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Marines perform boarding exercises with Jetpacks
Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:31 am
Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:31 am
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Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:36 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
I wouldn’t mind getting one of those to go visit my neighbor.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:37 am to jafari rastaman
Probably sink straight to the bottom if it malfunctions.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:37 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
looks pretty AI-y to me, and possibly Germans 
Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:39 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
So how are you supposed to fire a rifle?
Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:40 am to jpainter6174
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Probably sink straight to the bottom if it malfunctions
There's always this guy with his "jetpack gonna sink you" mentality or his "your flamethrower tank is going to burst and engulf your entire body with napalm and your skin will be melting while you frantically reach for your pistol to give yourself a faster death."
Party pooper
Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:40 am to Huey Lewis
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There's always this guy with his "jetpack gonna sink you" mentality or his "your flamethrower tank is going to burst and engulf your entire body with napalm and your skin will be melting while you frantically reach for your pistol to give yourself a faster death."
Party pooper
right??
Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:42 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
This is AT LEAST 3 or 4 years old. Or at least that's how long they've been publicly working on it.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:43 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Probably make a good recruiting video, but wouldn’t be very practical at all. Just like shooting skeet for the guys on the ship.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:45 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
"The few"
Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:56 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
The Jetpack Madness episode on the Dollop podcast os the greatest ever.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 9:59 am to wadewilson
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So how are you supposed to fire a rifle?
For something like boarding a hostile ship, I would think they would be supported by cover from their own ship until they touched down and could arm themselves. This would be more of a "shock and awe" and "wow factor" thing than it would be a tool with a wide scope of uses.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 11:00 am to wadewilson
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So how are you supposed to fire a rifle?
A more practical application for this is to get medical or other vital personal on board friendly ships.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 11:04 am to wadewilson
freaking laser beams attached to their heads
Posted on 4/27/25 at 11:32 am to Bard
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For something like boarding a hostile ship, I would think they would be supported by cover from their own ship until they touched down and could arm themselves. This would be more of a "shock and awe" and "wow factor" thing than it would be a tool with a wide scope of uses.
I think as of now it wouldn't be used as a means of entry for a hostile environment. But, it's certainly looks good as a "proof of concept" idea for future development.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 12:07 pm to Lonnie Utah
The hover before landing would give the sniper leisure time to aim. Now for medical aid in crowded areas this would be ideal
Posted on 4/27/25 at 1:01 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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I think as of now it wouldn't be used as a means of entry for a hostile environment. But, it's certainly looks good as a "proof of concept" idea for future development.
This would be a good rescue tool. R&D always leads to some wild stuff though, so we shall see.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 1:05 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
U.S. Marines don’t wear multicam uniforms.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 1:26 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Those landings look fake
Posted on 4/27/25 at 1:27 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
And here we go.
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