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Detailed explanation-1: -The British Royal Navy is testing futuristic jet suits to help its marines defy gravity and fly – like Iron Man – to board ships moving at a distance, a new video by the UK-based Gravity Industries, the firm behind the suit, showed.

Detailed explanation-2: -The primary armoured fighting vehicle operated by the Armoured Support Group is the BvS 10 Viking All Terrain Armoured Vehicle. Other, lighter vehicles include the Land Rover Wolf Armoured Patrol Vehicle, the Jackal (MWMIK) Armoured Vehicle and the Pinzgauer High Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle.

Detailed explanation-3: -A jet pack, rocket belt, or rocket pack is a device worn on the back which uses jets of gas or liquid to propel the wearer through the air. The concept has been present in science fiction for almost a century and became widespread in the 1960s.

Detailed explanation-4: -The suit is powered by five gas turbine jet engines that generate about 1, 000 horsepower, according to the company. It weighs about 75 pounds with fuel in it. The suit can run on jet fuel, diesel or kerosene. Users can direct the jetpack by moving their arms as if they are leaning on a table.

Detailed explanation-5: -Proceeding with Bell Aerospace, the military decided to go with jetpacks, dubbing them Small Rocket Lift Devices. Unfortunately, this vision, close to its attainment, was axed as several functionality issues attached to these mobility jetpacks were discovered.