The TIKAD armed drone from Duke Robotics. Duke Robotics
Defense One: The Israeli Military is Buying Copter Drones With Machine Guns
A breakthrough in drone design gives a glimpse into the future of urban warfare.
The Israeli military is buying small multi-rotor drones modified to carry a machine gun, a grenade launcher and variety of other weapons to fight tomorrow’s urban warfare battles. Their maker, Florida startup Duke Robotics, is pitching the TIKAD drone to the U.S military as well.
Lt. Col. Raziel “Razi” Atuar, a 20-year veteran of the Israeli military and a reservist in the Israeli Special Forces, co-founded the company in 2014 along with a paratrooper-turned-robotic engineer and another IDF buddy. He says he was tired of watching his comrades die in chaotic street battles that also, sometimes, took the lives of civilians.
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Update #1: This New Sniper Drone Could Be the Future of Urban Warfare (Fiscal Times)
Update #2: Israel reportedly has US-made drones capable of launching grenades (Endgadget)
Update #3: Israel to Buy Urban Warfare Drones Meant to Minimize Casualties (The Tower)
WNU Editor: For this drone to be effective .... it must be quiet and to have the ability to hover over an area for a long time.
2 comments:
Looks like something from the pages of science fiction.
/like the "Sentinel" robots from The Matrix.
Wnu, l see it as something that troops utilize when pinned down.
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