Future soldiers with metamaterial invisibility and power suits | NextBigFuture.com

The US soldier will be getting more advanced technology and more electrical power for those systems over the next 20 years. Over the next five years the electrical power will double to about 25 watts and then 50 watts in 6-15 years and then 100 watts in 16 years. Squads will have 200-300 watts. Platoons are heading to 5 kilowatts. Soldier armor will get 20-30% lighter and eventually over 60% lighter. They are deploying far lighter ghillie suits that weigh less than 5 pounds. Chameleon like camouflage using colorshifting nanotechnology fabrics will be introduced in the next 6-15 years. Three-dimensional,