Soldier Equipment Industry Struggles to Find Path Forward
Soldier equipment
vendors are worried that the coming transition from war will leave them
without adequate funding and — perhaps more importantly — without a
concrete roadmap of future requirements.
Other news:
Developed by Boston Dynamics on behalf of the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency, the robot, called Cheetah, has reached a peak speed of
28.3 mph for a 20-meter split. The International Association of
Athletics Federations lists the world speed record for a human as 27.78
mph, accomplished by Jamaican Olympian Usain Bolt in 2009 during a
100-meter sprint.