Power Armor?

dingyibvs said:

Well, that depends on the threat, right? Current FPVs should be detected at a reasonable range and the numbers present should be more than sufficiently dealt with by net system. In the consideration of AI drone swarms I'm assuming more drones than soldiers, but not orders of magnitude more. If they're orders of magnitude more then certainly dedicated systems would be warranted, as the cost of such swarms would be rather high and thus spending more on countering them would be justified as well.

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Define reasonable range. Because LIDAR are notorious for having low effective ranges, especially against small targets and in complex environmental conditions. Natural fog and temperature changes can have significant impact on the range and effectiveness of LIDAR.

Net launchers are also totally untested against FPVs and plainly poorly suited for the task. To effectively use a net launcher, you need a high-speed high-accuracy turret synced with sensors, so you have 90% of the cost and bulk of a hard kill APS, only to shoot a net that is only useable in extremely close range, and which an FPV might easily retain enough kinetic energy to hit you with even if you do manage to net it.

If you are seriously worried about FPVs, just slapping on some smoke grenade launchers will be more than enough to mitigate the threat. You also have the added benefit of also giving your charge smoke obscurity to minimise losses to heavy machine guns and massed light infantry fire.

A powered exoskeleton displayed by Kestrel Defense.

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by78 said:

Powered exoskeletons of the Joint Logistics Support Force troops.

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One more image of that powered exoskeleton. Judging from the preponderance of photos, it's the most widely issued powered exoskeleton model in the Chinese military, with the greatest number being used by PLAGF logistics troops, and lately the navy has also adopted it.

Is that a dude with a machine gun with back pack ammo belt?

edit: just saw it in the power armour thread

Not sure which model of exoskeleton this refers to, but the battery has a very high gravimetric density of 420wh/kg, giving it sustained operation time of up to 11.6 hours. The exoskeleton can operate in temperatures as low as -30°C and has been verified to work up to six hours in -20°C carrying an unspecified load. Unit price is 80,000USD.

by78 said:

Not sure which model of exoskeleton this refers to, but the battery has a very high gravimetric density of 420wh/kg, giving it sustained operation time of up to 11.6 hours. The exoskeleton can operate in temperatures as low as -30°C and has been verified to work up to six hours in -20°C carrying an unspecified load. Unit price is 80,000USD.

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Whilst it may be cheap when compared against foreign counterparts, it is still exceeding expensive to spend on equipment for a individual soldier. I doubt it will see widespread adoption at this price point. That's like 10+ robot dogs for each of these exoskeletons.

by78 said:

Not sure which model of exoskeleton this refers to, but the battery has a very high gravimetric density of 420wh/kg, giving it sustained operation time of up to 11.6 hours. The exoskeleton can operate in temperatures as low as -30°C and has been verified to work up to six hours in -20°C carrying an unspecified load. Unit price is 80,000USD.

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Do you have the source video? It's odd seeing a state owned media describing the unit cost of a PLA equipment in USD. The energy density of 420Wh/kg might be indicative of a new kind of batteries than Lithium ones.