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After we got spoiled to special ops soldiers and royal marines taking to the sky with their jetpacks, some updates coming from the Royal Navy s trial tests are here to sink our ship and tell us that the new technology is not ready to be integrated into the military yet. 7 photos
Just a few weeks after we saw Dutch soldiers using their jet suits to board a ship, royal marines decided to also test their new toys and executed similar exercises. The demonstration was meant to prove that troops can get on a vessel faster and more effectively.
Boarding party and new book for Britain’s Ironman
6th May 2021 10:21 Europe/London
+VIDEO A mock raid with the Royal Marines one day, launch a new book another – it’s a busy time for Richard Browning, inventor and pilot of the real-life Ironman jet suit.
The trial was in Plymouth Sound with patrol ship HMS Tamar and Royal Marines from Plymouth-based 42 and 47 Commando, to see if the jet suit could be of use on military operations, such as boarding ships for terrorist takedowns and anti-smuggling and piracy operations.
Here’s a video of the trial:
Lieutenant Colonel Will Clarke RM, the trial sponsor, said afterwards, “The flight suit technology tested in this trial allowed the Commando Force to experiment with innovative methods of conducting maritime interdiction operations.
âUndoubtedly impressiveâ: British Marines facilitate jet suit test that allows flight between boats and ships
By Jordan Smith
Gravity Industries CEO Richard Browning discusses how he invented the jet suit and real world applications.
PLYMOUTH SOUND, United Kingdom - That wasn t Tony Stark flying about the English Channel on May 1, though his flight technique resembled Iron Man.
It was a test pilot from Gravity Industries, the creators of a jet suit that allows the wearer to take flight while propelling them with thrusters on the arms and back.
The Royal Marines facilitated the flight on Saturday, trying to determine if the suit would be beneficial to maritime military operations.
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