The U.S. military has completed the development of this equipment in less than a year and will begin prototype testing in June.
Just as it took Tony Stark decades and countless prototypes to design his current formidable Iron Man device, the U.S. military’s efforts to build super-gear for its own soldiers will have a similar process.
Even so, US Navy Admiral William McRaven has recently revealed an explosive news: the United States will test its Iron Man equipment in June this year. Even judging by the standards of Tony Starks development, that was a fairly short period of time.
Last October, the U.S. military launched an effort to create Iron Man gear for their own soldiers. The plan to test the Iron Man device in June this year also allows the research on the first set of Iron Man equipment to be completed within a year. To be fair, we're talking about something very similar to the first Iron Man suit that Tony Stark ever developed.
In fact, what was delivered in June was actually just a less successful device for preliminary testing. That likely means the type of material used is durable and easy to move. These first Iron Man units to be delivered are technically known as TALOS (short for Tactical Strike Light Operator Unit), a design drafted by the U.S. military and a number of partners for the Iron Man units.
In addition to 56 companies, 16 government agencies, 13 universities and 10 national laboratories have signed agreements with the military to help with the research and development of the TALOS project. U.S. Special Operations Command also plans a "talent pool" program that would invite anyone to develop components for the device. After these collaborations and multiple tests, TALOS equipment is likely to be used on the battlefield for the first time in August 2018. Until then, you can rest assured that this Iron Man gear will no longer be just a prototype.
