Armored exoskeleton

"From what I could tell, the inside of the suits form around whoever's in them." One size fits all."

- Daniel Jackson and Rodney McKay

The armored exoskeleton was a type of equipment used by the Lost Tribe.

Overview
This suit of armor encompassed the entire body of the members of the Lost Tribe, making their immediate identification difficult to determine. However, the suit can accommodate anyone roughly the same size as a human. At first, it was believed that the battle armor was the equivalent of Earth SWAT members, but the fact that the aliens continued wearing them after the battle meant that they served another purpose. The Lost Tribe chose the planet M6H-987 to live on because of its toxic atmosphere in order to protect themselves from the Wraith. These suits protected them from the atmosphere so they could remain on the planet.

Inside the suit's helmet, which is detachable from the rest of the suit, is a heads-up display. This display shows various sensors and can differentiate between friend or foe, outlining a friend in green and a foe in red.

The armor has a wide range of technological abilities imparted on its user which includes:
 * the ability to jump from great heights and descend from a flying ship to the ground through the use of thrusters.
 * The ability to resist high levels of otherwise harmful radiation.
 * a holster where an energy weapon is located.
 * a control on the left arm that activates a circular shield that can protect from projectile weapons to a limited degree.
 * a self destruct that activates if the suit is damaged or anyone attempts to pry it open.
 * a controller on the chest that remotely activates other Lost Tribe technology.
 * a HUD (Heads Up Display) that displays various information about the user's surroundings.

History
Three members of the Lost Tribe wore this armored exoskeleton when they invaded Atlantis and moved towards Janus' lab. Later, Drs. Mckay and Jackson came across two empty suit, putting them on themselves in order to shut down the Attero device in Janus' research outpost.