The Army Is Testing a Piece of SOCOM’s ‘Iron Man’ Suit for Its Next-Generation Squad Weapon
The system is designed to enhance soldier's aim by stabilizing their weapon's barrel against unnecessary movement.
By JARED KELLER at Task & Purpose Image by SOCOM
The so-called Aim Control Enhancer (ACE), originally developed as part of U.S. Special Operations Command’s now-abandoned ‘Iron Man’ suit effort, is currently undergoing evaluation “for possible use” with the NGSW, according to Peter Rowland, a spokesman for the Army’s Program Executive Office Soldier.
“A user selects a target or a direction, and then the system holds the weapon in the proper orientation.
"This effort seeks to merely correct for the shaking of the weapon that is not controllable by the user.”
