The Innovations of Tomorrow

The American military is known farand wide for its unparalleled

technological superiority. Yet, as moreand more industrialized nations

improve their economy, so too do theybolster their respective military. In

order for the United States of Americato retain its position of strength, we

must continuously innovate andcontinually integrate new

technologies. Thankfully, that’sexactly what we have been doing, and,as a result, there are some absolutelyamazing technologies to be released

in the near future.

Modular Prosthetic Limb

Said prosthetic limb would be of tremendous benefit to both militarypersonnel and citizens alike. With the capability to control fingersand opposable thumbs, these seemingly robotic appendages arereminiscent of a creative science fiction novel. In practice, it is

supposed to enable “near natural control, very much like your ownarm,” according to Dr. Justin Sanchez, the director of DARPA’s

biological technologies office.

Brain Implants

Ideally, these brain implants will actually be able to restore the memoriesof troops affected by traumatic brain injuries. Amazing. To actually be

able to restore the lost sights, sounds, and smells of memories erased by atraumatic incident. According to Dr. Sanchez, medical professionals can

actually photograph and analyze neurotransmitter signals, which enablesthem to understand some of the characteristics of memory. Truly, the

implications are limitless, and that’s saying the least.

HACMS

The purpose of this technologically innovativeinitiative is to construct software that

essentially makes it incredibly difficult for ill-intentioned hackers to exert any influence

over things like drones, command, and controlnetworks. While by no means is the military

100% secure and stable, it is clear thatHACMS is responsible for making it

exponentially safer. In fact, the Pentagonactually went so far as to invite a number offriendly hackers to do their worst and try toinvade an HACMS-protected network; they

couldn’t.

Although authors like George Orwelland Ray Bradbury may have tried to

see the future, even they were unableto foretell the rate of technological

progression we have seen in just thelast thirty to forty years. Truly,

humans’ potential to innovate neverceases to amaze me.