Cyborg Soldiers Coming to Korea
I think this goes into the category of something I have to see to believe:
The Defense Security Command has unveiled a kind of cyborg future Korean soldier. At the Defense Information Security Conference 2007 at the Air Force Club on Tuesday, it revealed plan to arm Korean soldiers with a versatile helmet, a cutting edge airburst munition rifle and camouflage combat fatigues by 2020. The helmet is equipped with a video camera, a display and a headphone allowing soldiers to see, hear and record information and send it to other soldiers immediately. The airburst munition rifle has a laser distance measurer and target designator, a video camera and a scope.
Color-changing combat fatigues can detect biochemical weapons, radioactivity and land mines. Korean soldiers can also expect to be outfitted with wearable PCs that help them distinguish friend and foe and locate other soldiers. A military source said the Army Training & Doctrine Command had been demanding the upgrade in equipment for several years. But due to a budget problem, it will take until 2020 till they can be fully kitted out.
I wonder if the wearable PC will have Starcraft 2 installed on it or not?
Of course. That's what the video display in the versitile helmet and all the communications stuff is for. Not only can they play Starcraft II, but all their buddies can watch.
Makes a fella proud to be a soldier
(I also really like the stylish boots that are too long with the square toes shown in the drawing)
You know, except for the weapon and the fact that the helmet is actually being worn properly, that looks just like a whole lot of the motorcycle couriers that you see in Seoul every day. Maybe if their helmets had Starcraft they'd put them on their heads instead of wearing them on the back of their heads like a skull cap.
Sounds like the ROK version of Future Force Warrior. What I'm curious about is power requirements for all that electronics, or more specifically, battery life. One more thing to add to the supply chain, I guess.
-Tony
So in hand to hand combat in the future all I'll need to do to is hit the enemy's reset switch and game over?
I'm not holding my breath. I'm still waiting for those killer robots they promised. All this from the country that pays nK before it supports the Alliance or its own military.
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