Japan’s newest official cyborg warrior
Today’s Pix – Thursday, November 8th, 2007
MilitaryPhotos.net….the Technical Research and Development Institute of the Ministry of Defense, displays Japan’s new… ‘Advanced Combat Information Equipment System’ (ACIES)… a head-mounted display, video camera, personal computer, GPS and wireless LAN…
The Japanese press such as the Mainichi News is really having fun with this cludge of system calling it the “GUNDAM” after the mobile suit warriors in the famous anime. 
A translation describes the symposium as, “Realization of Gundam”—Ain’t that trippy for an official military function?
UPDATE—
The Mainichi News officially translated their Japanese report for their English edition.
Defense Ministry’s Gundam-inspired high-tech infantry kit grabs otaku attention
MDN-Mainichi, Nov 11, 2007….interest among anime fans at a recent Ministry of Defense research presentation when officials announced that it was designed with the Gundam anime series in mind.…more...
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