Metabolically Dominant Soldier

DARPAtoday has a long-term, $3 billion program to help make such a“Metabolically Dominant Soldier.” In other words, themilitary is studying how to use technology and biology to meld man andmachine and transcend the limits of the human body. Described theproject director, “My measure of success is that the International Olympic Committee bans everything we do" The $3 billion program is definitely trying to achieve transhuman performance goals.

Thewearable gear would enable running at 100 meter olympic sprinter speedfor hours and the 7 foot vertical leap, the wall crawling, personalflight, invisibility, greatly enhanced strength, better body armor andcarrying bigger and more powerful weapons.