{"id":19078,"date":"2019-02-08T18:53:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T18:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/08\/sorry-marvel-fans-socom-says-real-life-iron-man-suit-remains-a-fantasy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:08:22","slug":"sorry-marvel-fans-socom-says-real-life-iron-man-suit-remains-a-fantasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2019\/02\/08\/sorry-marvel-fans-socom-says-real-life-iron-man-suit-remains-a-fantasy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorry, Marvel fans: SOCOM says real-life \u2018Iron Man\u2019 suit remains a fantasy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put away your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Marvel-Iron-Reactor-Prop-Replica\/dp\/B00421A4BS\" target=_blank>toy arc reactors<\/a> and turn down that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5s7_WbiR79E\" target=_blank>Black Sabbath<\/a> song. It looks like the military is still a ways off from creating a functional Iron man suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/113332\/iron_man_style_suit_in_early_stages_of_development\" target=_blank>far back as 2013<\/a>, U.S. Special Operations Command began playing up its development of a Marvel-esque super-suit for close-quarters combat. While being more technologically primitive than the limits of Stan Lee\u2019s imagination, the model would vaguely resemble <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FHU49CD0TOs\" target=_blank>Tony Stark\u2019s first attempt<\/a> at creating what would become his signature Iron Man armor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s certainly the image the military seemed to be projecting with its 2013 concept video for its Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS, project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bPjatYDHJKo\"\nframeborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\nallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That video raised expectations on what the military was hoping to accomplish with TALOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/technology\/2019\/02\/us-military-chopping-its-iron-man-suit-parts\/154706\/?oref=d_brief_nl\" target=\"_blank\">recent comments<\/a> from a high-ranking SOCOM official have put a damper on what TALOS will truly be capable of when it\u2019s finally operational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not the Iron Man. I\u2019ll be the first person to tell you that,\u201d said SOCOM Acquisition Executive James Smith earlier this week at the National Defense Industrial Association\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ndia.org\/events\/2019\/2\/5\/30th-annual-solic-symposium\" target=_blank>annual SO\/LIC forum<\/a>, effectively crushing the hopes and dreams of comic-book fans everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith told the forum crowd that the technology for TALOS is currently \u201cout of reach\u201d from what that video indicated SOCOM was trying to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said that in addition to the final version not matching the \u201cglossy drawings\u201d they were aiming for, they\u2019re not at all ready to put it in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen we get the exoskeleton here in a few months, we will have the best exoskeleton in the Department of Defense,\u201d Smith said. \u201cIt will not be something our operators will feel comfortable putting on a close [combat] environment today. So, moving, shooting, communicating in the face of enemy fire \u2014 not quite there yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an ideal world, TALOS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/gearscout\/kit\/2018\/12\/20\/how-the-talos-combat-suit-can-read-troops-vitals-and-give-them-super-strength\/\" target=_blank>would have consisted<\/a> of a light, easily maneuverable exoskeleton worn underneath bulletproof body armor with the ability to process large amounts of remote information and track the health of the wearer. It was never designed to fly or shoot lasers, but Tony Stark would have probably been mildly impressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SOCOM <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2018\/01\/24\/wanted-iron-man-suits-for-special-operations-troops\/\" target=_blank>put out an announcement<\/a> in January 2018 seeking a new round of proposals from contractors for potential TALOS designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe intent is to accelerate the delivery of innovative capabilities to the SOF operator,\u201d the announcement read. \u201cTALOS is an overarching vision to drastically improve the dismounted operator\u2019s survivability and capability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just last June, it was reported that the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/06\/05\/this-army-unit-will-be-first-to-test-an-exoskeleton-that-lightens-combat-load\/\" target=_blank>would partner with<\/a> the 10th Mountain Division to test out a similar ONYX exoskeleton developed by Lockheed Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith said that SOCOM will use the lessons learned from the TALOS project to work on developing new military technology a bit more realistic than an Iron Man suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re not going to stop looking for better body armor, better situation awareness, better lethality,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to keep looking at all of those things.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A high-ranking SOCOM official put a damper on what its proposed &#8220;Iron Man&#8221; suit will truly be capable of when it\u2019s finally 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