A striking example of this is the production of sophisticated unmanned aerial vehicles. After all, who would have thought ten years ago that half of the U.S. Air Force fleet of aircraft today occupy unmanned robots. And the progress does not stand still. Already, developing the next generation of unmanned aircraft that can carry more qualitative intelligence functions, as well as to carry on board a large stockpile of weapons to defeat the purpose. It is also a new generation of military weapons will be great to deal with the implementation of secret missions, and the replacement of a person on the battlefield.
Today we present you some military developments that were created as part of Defence Research Advance Projects Agency (DARPA). The creators of technologies for this program collaborate with a mass of contractors who are engaged in the production of not just individual parts of machinery, but also offer to develop their own technology, which deserve attention of professionals in the area of military affairs. Today#39;s designs have enormous potential to significantly change the face of war.
Well, well, perhaps we#39;ll start with a rather interesting sample, such as a robot Mule. The company Boston Dynamics, which is located in Massachusetts, and is actively cooperating with the project DARPA, has created an amazing robot that called simply - Mule. And similar to a beast of burden here is no coincidence. It is assumed that the Mule, will soon become a fairly common sight on the battlefield, because without it will not break any one mission. On the mule is assigned the most difficult task, both literally and figuratively. It is assumed that the robot will carry out the delivery of heavy goods to the specified point. All that can slow the advance of the Army, now do not scare Mule, which will bear the heavy backpacks and supplies of weapons. Four-legged friend is designed so that it does not have places impassable or dangerous ground, which can stop the advance to a destination point. Mule well-versed in the woods, the trees, the fields in the desert, in the loose soil. A feature of this robot is its full autonomy. The robot can independently choose the safest route, and it does not necessarily follow the soldiers through the impenetrable thicket. Mule unit alone will be able to catch up and deliver needed supplies to their destination. Attractive indication of the robot is its absolute quietness, that will certainly make Mule indispensable in carrying out covert operations. At the moment we are improvements robot, after which he will be able to perform verbal and visual commands of their commander.
And here#39;s an interesting invention, the size of a human finger - the robot Meshworm. At its core, this is an ordinary earthworm, but only mechanical and stuffed with sophisticated technology. The robot is very small and unobtrusive, so that its successful use in unconsolidated sediments do not even doubt. Meshworm moves through the reduction of artificial muscle in his calf, as a result, almost imperceptibly, can get close to the enemy and to record audio and video from a place in which to perform combat missions. Made from fully synthetic fiber material, the worm is not degradable and all kinds of damage. If you see such a worm and deal with impact hammer, or step on it, the worm will still continue to move and execute the mission. It is said that the work on the creation of the robot experts from several military laboratories, namely experts from the University of Massachusetts, experts from Harvard and Seoul National University in South Korea.
An interesting and promising is also a weapon that is nothing more than a microwave emitter Ray Gun. This weapon has been created in order to produce an explosion right in the head of the enemy. With that momentum from the Ray Gun is sent to the head of a man, even if he is a few hundred meters from the transmitter, and the process of damage to the inner ear is going on inside, after getting a signal through the skull, and not through the man#39;s ears, so earplugs are not in this case help. Some versions of the radiators have already been successfully tested in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to apply the effect of the inner ear can be damaged by the same drones that can hover over the crowd of people and play the necessary impetus. At this time, the gun being developed that can inflict damage to the inner ear enemy in melee mode. Another interesting fact is that the momentum can be mixed with the desired sound, such as with the sound of the whistle of bullets, which will create even more traumatic effect, not only physically, but also psychologically.
As they say, Train hard, fight easy. Specifically for military training in conditions as close to the fighting, and have developed a special kind of robot that simulates a moving target. In fact, this mannequin mounted on Segway, but that is moving completely independently and he picks up the training mode and the location of the target. This type of robot is called Smart target, and the Segway, which is a target, armored to protect it from damage from falling bullets. Smart targets are moving on their own, writing on the training battlefield unbelievable pirouettes, making sharp turns, and moving unpredictable trajectories. Today, the U.S. Marines are trained to smart targets that are in the form of terrorists. In the future, such as training on mannequins will replace the wooden benches on which soldiers are shooting at, and which practiced the lessons of fire at the enemy.
Space-based lasers. While international agreements and prohibit the use of space for military purposes, however, some companies continue to work on weapons that could be used in space and extraterrestrial atmosphere. As the saying goes, just in case. However, there is also the fact that at the end of the term of the agreements prohibiting data, many countries will want to engage in the creation of such weapons, citing the development of space-based lasers and other states lack the ability to protect themselves from possible attack by enemies who already have the technology. Among the companies that lead the creation and development of technologies for this type of weapon, as always appears Massachusetts Institute of Technology, several contractors, as well as company Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin.
Robot erectus (REEM). So we called it, but finally, the point in choosing a name for such a robot is not yet set, but so far it is known under the name REEM. It is also known the fact that a robot developed by Barcelona PAL Robotics. The company#39;s mission is to create a robot that could walk on two feet, to react to obstacles, analyze the environment. The robot will be able to deal with things, picking up their hands. The main objective of Homo erectus will be the entrance to the building, which is a fire, as well as in areas in which there may be a danger to the lives of soldiers. Bipedal will be taken to a zone of medical supplies to help the wounded. Already there are the first copies of the robots, which began to be marketed, but they are used only for peaceful purposes. Robots interested owners of large networks of power that want to REEM serve the visitor and led simple conversations with customers.
Robot Petman. We all remember the legendary fiction movie Terminator. It is in this Terminator is a robot Petman, which was developed by Boston Dynamics. This robot can do what the human body is capable of, namely, crawl, run, jump, but the important thing is that Petman unaffected by toxic substances. It is assumed that in 2015 the market will do the latest version of the robot that will be able to properly distribute your weight while walking on the stairs, that is an incredibly complicated process for artificially created body.
Flybot. Nothing more than an insect-like robot that will be able to cope with any intelligence task in the most remote places. Tiny Droid will be the first who will be able to transfer data from the area, which would be potentially dangerous for the soldiers. Flaybotu not scary chemical or biological contamination of the surrounding space, the robot weighs as much as a feather, but it can be very easy to control in flight. Developed at Harvard, with the support of DARPA, the robot will be used in detection of chemical weapons on the territory of the enemy. Interesting is the fact that for the Flaybota does not need a power source - bug will receive the necessary power for the motors, a tiny solar cell.
Super-drone. At the beginning of this article, we have remembered about the new generations of drones, which have become the revolutionary developments in the field of weapons and warfare. But now imagine a pilotless drone aircraft that can travel at super-high speed and perform tasks. The speed of the aircraft will be several thousand kilometers per hour, and the height at which the drone was able to conduct the flight will be several tens of kilometers. And this is not fiction. Such aircraft are being developed at Lockheed Martin as part of a secret program, which is conducted jointly in the Pentagon. The project is the creation of two drones - Aurora and SR72, which are expected to be fully operational as early as 2020.
Basically, it#39;s the whole list of technologies that are already very soon turn the world and will show the new face of war. But I would like to develop the data used in the first place, a peaceful life and have never been the means of killing or destruction of the civilian population. Although the war is going, and live by their rules that benefit the one who creates these technologies, and the fragile peace is always in the hands of gun magnate who unleashes his zoo when their wallets as they think, are starting to become thinner.
