VBSS with JPEM & Stiletto

[@talkaboutwacky]

They’re legit flying. It must be so satisfying feeling like a bird like these guys

[@HanSolo__]

55s combined.

[@jonilsongalvao4273]

I hope I arrive in time for this invention to be Sold like a car!!😥I want to fly

[@talkaboutwacky]

@@jonilsongalvao4273 You and me both

[@СергейКузнецов-ф4щ]

Нужно иметь три руки, чтобы отстреливаться

[@zafurz2508]

@@jonilsongalvao4273I think licenses should be implemented if this gonna be out in public

[@masterofrockets]

Feels like one of those maneuvers that is great if no one is shooting back.

[@NorthernChev]

...good thing these things are TOTALLY silent and nobody will ever hear them coming...

[@carsonblake7219]

I bet it's great for fast flanks and then dismount in cover before you engage. Also looks really good for fast extraction.

[@sextempiric7137]

Clay pigeons.

[@retroicdescent]

Yeah, I feel like these would only start to have a chance if they had covering fire or were part of a distraction maneuver where attention is kept away from them. Still a big gamble to me.

[@bearsagainstevil]

if you imagine D-Day but with every one hitting the beach like that you would have a better chance than crawling up the beach through surf and machine gun fire our faster for a start

[@jrocksburr2724]

This seems like a technology that could be amazing for emergency medical situations in mountains and stuff, and if improved maybe in the military field.

[@APS72_swe]

Paramedic Mountain Rescue! kzbin.info/www/bejne/naXZdKGQpr-hrsU

[@DieHardjagged]

@@APS72_swe That was just a showcase if it were used for Paramedic Rescue...

[@APS72_swe]

​@@DieHardjagged 😮‍💨 of course it is. (say's that in the info) ## This seems like a technology that could be amazing for emergency medical situations in mountains and stuff ##

[@xx5949]

Not really it performs badly in difficult weather conditions. Helicopter is better under the same condition. That is why this tech exciting more than 40 years but never got adopted

[@Neo2266.]

That's exactly what it's used for iirc.

[@philipvecchio3292]

I could see these being used like Calvary at the end of the 1800s where they were basically mounted Infantry. Being able to show up rapidly in an unexpected place has it's value, and then being able to leave again.

[@daveblevins3322]

Cavalry son. Not Calvary. Huge difference. Please look it up. Thanks 🙏

[@philipvecchio3292]

@@daveblevins3322 OK, Calgary

[@xscythe5376]

​@@philipvecchio3292Ok, Cadbury

[@nickc8819]

@@daveblevins3322 People on KZbin don't hold a English Major like you. Heck our society doesn't know what is a woman. Cavalry are the traditional soldiers on horseback trained in the art of cavalry charges and fighting in horseback. Calvary is the name of the hill upon which Jesus Christ was crucified. The two words, while they have very different meanings, look and sound very similar, so Calvary is often mistaken for Cavalry.

[@WhenInDarknessSeekTheLight]

​@@nickc8819Society knows what's a woman only incels like you pretend otherwise.

[@karl-erik4875]

5-10 years and we have operators infiling and exfiling with these. Amazing

[@AlIegory]

Being able to cover a 25 minute hike over rough landscape in under 2 minutes is wild.

[@RugMann]

I KNOW THESE MACHINES ARE INCREDIBLE

[@Thesavagesouls]

Fighting while carrying all that shit is something else.

[@jaeger2780]

@@Thesavagesouls forget fighting, this should be rescue/paramedic gear, imagine during natural disasters this being avaiable

[@ВасилийВасельков-ц4м]

- Не более и только если нет НИКАКИХ СРЕДСТ ПРОТИВОДЕЙСТВИЯ - И НАВЕРНО ВЫ ХОТЕЛИ СКАЗАТЬ ПРОГУЛКУ БЕЗ ПОЛЕЗНОЙ НАГРУЗКИ

[@ВасилийВасельков-ц4м]

- Не более и только если нет НИКАКИХ СРЕДСТ ПРОТИВОДЕЙСТВИЯ - И НАВЕРНО ВЫ ХОТЕЛИ СКАЗАТЬ ПРОГУЛКУ БЕЗ ПОЛЕЗНОЙ НАГРУЗКИ

[@TDragonus]

This is straight out of Command & Conquer bro, THIS is the future I always had in mind.

[@User-hg4xn]

HAH, its the rocketeer from Red Alert 2!

[@PerthSurfer]

Yuri is gonna be pissed when he finds out

[@rickdeckard9810]

Amazing, if only they can make a version where you're not a sitting duck when airborne but it's great to see the improvements they've made so far.

[@EgoEroTergum]

You can still use cover while flying, especially in urban environments. Just need to be aware of angles of fire. It would be excellent for putting marksmen on buildings, or across rivers; or moving medics.

[@majav15mg]

You can put a sign on it that says “don’t shoot”.

[@Neo2266.]

I mean, a shield would solve that. Not sure if that would impact aerodynamics in a bad way, but the weight might be a concern though. A plastic ballistic shield probably wouldn't be good enough, especially if your jetpack trooper is hauling such expensive equipment, and so making the jetpack trooper to basically carry a steel wall might be what you'd have to do

[@lyleg.9192]

Do you know how hard it is to shoot a moving Target when it's the size of a human at hundreds of yards if not a quarter mile? The actual impact may not anything vital and then the vital parts could be covered with armor.

[@traphimawari7760]

Its not meant for direct combat you know, it's only meant for boarding under the pretext that they are boarding/infiltrating through the skies which most enemies won't expect it's not going to need defenses when the soldier using it is already wearing armor and gear not to mention it is still quite mobile and there are ways to make yourself harder to hit through aerial maneuvers simply by doing figure 8's something that's impossible on the ground since your only option of dodging on the ground is zig zagging or quickly jumping prone and running at the same time, this is only meant as a mobility tool not to turn soldiers into fighter jets or attack helicopters they aren't trying to make Ironman here they are just making a more convenient and portable way to transport troops without having to rely on transport vehicles like helicopters for boarding/siege operations

[@bpmgaming3351]

Watching him do that little jog into a spring step into the air is literally everything I've dreamed of since I was a child

[@xodzphone]

True

[@branscombe_]

@@LungsMcGee i can never fly in my dreams, only hover slightly above the ground

[@chrissy9466]

@@branscombe_ I had my first lucid dream about a month ago and told myself to fly. Took off at superman level speed. I even stuck out my arms and closed my hands into a fist before taking off.

[@ericjsmoczynski4374]

Putin’s Spetsnaz would take you out from 2 mi away as soon as your feet left the ground. 🤣🤣🤣

[@bpmgaming3351]

@Lungs McGee sometimes, tho lately my dreams of flying are of getting onto planes and flying where I please and visiting new places

[@alexanderhorstkotter2910]

I am really impressed with how much they improved their initial design

[@QIKUGAMES-QIKU]

8 turbines in a Glove isn't difficult to make at all.

[@ashroskell]

My only concern about this impressive tech: It needs an independent shoulder mounted gun, with voice activation firing mechanism, and a single eye helmet cam for sighting directly down the pilot’s eye-line. Otherwise, boarding a craft with hostiles firing at them, trying to prevent them from getting aboard, would be near impossible. Obviously, it would have plenty of other uses in the field, especially for search and rescue missions. But the strategic advantages an armed and armoured version of this would confer on a squad of marines, dealing with pirates or other hostile watery threats, would be incalculable.

[@andirutherford2615]

You are all concentrating on military uses, but there are many civilian uses, our mountain rescue organisations use these to get the first responders to casualties, Royal Navy has them

[@klof4276]

those peasants and their rusty kalashnikovs better be ready!

[@baulzzzzzzz2278]

The military use of these devices hasn’t been fully talked about or ever revealed everything that Gravity has shown us is that these devices are for search and rescue and other medic like practices. I’m not an idiot, these things are gonna end up on the battlefield but I don’t think gravity will be developing a combat version of this, I think militaries around the world will modify the existing product to suit those needs

[@muhendisselo9863]

incredible. you're really flying. If we saw this in the 90s, we would talk for 1 week. Now our surprise time is one minute

[@xXturbo86Xx]

We actually did but laughed at it because it wasn't very good. It still is kinda funny looking and not very practical.

[@David-uk7sm]

Until Apple makes one then whole world especially the media hypes about it.

[@shaggybreeks]

They've been around since the 50s in various forms. And it's like what you say. People see a demo, talk for a week, and then forget it when they see how impractical the things really are, and they forget. Then somebody rolls out the "latest" a couple years later, and all the recently-woke, who didn't see the last Buck Rogers show, "SEE THE FUTURE" that's been around for decades, as a white elephant.

[@theusher2893]

@LFC Fan No it hasn't. It was developed as a THEORY in 1919, which was still the dawn of modern rocketry. The proper fuel/weight/thrust ratios wouldn't be practical for decades. Actual practical prototypes of differing design weren't made until the late 50s/early 60s. Next time, try reading the entire Wikipedia article before posting.

[@prokrastinator6648]

good point

[@glenzisko7974]

That’s awesome in a few years we’ll have a Ironman suit for real. Tony Stark would be proud 👍

[@quazar5017]

US Navy captain with a little tear in his eye: "I thought I would never say this, but... ALL HANDS, prepare to board!"

[@RenneDanjoule]

I hope they have a quick release mechanism for their suits...God forbid it should malfunction....he would be like an anchor in the water. Unless the Jet pack has buoyancy.

[@АлексейСправедливый-н5с]

I'll shoot this flyer on the approach from the 22nd caliber! From him, a roar is 4 kilometers away! 😂😂 Either our 🇷🇺 "Daggers", you won't know until they arrive!

[@fuge74]

@@RenneDanjoule looks like it does.

[@АлексейСправедливый-н5с]

@F__ktrudeau Tell it to 160 NATO advisers buried in the bunker with our Dagger! 😂😂 Or don't they tell you about it?! Here it is, true democracy!🤣🤣🤣

[@AustenSummers]

The humor in this comment lies in the unexpectedness and exaggeration of the situation, as well as the pun on the phrase "All hands, prepare to board." In the context of a US Navy ship, the phrase "All hands, prepare to board" is typically used to signal the crew to prepare to board another vessel, such as during a boarding operation or rescue mission. However, the presence of soldiers wearing jetpacks in the video creates an amusing mental image that takes this phrase to a new level. The idea of a US Navy captain getting emotional over the sight of jetpack-wearing soldiers, as if they were finally realizing a long-held dream of futuristic naval warfare, is a humorous exaggeration. It also plays on the excitement and novelty of seeing soldiers with jetpacks, as it is not something one would typically associate with traditional naval operations. The comment also works as a pun, since "all hands" refers to the crew members of a ship, while the soldiers wearing jetpacks are literally using their hands (and bodies) to board the vessel in a highly unconventional way. This adds an additional layer of humor to the comment, as it playfully reinterprets a familiar phrase in light of the unusual circumstances.

[@jonpardue]

Having followed from the first video ever released, this highlights the fantastic progression of increasingly difficult challenges. Each time Gravity Industries responds with an expert solution, well-flown mission and amazing technology.

[@95l0uis]

And in every Video its getting more militaristic.

[@sqlevolicious]

@@95l0uis fyi, they are using it to promote the British military, but it will never actually be used for the military. It doesn't have any realistic applications, even for civilian rescue. Just a really cool invention only the creator and 3 other people in the world can actually fly, not much more.

[@NewsRedial]

Does the back pack still provide a thrust vector or is it only the four hand held jets now?

[@imbored3416]

​@@95l0uis those are one of the primary ways they can be used for an actual purpose. I don't see much else practical things you can do with jetpacks that go over your hands, other than emergency services and military.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

@@imbored3416 That and racing which is already a thing.

[@samfoot7554]

that reverse 180 takeoff was legit

[@chuckybarnett5322]

On god

[@Perdidosnairlanda]

Really amazing, the future is here. Congratulations for this innovation

[@marinenukem]

I still can’t believe jet packs actually exist now. It’s insane.

[@Валерий-я1ъ5и]

Реактивные варежки. 🤣

[@ToMbA_La_BoMbA]

​@@karlwithak1835Yep. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJWwnYCajLZsaq8

[@shrivak]

We even have Diffusion shields that essentially act as Invisibility. Also, there are "Green Goblin"-like hover boards. Also also, we have directed sonic weapons that can either cause voices to be heard by only one person or cause irreparable psychological damage.

[@roydavies953]

Just a shame the enemy would hear you long before you even got close.

[@ralf-5735]

This is the way

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

I’ve seen media clips that the Indian Army has bought 8 of these “units”, I’d genuinely love to see how they’re used and implemented in a modern military environment. I’ve seen the Jet Paramedic videos in Mountain Rescue and it’s application is simply superb. Good luck to the inventor and manufacturer (Richard Browning & Gravity Industries).

[@airplanenut89]

Description says these are being tested for maritime ops. They are meant for situations where you need a scalpel instead of a sword so-to-speak.

[@wisconsinkraut3445]

I think they're going to meritorious service as areal target practice

[@reganator5000]

@@airplanenut89 Also good for 'inspections' where an intimidation factor could be useful without the potential of going straight for a ship-to-ship gunfight. Obviously the boat they deploy from will be where the actual weapons are, but if you're looking to show a strong hand without waving guns at potentially armed opponents, there's nothing like strapping some jet engines to a few dudes for making an entrance. I suspect it'll be a niche use outside of the already documented mountain rescue capabilities, but I can see coast guard or patroling navy vessels keeping a few suits and marines trained to use them on hand (will have the weird side-effect of making the Navy try to work out how to get their marines back though, most of them see ships as glorified buses these days).

[@Suge212]

They are sitting ducks until they land. They need target assisted mounted machine guns that track based on the pilots HUD. That way they can fly and shoot targets at the same time.

[@haydentravis3348]

4 for training, 2 for replacement parts, 2 for missions. Doubt they'll be used, more of a, "hey, we can fly, too."

[@bm7760]

Used for fast medical assistance in remote areas here in England's Lake District. Great technology.

[@RyanReenBattikh]

That is a very badass application of this kinda tech holy shit

[@SonuOfBostonia]

Pics or it never happened

[@TheStubertos]

@@SonuOfBostonia There is a video of it being tested on KZbin somewhere. If you search it on KZbin it will appear.

[@zakelwe]

@@TheStubertos I've seen it but how much medical equipment can you actually take? Can they fly someone back on a stretcher ? A helicopter can be just as quick and be more useful. The "used for fast medical assistance in remote areas in the England's Lake District" is a bit of a misnomer. They don't actually, that was just a one off demonstration. Too expensive and in 10 years time will still be doing it the way we are doing it today ie helicopters or Land Rovers ;)

[@oftheborg]

Probably used to sneak attack with coof jabs.

[@HiredGunGames]

This will be amazing for escaping hot zones. Amazing.

[@calamdumr]

In my mind back in the day it was hillarious but now seeing it in action its freaking badass

[@justinknott4177]

A loud BULLSEYE what could possibly go wrong!

[@mephisto2348]

Nope, still hilarious.

[@JohnRidersoldoutforjesus]

I would not want to be the dead f^*ker using it in a battle. Maybe use it for work or just out for play. But in a battle, you are going to die.

[@markxnex973]

@@justinknott4177 its not loud? Its only loud when next to it bro like no one would fly near it.

[@markxnex973]

@@JohnRidersoldoutforjesus medical not battle maybe

[@gingerbread_GB]

There are obvious drawbacks and tactical issues with the current design. But huge congratulations on make the system work so smoothly. Huge improvements over previous demos.

[@Gallagher068]

tactically, it seems like a solid upgrade from helicopter fast roping

[@jp-sn6si]

everybody probably knew that going in but they were like this is too cool to not do.

[@TihiPlaz]

Yes, they fly only over water, as they can crash, so they only fly over water for now. These are supertechnologies that the Aliens laugh at😂😂😂

[@jasondayberry9906]

Guess it's true there is aliens slowly giving us ideas for new technology . This is incredibly useful hard to hit a fast moving target

[@emilioperez6888]

​@@TihiPlaz First of all, it also flies over land as well. Second, it obviously has drawbacks in it's design, but having you own infantry capable of ignoring geological obstacles like rocky areas, mounds, rivers and short shore distances with the speed and manuverability shown in the video, has many potential uses. Because normally infantry are not able to cross rivers or shores unless they have a amphibian vehicle, helicopter, or infantry boats. Do you have any idea how speed of moving infantry would be increased with this technology, without using even more loud and easily targetable vehicles? Additionally, why not using this on rescue missions, fast extraction, securing advantageous positions or capturing a building both from the bottom and top? It's not going to beat tanks, they are vulnerable to bullets, and it's current design not appropriate for stealth, but surely you can think of numerous other purposes for it.

[@secondglance2545]

Seems extremely useful in rescue scenarios where they can land and assist, but in combat, the fact that both hands are engaged in the act of flying makes it unusable for now. Extremely impressed with stability and maneuverability!!

[@ayebraine]

What are the alternative comparable scenarios where hands are free?

[@daveclarke100]

Shoulder mounted weapons that aim where the operator is looking and are fired by a button within the current hand controls :D

[@TheRogueX]

@@daveclarke100 This is what I'd like to see, and I doubt it would be that hard.

[@CaimAstraea]

AI will take care of that. It can pick targets and engage.

[@CoryTheSimmons]

I can think of a lot of instances where this would be useful. Specifically, fighting pirates (Navy Seals landing somewhere on a ship and taking the ship back over); hostage situations where they need to enter a building from the roof or a specific balcony; assassination missions where they could land on a roof and sneak in that way; etc...

[@A-us1qv]

what kind of qualification to join this company?

[@Blue_boy69]

I'm guessing luck

[@max_well2077]

I feel like people keep think about the areas in combat where this system may be deficient, but I'm thinking this system would be amazing for more thorough recon, and quick response medical teams that wouldn't need to be deployed with the main force. Also the stealth capabilities are pretty great, to be effectively more quiet than ambient sound past 150 to 200 yards is way closer a small helicopter could ever get. There's alot more than make this extremely useful without it ever having to see direct combat

[@CurlyJefferson666]

Seems like something that would be useful in a search and rescue role more than a combat role like searching open water for bodies or mountain rescue, they wouldn't be able to extract the person but you could get to someone that is critically injured a hell of a lot faster to start first aid until a helicopter team can get the patient out

[@jaeyd4]

Drone + heli trump this in both recon and sar applications. It is nowhere near stealth, sluggish in the air, has 8 min of run time before it becomes a very heavy backpack that doesn’t carry anything, exposes the operator to danger and likely creates heavy arm fatigue from bracing against the power of the thrusters, carries one person, no multi sensor capability (flir, nv, variable zoom, radar etc) all of which are useful in recon or sar scenarios. Its a cool toy, but it’s not very useful in practice when compared to conventional alternatives. Gotta use marketing to polish it up enough to sell it as military equipment so I’m guessing it comes with a hefty price tag as well.

[@richbob9155]

"Also the stealth capabilities are pretty great," these things areas loud as helicopters and have a range of a matter of minutes. They cannot carry more than one light person either. So useless in recon and useless for medics. You really should watcha video of them without the sound being edited. They are deafening and you are supposed to wear ear protection any time they are running. They are jet engines ffs! Everything you wrote is stupid beyond belief. Go read a book.

[@richbob9155]

@@jaeyd4 You are correct but there is no chance in hell any military will ever buy this no matter how much polish is added. It is just a toy. This advert being military in looks is probably just an advertising strategy to make rich people think it is new technology and not just another jet engine strapped to a person like every jetpack ever.

[@max_well2077]

@@jaeyd4 yes I agree that as it is currently it wouldn't be very useful. But as a proof of concept( which is what this looks like) it shows that this can be a very useful tool. Mounting the applicable gear for a certain scenario could be another advancement, modularity in the platform. I feel like your not thinking about what 5 or so years of rnd with a huge military contract can do for tech

[@boltvanderhuge8711]

Would be interesting to see these scenarios from the "enemy" positions

[@MattTee1975]

Yeah, this is really a great step forward, but at this point, they are loud sitting ducks.

[@Ezio470]

enemies hear them coming and assume defense formation cause those engines are damn loud. search and rescue is a more feasible approach of this tech.

[@Mat-eq8mk]

​@@MattTee1975 Only for a few seconds while they're in the air, then they're enemy troops on the rooftop of a building that overlooks your position.

[@hestan723]

*nightime "Hey, do you hear something ?" "Nah its just the w... is that a UFO ?"

[@leo31081975]

just imagine machine-gunned man flying with this jetpack

[@justinwalker8364]

they are definitely getting faster - that rapid ex fit jump was the best part.

[@Father_Link]

Imagine two of them carrying a stretcher from the deck of the ship into a helicopter that is hovering 30 meters above

[@WeveGotBush]

I'm going to try this with my Vacum Cleaner.

[@machinech183]

Alright men, great work this week. Unfortunately tomorrow we're beginning survivability testing against CWIS. It's been a real honor working with you all, good luck.

[@Radical_Left]

You aren't thinking very hard, almost like a child who only thinks very simply apologies if you are mentally disabled. You send these in WITH tanks and WITH ground troops and WITH drone and Air support to add another capability. Planes can easily be shot down with anti air, ground troops put pressure on anti air. I hope I help and good luck with your mental problems.

[@billfred9411]

@@Radical_Left They could be useful for sure but you cant deny that it leaves you very exposed and you aren't exactly silent either. It would only be useful in area's where there is no enemy fire at all. I mean it doesn't take a genius to realize floating in the air with jets strapped to you is gonna make you an easy target.

[@dunage8871]

@@Radical_Left That literally makes zero sense and you had to be an ass about it as well... Even if these things go in WITH everything already in place, what is the roll? The hover instead of fly, so you have what? a 10 foot ceiling to fly meaning that you can't get to the second story of a building to provide cover. You are just a higher, bulkier target to shoot at next to everything else you said that is there. I would be more interested in these if we knew the carrying capacity. These would be awesome as a on field medivac to get wounded troops out of an area that a helo can't get to or even to get them moving across an area towards the helo to decrease the time taken to get them out of the AO. As for combat, these are useless. The last thing I would want to do is land, shake my arm loose, and then grab my weapon. You don't have that kind of time in a combat situation.

[@Анатолий-н2тшб]

Тепичный американский долбоеб.

[@matthewlong7033]

Lmfao battle is not a video game. People with automatic weapons don't shoot all around you like in the movies they would be taken out almost immediately with how loud and slow they are. Cool concept keep perfecting it and maybe in the future they could maybe be used for going to the chow hall or MWR lmfao

[@halcyoncarnival726]

Being a 90's kid, I had to load up the Rocketbelt music from the SNES version of Pilotwings while watching this. It did not disappoint.

[@ANSWERTHECALLOFJESUSCHRIST]

I LOVED that jazzy music from Pilot Wings. 🥹 I had the game (and others) and my SNES up until 2014.

[@mdc503]

Getting really good at those fast turns and quick direction changes. Continued success.

[@NoOneToNoOne89]

Meanwhile enemy 1: hey, bro, we have two guys slowly flying over here. Enemy 2: why don’t we shoot them? Seems like an easy target with a lot of opportunity to take them down. Enemy 1: I guess we’ll just sit here and wait for them to arrive and defeat us slowly after landing and grabbing their rifles.

[@framboisenoir4910]

@@NoOneToNoOne89 Hum, i'm just surprise there's not an autonomous gun or human control gun (maybe someone behind a screen) on the jetpack ... You know they could easily have drones flying around them, engaging enemies from an other direction while the move on the target from an other angle?

[@anclesam-iy7iu]

@@NoOneToNoOne89 lol

[@anclesam-iy7iu]

@@framboisenoir4910 it is made for different purpose like rescuing other people if they are stuck somewhere in the jungle till help arrives maybe people stuck in the middle of a forest it is not made to fight and engage enemy lol

[@Criminaljustice79]

Awesome tech. Super vulnerable during flight with no weapons.

[@zeph0shade]

You say that almost as if that doesn't describe lots of military aircraft already? Military tech is very often about utility, not always about whether it can shoot things.

[@shivamanand3686]

Check out French jet pack then.

[@digimook]

Well, the jet pack promise has finally been put out there. Interesting how steering via hands reminds me so much of Iron Man.

[@justsaiyansteve]

I dont like how the hands arent free though, hopefully version 2.0 has a different hand thrust.

[@nightxwl9782]

That's what it was based on. I first discovered Gravity industries through Hacksmith while they were building an Iron Man Suit

[@CHMichael]

Most likely more crazy inventors in the movie industry than in the military. ..... and it has to look plausible.

[@lcfflc3887]

yes but you have no idea how in good shape one has to be, it's no joke, that was said by the original inventor and developer, it's all in your shoulders and entire arms, i have no doubts about me but for and average person 🙄 they won't even get up 3 feet lol, if they really want to issue this to like every soldier and to increase the flight time, they need to at some support to the arms, like some type of straps to keep the arms closer to the body or some type of robotic assist arms, yeah, that would be closer to and ironman suit, that way the pilot doesn't have to do all the work, Auto pilot could be possible too.

[@MasterMindmars]

In 1965 was invented one very similar. In the Olimpic games of Los Angeles at the 80s one man landed into the stadium.

[@riot105]

"Rockets in the sky" "Got a clear view sir" "I'll take the high road. "Riding high. "You got no place to hide" Everyday we get closer to fiction. Impressive.

[@nahnahson]

Almost like red alert 2 was correct

[@pippieskent9150]

You read my mind.

[@notarmchairhistorian7779]

Red Alert: Putins' Revenge

[@thatonepurplecrayon]

Yes

[@Higgy_ZA]

Next there is no will, only yuris will 😂

[@mariokery7155]

These can be applied for Forest Fire first responders. Excellent technology for emergency first aid. Congratulations.

[@KLienne]

It would be, but I bet only the military has the budget to use these things.

[@rogthepirate4593]

@@KLienne These have actually been tested for search-and-rescue operations and first aid usage already, so apparently not.

[@trayhomes5783]

Well the budget for this would have to be considered first and foremost. We all know how that works with the American government. If the politicians aren't making money off this then let the wild fires burn. Spending money on putting out wild fires takes away from some politicians luxury vacations then i would bet that first responders will stay grounded.

[@MrGhostdog7777]

@@rogthepirate4593 The range on these things can't be very far, 5 min fly time? 5 mile range maybe?

[@rogthepirate4593]

@@trayhomes5783 Gravity is a UK company. If it doesn't happen in the US, it will happen somewhere else.

[@MatthewHoughton-c6g]

Another cool thing about this technology is it pretty much almost single-handedly will eliminate pirates out on the water trying to take over a vessel

[@actionau]

That is so sick. Reminds me so much of that scene where Tony Stark was demonstrating his Jericho missile system to the military brass.

[@epj0211]

@@danp576Would you like to elaborate on that?

[@hazel-vf7on]

@@epj0211 It sounded pretty opinionated - didn't bother to compare anything - so it's basically another anti-tech comment

[@TheeSlickShady_Dave_K]

@@danp576 I agree BS in the movies cuz all Marvel movies are BS I can see with all the deepfakes out there how you could call this video BS Are drones not: Faster & Cheaper Less risk of life to the operator ?

[@TheeSlickShady_Dave_K]

So drones are faster and cheaper and safer to the operator, no ? Drones have been around over twenty years Lol This tech seems like "too late" for most military purposes; drones have these types of missions covered It will go straight to gimmick/fad like a hoverboard or roller blades (Google glasses and Segway Scooters, for my young friends) A local newscaster will soon use one for ratings Or rich influencers will be flying from Starbucks to Starbucks leaving bad reviews And then crash into a self-driving car

[@TheeSlickShady_Dave_K]

@@epj0211 Floating Human Targets A low velocity is all the human body could handle in one of those; Easily picked up on radar too Sound and heat traces I see them making more money selling them to the rich, Than putting a human soldier in one I say we strap one of these onto a robot from Boston Dynamics; Remove the human from war, please 🥀

[@jamesfilms_]

Crazy how far Gravity has come. And this is the best piloting I've seen yet!

[@Rayrockny]

Gravity has came very far lol

[@David-wk6md]

I used to lift up things I can't anymore. It must be gettin stronger.

[@alechighfield893]

It’s funny that they think your joking shows the intelligence of some people

[@rccrazy]

🤦🤣

[@JesusLovesSECFootball]

I enjoyed the invention of gravity

[@joebaxter6895]

This is probably the coolest thing I have seen in a long time. Lets get the civilian version out soon. Rocket Man is real.

[@sparksmcgee6641]

It's civil only currently. You can get one. 250k I think

[@P_4BKM77]

this thing is definitly good for recon and to reach targets faster, but it quite a high-profile thing, i´d say this should be used for support combat medics who should be a bit more distant from the frontline.

[@basedinstinct]

Yeah sure the least stealthy thing ever is good for recon. Right.

[@barrymccockner6450]

This the most functional personal flight device I've seen demonstrated! With fuel source improvements and the natural progression of tech shrinking in size , this could be a very usable platform for many civilian applications like search and rescue . Great work!

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Tech shrinking in size? Physics hippy!

[@Nick--Name]

This is a fake slightly edited in the editor. There is no such technology. There are no traces of jet blast on the water in many places, it must also be hot and the air behind it must melt. This is not observed - fake * * * Это фейк немного отредактированный в редакторе. Нет такой технологии. На воде нет следов от реактивной струи во многих местах, так же она должна быть горячая и воздух за ней должен плавиться. Этого не наблюдается - фейк

[@OgFurious1]

Very cool and useful, but I don’t see how this would be revolutionary for humans in combat, this was built to be outfitted to androids in my opinion.

[@internetofficecrm6730]

This is the most fake device

[@BleachedAnubis]

I like how you're comment is very organic and doesn't feel like it's possible ai generated, good work!

[@scotttaylor9133]

what does seem useful to me (and this may just be dumb) is the ability to move over terrain that would otherwise be very difficult. Not to drop people right in to the fight, but to get them close enough to drop the packs and engage on foot in a time frame they couldn't otherwise, and also having them move singly means that a single hit can't take down a group of them (like you'd have in a aircraft that you hit with something fatal). Lots of targets, I see very rapid movement of troops over short distances completely independent of each other. I see this being useful, but not like it looks here. I don't see anyone using these to land right on top of any type of hard target, but infil/exfil close or traversal of otherwise tough to impassable terrain could make a real difference in a tactical sense.

[@w.harrison7277]

That's a great point. Moving over difficult terrain or gaining access to a large ship.

[@w3ss3x]

In Northern England air ambulances are purchasing a few of these for hilly/jagged terrain that can't be accessed by helicopters. So that a trauma paramedic can get there quickly

[@nobodyspecial4702]

Weight limits are the biggest problem. Bullets aren't light, and other equipment adds up fast. Paramedics have to carry everything they need on them, and this suit doesn't allow them to carry much.

[@w3ss3x]

@@nobodyspecial4702 they carry the basics to stabilise emergency patients. Otherwise it's a 70m climb

[@MisterNi]

Climbing up mountains with rough terrain and when it's too windy to send a helicopter as a medivac is exactly what these jetpacks are being used for.

[@aka1gbr]

i'm looking forward to the hover lock so the pilot can fire from the air, or do other things like explosive placeing, also a automated smoke despenser might be good.

[@sqlevolicious]

Wouldn't work since stabilization requires the body to be in a certain position with the front turbines on your hands pointed down. It's not a platform that could ever be used for real combat.

[@h4n4sdulala76]

remote auto gun or operated by someone from a distant. or with auto targeting, seeking blabla

[@nNicok]

@@sqlevolicious Autopilot already exists though. Just need to adapt it to this, it's in no way impossible. Mechanical assist for locking thrusters in place and guiding their orientation also isn't impossible either. We already have the tech to do this so it's very much possible. It just has to be put together.

[@FokkerBoombass]

0:17 It has a helmet-operated turret with a pistol, basically it aims where the pilot looks - or at least that's the idea. I'm sure they will come up with ways to mount more effective weapons but I'm guessing weight and bulk is a big concern.

[@h4n4sdulala76]

@@FokkerBoombass OR IT COULD JUST BE FOR TROOP INSERTION AND EXTRACTION

[@craftingcat536]

This looks like great tech for defensive rather than offensive. It would be great for rapid extractions, search and rescue and a bunch of other applications. In my area S&R all steep terrain. it would make accessing a victim a great deal faster.

[@1971jwing]

If this is unadulterated, then congratulations on sick and deadly tech. Pilot operators seemed smooth and sharp. Congrats.

[@FreebirthBoccara]

deadly..for who? the operator? ffs a single person with a rifle could defend against this. its loud, flys in nearly straight lines, and tehy cant carry armor or use weapons wile flying.. they arent even sittign ducks.. they are flying ducks.. which is where ducks get shot.. in the air.

[@f.d.6667]

Deadly indeed. They are dead before they get anywhere near their targets: loud, slow & unable to defend themselves...

[@Jeff-NORCAL]

@F.D. Obviously you could not fly this thing into live fire, still many different applications.

[@lilpain8883]

@@Jeff-NORCAL It's unlikely the purpose is to use this in a large-scale combat scenario lmao. Though the tech will become a lot better over time, quieter and more streamline allowing for proper combat utilization to be a real purpose.

[@phenomfacemob1011]

This probably the most fun a single person can do

[@ilyanizhnik6874]

what about masturbation?

[@swsh-jp3qj]

@@ilyanizhnik6874 what about not being a dirty ass nasty indian shit bag thats always fucking jerking off

[@GildedSentinel]

​@@ilyanizhnik6874 Shame on you.

[@Dawson_]

@@ilyanizhnik6874 Good on you!

[@justaguy6100]

It's an interesting concept and as is probably would have applications including urban rescue. Since it relies on essentially the flier holding themselves as if on a parallel bar press there's concerns about time aloft and arm fatigue, though I'm sure this configuration makes the system far more intuitive to learn.

[@Horstroad]

I guess a substantial portion of the lift comes from the backpack. The hand thrusters are probably mainly for support and control.

[@justaguy6100]

@@Horstroad Maybe you're right, I might have missed that.

[@rogthepirate4593]

@@Horstroad It's not as substantial as you might think. Basically, think of the concept like a sort-of tripod, with the vector of the backpack thruster being one leg and the vectors of the arm thrusters being the other two. Stable flight is essentially achieved by balancing these against each other. The force on the arms is anything but negligible. They talk about it in plenty of videos, especially earlier ones. A requirement of being to fly these is being quite physically fit.

[@kentemple6498]

They’ll refine this as time goes on. Think head-up display and steering by helmet/eye sight somehow, leaving hands free to deploy a weapon while in flight.

[@egrintarg230]

OK so now we have prototype lightsabers and Boba Fett. I have seen people who looked about as big as Jabba the Hutt. So how long until we get the hyperdrive and deflector shields up and running?

[@JJs_playground]

Great progression, from the early days. *Literally becoming Iron man and war machine IRL.*

[@greenlawnfarm5827]

Yes, they now have drones.

[@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor]

They are becoming Carl Johnson

[@IRMentat]

These are larger than the ones they used to fly around sport stadiums with in the 60s. Seriously, look up the videos they still exist. Best improvement is maybe the flight time but they are still fuel hogs that need stable landing platforms due to momentum and VTOL via jet propulsion.

[@Quickened1]

Iron Man without the armor, weapons, and supersonic flight capabilities, but yeah, Iron Man and War Machine...lol

[@randallsanchez3161]

​@@IRMentat Bigger slightly but better. The old jet packs ran sodium peroxide across silver mesh to create a gas. The flight time was only 20-22 seconds. These jet packs have a flight time of 10min which is a huge improvement. Great for a quick dash in and out without needing a helicopter. Even better is that they could make a surprise landing quickly and establish covering fire for a helicopter or fast boat which could bring in more troops. Very situational but one more tool that can be used.

[@jakemelen9879]

I can imagine they will improve to a ride-by-wire version that mounts the jets in a way that frees up the pilots hands, and steering inputs can come from either glove or thumb control, or even AI controlled.. Really excited (and equally terrified) of the future!!

[@mrcarr9890]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[@Nick--Name]

It's fake

[@notsocommie]

That's what I was thinking, our soldiers would become like hornets or something, very cool stuff.

[@Outwardpd]

@@Nick--Name Your Russian ass probably wishes it was fake, this types of 'jetpacks' have existed for years.

[@LuciferTheFirstBorn]

@@Nick--Name 🤦‍♂️

[@brickyrobot8932]

This is so futuristic. Really excited to see what the kind of technology with achieve in the next few decades!

[@sonik954]

iphone 42 with cerebral control technology.

[@eb4686]

Yes and bloodshed in too.

[@Crimsonedge1]

Technology that can and likely WILL be used against you.

[@eb4686]

@@Crimsonedge1 PS, especially if your Black.

[@dillis2188]

@@eb4686 Maybe learn to _spell_ before spouting nonsense.

[@Justme58891]

WHY ARE THESE NOT IN FULL PRODUCTION FOR SPECIAL MISSIONS ? RESCUES? ETC..

[@thropolupolus3605]

Having grown up in the 70's and 80's and watching Star trek and the Jetsons , I always thought we should have had this stuff yrs ago. But better late than never. Super cool

[@HanSolo__]

We absolutelty shold not have anything alike. Cars are more dangerous than guns. (Guns are mostly safe if only carried with minimum of gun basic safety) This is multiple times more dangerous if it gets popular. Now. Imagine crowded space at some hight city center and a hooverbike shoot out chase with cops in the middlle of all this.

[@MikeHudson-px2gc]

It needs an adjustable length supporting rod that ties the thruster end to the backpack to help transfer the thrust load off the users arms. Each end having a ball socket to allow the same range of arm movement as now.

[@glennnovember3266]

The majority of lift is from the backpack, the arms are for control.

[@sam23696]

Damn, one of their engineers accidentally posted to KZbin instead of their internal chat. Scrap the whole project I guess, this guy has the answer.

[@danielmartin4596]

Completely aside from how good this already is, with 2-4 weapon drones slaved to each guy I could see a very cool future for this.

[@betterd9160]

Eventually it will be autonomous robots flying like that. Hitting the ground at a full run and firing accurately. Could you imagine seeing 10000 coming at you with Apocalypse Now music playing.

[@Vsor]

Why have the guy?

[@emissarygw2264]

@@Vsor so that he can open doors and press buttons and do other human'y things I guess

[@johndemeritt3460]

Remember this: this cat's already out of the bag. So while this looks cool, it's entirely possible that our forces may face hostile forces with like capabilities. And how cool would that be? Can you say, "Dogfights between competing forces"?

[@acheybones588]

“Cool” except for anybody dying in or from these things but it is extremely cool from the armchair perspective

[@jeremiah0150]

rocketeers in the sky! All fired up! Check out the view! I can go anywhere! Got a clear view, sir! Ready to soar!

[@User-hg4xn]

Damn ra2 quotes goes crazy

[@jay2bnvd]

Just my personal 2 cents from a military perspective. I've been following Gravity's work for years. This is extremely impressive and will definitely aid military related operations a lot. That being said, until they can provide soldiers the ability to also shoot whilst coming in on target, this will never be used in an assault operation because the noise will have caused them to lose the element of surprise, giving the opposition force the initiative and the soldiers without a means to actually participate in combat. Still, this is extremely impressive and makes me very exited for the future. Damnit, what I wouldn't give to be 19 years old again now. lol

[@YeboMate]

That's it isn't it though, iterate, iterate, and iterate until we have a whole generation of Mandalorians... This is the way.

[@ironwolfsaber2739]

Agreeing with the current assessment but from prior versions it seems they're aware of issues plaguing the idea. Older variants from this and other companies where massively bulky, far more noiser and far less agile. The agility and the quick exfil from the device are proof of military mindedness. For search and rescue it's already there for at least funding people and first aid.

[@BSnicks]

The time it takes to pull their hands out and grab the gun, is more than enough for the enemies to target and shoot. You will be dead on arrival!

[@richardfoulger4486]

@@BSnicks just wait for UAV weapon platforms in support. Early days but this could devastatingly effective

[@CW1-d7v]

0:20 Heading is "Helmet Steered Suppressive Capabality (Shown Inactive) "

[@roederlicous]

Imagine being able to train these to be strong enough to carry wounded people back. It would be an absolute game changer to cut that much time off.

[@jackw8338]

Great point I could see these being really effective if used by medics and adapted to carry wounded like you said.

[@renderproductions1032]

Especially if you had two people with a stretcher

[@AJ_Sparten1337]

If that were to be a possibility, then this would fundamentally change how PJ’s operate. Which would be a very good thing for the wounded.

[@bendgeddes]

Phuck military applications. I want jet pack fishing!🎣

[@games4us132]

That won't work. Tou need at least four people to carry someone with full equipment around.

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

Not exactly the quietest form of attack I can think of. Enemy 1 - _"What's that roaring sound outside?"_ Enemy 2 - _"I think it's Abdul using the pressure washer!"_ Enemy 1 - _"Oh! Thank goodness for that. I thought it was a US Marine using a jetpack."_

[@NoOneToNoOne89]

Meanwhile outdoor enemy 1: hey, bro, we have two guys slowly flying over here. Outdoor Enemy 2: why don’t we shoot them? Seems like an easy target with a lot of opportunity to take them down. Outdoor Enemy 1: I guess we’ll just sit here and wait for them to arrive and defeat us slowly after landing and grabbing their rifles.

[@markjohn4203]

​@@NoOneToNoOne89 🤣🤣🤣

[@NexAngelus405]

Actually, if they fly fast enough, they won't notice until they're too close to do anything about it due to the Dopler Effect making the sound too high-pitched for human ears to perceive. The Dopler Effect is also why, if you're standing on the side of the road and a car is approaching from far away at a high enough speed, you don't hear the roar of the car's engine until it's just about to pass you by.

[@NeoDerGrose]

​@@NexAngelus405 And how fast would you want to go to pitch the sound high enough?

[@Doorito_]

Flying bullseye - "hold on, let me take my hands out the thingy and get my gun ready before we start shooting, okay?" Enemy 1 "I'm not falling for that again!"

[@Sniper9773]

These guys definitely enjoying themselves.

[@jonmab6990]

I feel like this would be cool except for the range limitations, but it seems like they have really improved on that since the initial design.

[@nocalsteve]

The range is actually pretty good compared to a soldier trying to jump from the beach to the boat on a trampoline.

[@neotagatg3238]

10 minute of fight time up to 85 MPH is some pretty good distance it's more than enough to get to shore, into a battle, flanking maneuver, or away from a fight

[@blazednlovinit]

It's for landing and boarding really at it's current level. They'll continue to improve and widen it's capabilities.

[@aaftiyoDkcdicurak]

The original one was basically a giant can of compressed air. These are fueled engines.

[@MrLukasw44]

Well the first computer was huge and nowadays in your smartwatch you have more power that in that first computer

[@40KoopasWereHere]

Just wanted to point out - it's usually the easiest time in most single player FPS games to shoot the NPC enemy while it's rappelling down from a heli, or in this case, taking several seconds to come in for a landing.

[@absentmindedjwc]

And for this reason, I wouldn't imagine these people are on their own - they would likely have cover from another ship or the land for overwatch.

[@viasevenvai]

so you’re actually explaining why these are a big help. It is getting rid of the boat to boat intercept with ropes. It’s getting rid of the boat to beach deployment. The soldier shows up quicker and mounts quicker.

[@r_emerasynth]

@@viasevenvai No? These things are loud, expensive, even slower than rappelling from a helicopter because you have to go from A to B without interruption, weather has to be just perfect, requires a lot more training than conventional rappelling. And with rappelling at least you can all collectively be over the same target at the same time. This is an expensive risk to take, you can easily be shot at (not directly hit, but shot at) and there's literally no fallback plan if the operator isn't conscious, making it an airborne danger to the other people in the air.

[@DeepSouthBuilder]

If it’s an actual live fire situation there would DEFINITELY be heavy suppressive fire from an Apache or a fighter.

[@snakezula]

It's a demo, in combat you can come in as hot as you feel like.

[@johnnyv498]

They'll need a self propelled mode so a soldier can engage on the enemy as he's flying.

[@ElPalcoTigreHermano]

it is self propelled, the pilots are not waving their wings or anything like that... you mean some sort of auto navigation

[@bigcrazy9068]

You know what he means.

[@psychromaniac3525]

I mean, there's already helicopters.

[@Alacod19]

It be more practical to mount a gun to it and figure out the tech behind that than have it autopilot.

[@ElPalcoTigreHermano]

@@glenmcdonald1060 as superior human being I can only try to save people from saying things that don’t help them look bright. Sad thing is those are the majority. But it’s our duty to keep pn working against ignorance.

[@craig7350]

This is more of what I think everyone expected after the first H2O2 rocket packs decades ago. It took a while but that is absolutely amazing!

[@Mr.Keister]

It's pretty cool, not going to lie! I've been waiting to see this since the Rocketeer came out when I was a kid. From what I saw, the soldier would be dead by the time they transitioned to their rifle. Those 2 seconds are pretty critical. I can see how this would be an amazing asset though. I'm sure after some tweaking and practice they will get that transition time down.

[@apok1980]

Think more like a scenario for a specops mission. You already have an ISR in place. You’re going after a target that traditionally has a one way approach by vehicle. You could come in from the cliff of a compound, quickly take off flight gear, stage and then take the compound. Basically, I’m just saying, some adversaries might dismiss certain vulnerabilities because they aren’t fully up to speed on this capability. That could leave a back door to come in, and stage. One last thing, towards the end of World War 2, they tried to use a prototype of the helicopter in order to assault a retreat they thought Hitler was at. I think the helicopter wasn’t quite ready for prime time.

[@urbanpulsewalks]

Don't lie then! We're glad you didn't!

[@fallinginthed33p]

​​@@apok1980 It won't be without ISR already finding a slot in time and place where the enemy isn't looking, like with UAS overwatch. You could mount operations faster than flying in a squad on a helicopter or a boat. It would be suicidal to use these jetpacks to directly assault a fortified position under constant surveillance.

[@jonny_codphilo7809]

or be dead before they get there in all likely hood

[@henrikforsman2530]

Where on Amazon can I order these?

[@marchill8209]

I'm curious about the arm/shoulder/upper body fatigue of hanging on via your arms while flying. I thought it would make sense to have a support or frame that the pilot uses to take the weight of the pack. This type of support would allow the pilot to fly with one hand and possibly operate a second device, ie a weapons platform, while flying.

[@DEADB33F]

Most of your body weight is taken by the jets in the backpack (guess 2/3rds?). I'd imagine the fatigue would be no different to putting your hands on the back of a chair and leaning into it so the chair is supporting 1/3 of your bodyweight. ie. not that bad. Flight time is limited to like 10 mins, so it's not like you'll be in the air for hours.

[@marchill8209]

@James Bradwell I don't think there are any jerseys in the back pack. They appear to be only mounted in the hand controllers area.

[@ArifGhostwriter]

​@@marchill8209 Nope - main thrust jet (single) is in the backpack.

[@markkerr204]

Awesome move off that small craft there but I do have a concern with the fact that guns are medium to long range weapons and these guys were basically Skeets at the range.

[@Steve-O_FPV]

LOL, my thoughts exactly!

[@sparksmcgee6641]

Stacked air assets. No one will have their head out looking for anything of these are used in an assault. And every gun will ignore them and point at the real threat.

[@wala-nehlabala306]

Let's start with using them with Paramedics and Firefighters ( Search and Rescue ), then maybe later migrate to the military if appropriate. Great technology and thanks for the demo.

[@ELECTR0HERMIT]

That is just insane. Absolutely unreal looking.

[@Shmoffy_]

Fucking nuts, used to only see that stuff in the movies. I bet we’ll look like a couple of fools in 20 years with how impressed we are by this. it’s only gonna get so much more advanced

[@Incheon822]

Vulnerable while flying. Perfect mobility.

[@schradog01]

Need Ironman armor now

[@ryangraham71]

Even when you land your vulnerable becuase your hauling so much gear and you also have a explosive on your back

[@TrickyThe0ne]

Pretty remarkable capability.

[@GeoffreyTheElder]

So here's a thought for an actual mil application. Infil like with LALO but much lower and with far more precision. Once on the ground, packs fly out on remote (capability would need to be added). I'd think these would be able to go just about the same places you would do daylight infil with parachutes. Also the reverse. That is, packs fly in (once that capability is added), soldiers could suit up and exfil. Operators after a mission, pilot rescue, etc.

[@dgoddard]

If the Blue Angels get a hold of these, it's really going to be kickass!

[@Ass_Burgers_Syndrome]

Red Arrows

[@tannerpaisley-ve6dq]

RocketSemi was a disaster for airshows. Jetpack choreography might loosen up the sad Turkey's

[@MrLeighman]

Interesting. I am not sure though that the target would wait that long for you to draw your weapons.

[@jayshartzer844]

I'd imagine any real mission would have arial support but one could also imagine they bring back floating platform tech augmented with "fixed" gun positions. Besides, you also have a vulnerable time between someone fast roping from a helicopter, landing on the deck, and then able to raise their weapons in order to engage the enemy. Regardless, this is early in the tech adoption phase. Enough time to throw some kind of weapon attachments

[@jayshartzer844]

An example of the floating tech stuff is the Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee. There's been an attempt to make it with these kind of jet engines

[@MrLeighman]

@@jayshartzer844 Interesting, could work. Why not just use an electric drone platform instead. Jet engines though are useful in certain situations, I imagine.

[@tc6485]

Maybe land behind some cover?

[@lcfflc3887]

we have a solution, or just me at this time, they need a belt fed rifle mounted on top of each shoulder or a single one atleast on any side, for aiming and to lock on targets they'll use their helmets, the gun would point to any direction that the pilot is looking at with a target assist lense panel in front of one of their eyes just like Apache helicopter pilots already have since a long time, a push button trigger could be added easily within reach of one of their fingers, the shooting and aiming system could be activated and deactivated by voice command when needed, to avoid opening fire by mistake, the options are numerous, also for the single gun option it could be mounted overhead coming from the back.

[@robharris8844U]

They are being tested in UK for paramedics/ first reponders to mountain injury cases. People keep going on about the noise - it really is lost in normal background noises - what you hear on video is due to video sensitive dynamic microphones close to the pilot.

[@GetawayFilms]

Yes, this application would be far better than attempting to covertly swoop onto the deck of a ship with armed personnel aboard. I've heard them in real life though and you're wrong about the noise, they are loud and you can hear them coming.

[@robharris8844U]

@@GetawayFilms I concede they would have to be used in surprise attack but the great thing about surprises you can do them when they least suspect. In 1980 at the London Iranian embassy siege the SAS were on neighbouring roofs I cannot be sure they abseiled from helicopter but in our scenario they could quickly drop on to neighbouring roof with this jetpac and attack by the roof. Boarding party, or paramedics around the battlefield - there are possibilties that can be explored as it continues to get more sophisticated and user friendly.

[@stealthassasin1day291]

For extreme missions sets where you wouldn't want to use a black hawk, fast boating isn't an option and divers were too slow then I can see this having value. This doesn't have to be the final product but it's these type of trials and testing needed to progress into usable tech in the future so don't write it off.

[@nobodyspecial4702]

Dude, they've been doing nothing but showing these types of trials for years now, claiming every government wants them, but nobody has bought that yet. When they pitched it for paramedics responding to emergencies in mountains...it was great, until the "paramedic" arrived on the top of the mountain with no rescue gear. Pretty useless. Then they pitched it to the navy as a way to get on board ships fast...except as you see, anyone with a gun can hear them miles off and pop them between the eyes as they land. They pitched it to the army as a scout suit for urban combat...but ignored that a soldier carries not only a gun, but bullets, water, first aid equipment, etc, which all had to be left behind because of the system.

[@rugbyguitargod]

exactly. This is what is known as a Proof of Concept.

[@justkiddin1980]

Sorry it needs to be a power assisted glider…When they hear you screaming over the sea surface with jets roaring full power you will be shot down before you even come close…And for that matter you’re almost better of with HAHO jumps…gliding on a parachute…

[@globetrotter986]

They cannot resist anything while fly. They lose balance and fell down.

[@АлександрСемёнов-ч9ч]

Why waste money on this crap. It is better to rivet a dozen more Abrams.

[@reecegunningham]

Landing and take off's looking more and more like Iron man. Looks more natural for him now

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Totally

[@steveo601]

What motors are they using?? Turbine’s take a while to spool. That’s crazy

[@evanescentenquirer2684]

​@@TFT-bp8zk thats... how a job works?

[@geezjunior]

Seem like easy targets to take out but ngl the take off and landing is fly asf 🔥 Literally, a lil hop + thrusters = magnificent physics

[@juri_xiii9977]

And can be heard from a mile away.. 😂

[@romancvijanovic7130]

It must be really fun.

[@geezjunior]

@@romancvijanovic7130 oh most definitely fun indeed

[@ferniclestix]

id like to see how these handle jumped from a plain at high altitude, then you could send a couple with paratroopers and they can quickly secure a landing zone, they will probably end up slapping some kind of smart munition or head tracking weapon system tbh. guns in your hands miiight work but it could ez make you crash.

[@fourshore502]

great for crossing rivers and getting on top of hills quickly ( if noone is firing at you ofc )

[@carl8790]

Who would've thought that GTA SA would had predicted the future of viable jet suits? Crazy and I love it. So cool!

[@NScherdin]

Disney predicted this a couple decades ago. :)

[@crasssy1]

Yeah! Space marines jetpack is real!!! And talking seriously, this looks like a preety interesting variation of a paratrooper or special forces unit. And the best case of jet suit use is still to be found, as the suit is quite heavy and cumbersome.

[@stuartbrown1677]

Amazing It will do nothing but develop and develop into better faster longer flights with fast responses Keep developing ,team! Stuart in Ireland ☘️

[@KLienne]

It's hard to make them fly for any longer, advancements in battery technology have been staggering for a long time.

[@stevew145]

@@KLienne No batteries here... That's jet fuel

[@KLienne]

@@stevew145 okay, thanks

[@brianfhunter]

@@KLienne - Also, battery technology had very little incentive and return last few decades, but now with electric cars and drones, the incentives a returns are very high, a shit ton of progress has already been made on the lab and now people are trying to produce in large scale... We already can make batteries with double the capacity and recharge speed, but not yet on large scale with good prices... its a Manufacture Problem now, not a lab problem.

[@KLienne]

@@brianfhunter Yea, but lithium-ion batteries have been around since 1985 and there hasn't been a new type of battery that would hold charge as relatively well as they do whilst being rechargeable, compact, and versatile. However, they are still very dangerous, their capacity degrades over time and their production as well as recycling come at a big environmental cost. When it comes to Li-ion batteries, there's too much greenwashing going on. It's just sad that chemically, there hasn't been a newer invention with fewer disadvantages.

[@tawakerakarawa1064]

The possibillities of the uses for these machines are quite interesting. Maritime Pilot transfers in bad weather for example.

[@dennisrewards4915]

im pretty sure you cant fly that very well in bad weather 💀

[@kingarthurkingofthebritons6377]

I feel like that’s more dangerous than the system we have currently

[@shaggybreeks]

Oh, yeah. Great idea, trying to land on a small, wet deck wearing one of those things. In a gale. OMG, pilot transfer is dangerous enough already! :(

[@itswrongtokillanimalsifyou2837]

And blow drying, obviously.

[@b11nladen]

Coz, coz bad weather would make them work even better! Fucking hell!

[@michaelwalters7110]

Nice proof of concept. Will be watching this platform evolve.

[@alistairjclark2433]

These are still early days and I've seen a lot of countries experimenting with them that means more money to make them more efficient, more upgrades and attachments and more adaption to different scenarios. Landing on the car was interesting and I can see a much smaller (less uses) one being available to troops in the field for example to quickly "jump" up elevation or to tops of buildings providing a huge urban fighting advantage.

[@joatmofa0405]

That's a definite benefit!

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

As long as Gravity gets more investors, they can keep refining this project. The fact that they’ve not only interested multiple countries, but even gotten India to buy 8 of their units already, means that people see real application for these units even in these early phases. Imagine what they could do with some more R&D!

[@Smokkedandslammed]

Yeah, real suitable for urban combat hahaha "Hold on, I need to warm my jets up before we jump up there ~SSSSSSSSSSCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" You'd hear that shit from like a mile away lol Plus all that extra gear and electronics and fuel. You'd need a support crew of like 3-4 dudes for 1 guy to use a set up like that. You ever wonder why most flying fields ban jet rc planes? They are super sensitive and like to catch fire when they crash lol This is a gimmick.

[@alanwatts8239]

​@@OneBiasedOpinion India always looking to make the ideal super soldier. 😂

[@alistairjclark2433]

@@Smokkedandslammed as I said this is just the beginning my point perhaps this will go no where or perhaps it will. The fact it offers a soldier such mobility would be it's main advantage, soldiers which can fly below radar at night for example and land quickly and extract quickly with pin point accuracy could be an advantage in scenarios

[@InSidious1805]

I feel like I’ve seen the progression of this system on and off over the last few years.

[@dilloncain]

the delay in hands free really does make this seem non aggressive but it's hard to deny it's ability to traverse terrain. not everything has to end in pew pew pew.

[@wjumeau]

Mountain search and rescue looks like a good application.

[@azmadmonk1]

There is a brief line in the beginning about helmet steered suppressive capability or some such.

[@wjumeau]

@@azmadmonk1 Needs a little bit of Blue Thunder tech.

[@sailorjerry3720]

😂

[@movadoboomer6187]

Wow now I wish I can use this so I can pull up in school like this so I can fly with a jet pack

[@rossrreyes]

This is both Brilliant AND Insane at the same time. 👍👍👍

[@Ghost_moto_WPN]

They move like iron man, their direction changes and relaxed operation indicate a lot of training and comfort/confidence using the plat form.

[@doc.rankin577]

I try to keep an open mind when it comes to emerging technologies like this. I can see this being useful in urban combat where the battlefield is already loud and cramped. You could rapidly move a platoon (especially one thats geared to carry support type weapons like M240B) to and from different rooftops. Though I am curious about the range on this thing. I can envision an infantry platoon with heavier weapons like M240B, XM25 (if they could ever make it not explode in your face), LAWS, and SMAW using these packs as a rapid fire support platoon. I'm sure a medic could use this to rapidly remove casualties from an area. Would be interesting to see.

[@ilyanizhnik6874]

it would cost like another USA state debt

[@fen3311]

Quite the opposite, I don't understand how heavy infantry would operate with these, all that backpack is fuel and engine, they'd only have what they can carry on front and at ~10 min per flight, well. It's not going to be terribly useful in any protracted fight.

[@ChuckCoy]

Agreed. They already carry more than they should. This system only puts them in direct line of fire. How about using it as an unmanned to drop supplies to advanced positions?

[@scottmccrea1873]

They will be easily shot down, this thing is a death trap for soldiers.

[@scottmccrea1873]

​@@ChuckCoy this is not miltisrily practical. I can see plenty of civilian uses but in _any_ kind of combat, you're doomed.

[@drdaddy721]

The jet suit is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable and awe-inspiring inventions of this decade, representing a major leap forward in human mobility and exploration. Its potential to revolutionize the way we travel, work, and even rescue people is truly staggering. However, like any revolutionary technology, the jet suit is not without its challenges and concerns. One major concern is its fuel consumption, which is currently quite high compared to other modes of transportation. While a bus can travel for several days on the same amount of fuel that powers a single jet suit flight, it is important to remember that the jet suit is a much smaller and more specialized vehicle, designed for short, high-speed flights rather than long-distance travel. Despite this challenge, the jet suit remains an incredible achievement of human ingenuity and innovation. Its sleek design, advanced propulsion system, and precise maneuverability make it a truly impressive feat of engineering. As we continue to refine and improve the technology behind the jet suit, we can look forward to even more amazing advancements in the years to come.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

This makes me wish I was 20 years old again. Those things would be so much fun!

[@mr.sandbag8719]

Interesting compartmentalized operations are always a good thing to spend my time enjoying.😊

[@Pavelsome]

Amazing! I dunno if people will ever be able to build a real light sabre, but my Lord, Jango Fett's jetpack is already here... Incredible!.. :))

[@petermgruhn]

Because, yeah, "Join the Marines! Meet the friendly Sarlacc."

[@shrivak]

Ever seen the youtube channel "The Hacksmith"? They're working on a formidable Lightsaber prototype.

[@andrewrivera190]

I see limited combat use. But definitely see it potential used for search and rescue a light reconnaissance.

[@soal159]

I immediately thought red alert 2 with the flying troopers. Great infiltration tool for the battlefield. You could distract or stun your opponent and have a hundred of these guys sneak up and take key positions.

[@Fran_Caboy]

The only difference with flying troopers in Red Alert 2 : In game, they can shot the enemy (RA2) 😅😅😅

[@blackfacegaming191]

Just use drones with guns. Game over

[@stereo-soulsoundsystem5070]

they would still likely get stoled on. These things are dogshit for combat. You send them in they not gettin back

[@GusCraft460]

Brings new meaning to “airborne infantry”

[@GreenLeafUponTheSky]

literally

[@Spuzzmacher]

lol I am definitely using this at our next gathering.

[@RUBYMAE39]

Iron Man. These guys are the best! And hand vectored thrusting no less!

[@PersonalityMalfunction]

Some thoughts about the comments about being a sitting (flying, actually) target. In a non-permissive environment, you would obviously only use in conditions of darkness, loud ambient noise, and active suppression of the target. The approach would be concealed by the sound of helicopters, ships engines and natural sea and wind noises. Put a spotlight on the target and fire a bunch of tracers to keep the bad guys' heads down. The jet pack troops would also have follow-up forces in RHIB's on approach. I can see this being an absolutely invaluable resource at sea and in urban combat. A full section jumping ahead of the FLoB to set up MG and sniper support would be very appreciated by grunts advancing close behind. Great concept.

[@TheJECNova]

AH, memories of the movie "The Rocketeer" come to mind watching this. How far the techs advanced, since then.

[@chingonbass]

the "mexican rocketeer" from the show living color is far superior then this GI Joe nonsense.