- Militaries and private companies are developing super futuristic technologies intended to make troops able to fly around battlefields in automated and armored suits.
- Jet suits, hoverboards, and miniature drones all seem like fodder for a sci-fi movie, but militaries around the world are looking to employ these technologies.
- From enhanced night vision goggles to motorized body armor, INSIDER found the most futuristic military technology in development - or already on the battlefield.
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Militaries and private companies around the world are developing new technologies that turn warfighters into super soldiers. Jet-powered suits that allow the wearer to hop between boats moving at 20 knots and flying hoverboards are just the start of it.
The Russian military is developing motorized body armor that looks like it belongs on "Star Wars'" Boba Fett. And the hoverboard isn't just something from "Back to the Future," it's a real invention that France's Franky Zapata successfully used to cross the English Channel this week.
The Russian military, as well as the US, France, and Great Britain, are all developing futuristic technologies that seem like something straight out of a Marvel blockbuster. But these technologies aren't far off in the future; many are already in testing phases - or in use on the battlefield.
Read on to see some of the most wild, futuristic military tech out there.