Why is it on his wrists? Why wouldn’t you just have the propulsion on the pack and the positioning controlled by joysticks in the hand?
COG. Having all the weight and centre of thrust on the backpack would require the unit to be twice the size to overcome the 100kg person on the front.
Also isn’t this just a less effective drone? It’s not like they can land, drop the pack, do some shit only a human can do, and then exfil.
That’s exactly what they are for.
What’s the use case of this thing?
The UK has been testing them for boarding ships, landing, drop the pack, secure the area, attach a rope ladder for forces in nearby boats to climb aboard and then recover back to the RIB.
Why is it on his wrists? Why wouldn’t you just have the propulsion on the pack and the positioning controlled by joysticks in the hand?
COG. Having all the weight and centre of thrust on the backpack would require the unit to be twice the size to overcome the 100kg person on the front.
That’s exactly what they are for.
The UK has been testing them for boarding ships, landing, drop the pack, secure the area, attach a rope ladder for forces in nearby boats to climb aboard and then recover back to the RIB.