“Jet Suits”: Coming Soon To A SEAL Team Near You?
by Scott Faith
As the “Ironman” jetsuit approaches commercial viability, a company called “Gravity Industries” has produced a video showing their prototype suit being used by the U.K.’s Royal Navy to overtake, and then land on, a moving ocean-going ship.
I’m just envisioning this kind of thing being used by U.S. Navy SEALs, once they get the weapons platform figured out. Check out the video, it’s pretty bad ass:
Royal Navy Helps Test Jet-Pack Landings on Moving Vessels
Britain’s Royal Navy helped Royal Marines reservist and inventor Richard Browning’s Gravity Industries test the landings of its “jet suit” on moving targets near Portsmouth, England.
Posted by Tulsa's Channel 8 – KTUL on Saturday, August 3, 2019
Scott Faith is a veteran of a half-dozen combat deployments and has served in several different Special Operations units over the course of his Army career. Scott’s writing focuses largely on veterans’ issues, but he is also a big proponent of Constitutional rights and has a deep interest in politics. He often allows other veterans who request anonymity to publish their work under his byline. Scott welcomes story ideas and feedback on his articles, and can be reached at havokjournal@havokmedia.com.
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