reducing exoskeleton components, such as Lockheed Martin’s ONYX and FORTIS. These will continue to be implemented in future missions.
As helpful as
these technologies are, they are nothing like the Iron Man-like armour
promised in the original SOCOM promotional material.
Current
technology does not offer sufficient power required to manage the
intense load-carrying capacity that the SOCOM TALOS suit concept
required.
So for now a real life Iron Man Armour is not available. Only once a suit can be powered away from a reliable power supply will it be feasible for use in combat situations.
And this is why Stan Lee needed to create a power source for Iron Man that defied the laws of physics.
Read more about the TALOS Iron Man Armour.
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