Osiris Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 To protect Canadian Troops in Afghanistan and American soldiers in Iraq, the developer of the grizzle project has built himself a bullet, knife, and light ballistic 'halo based' suit, even down to solar powered clean air helmet. The best part is unlike previous declassified Military gear projects, this one is actually affordable. Troy Hurtubise created the suit, dubbed Trojan, in hopes of protecting Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan and US soldiers in Iraq, and considering that it has withstood knives, bullets, light explosives, clubs, and even a round from an elephant gun, it sounds like quite the winner. Proclaimed to be the "first ballistic, full exoskeleton body suit of armor," Trojan is crafted from high-impact plastic lined with ceramic bullet protection over ballistic foam, and features nearly endless compartments, morphine / salt containers, knife and gun holsters, emergency lights, a built-in recording device, pepper spray, ingestible transponder for those "last resort" scenarios, and there's even a fresh air system powered by solar panels within the helmet. Mr. Hurtubise claims the 18 kilograms (40 pounds) suit is comfortable enough to make road trips in (yes, he tried it), and if any major military would take him up on it, they could reportedly be produced for "around $2,000 apiece." Now that's a bargain, folks. Source: Engadget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyX Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Already posted somewhere else. I don't have the link anymore sorry, but it's here on Neowin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toastyone Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Yup it was posted over in Gaming: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=530090 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted January 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 16, 2007 Yup it was posted over in Gaming:https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=530090 closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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