Popular Mechanics: Russia’s Tank Drone Performed Poorly in Syria
The Uran-9 lost contact with its controllers, maneuvered badly on broken terrain.
The results are in on the Russia’s Uran-9 combat drone and its baptism of fire, and it isn’t good. Uran-9, bristling with guns and missiles, may look impressive but it has trouble with the fundamentals not only of armored warfare but warfare by remote control. The remote controlled combat vehicle lost contact with ground control stations, suffered from an unreliable gun and suspension system, and could not target enemies while on the move.
The problems were brought to light at a Russian security conference, “Actual Problems of Protection and Security” at the N.G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy in St. Petersberg. A.P. Anisimov, Senior Research Officer, the 3rd Central Research Institute of the Russian Defence Ministry, reported on Russia’s recent deployment of the Uran-9 unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) to Syria, where it had its combat debut. The results were summarized online at Defence Blog.
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WNU Editor: I am sure the engineers are going to take their experience in Syria as a positive .... correct the mistakes .... and try again.
1 comment:
WNU,
I agree with you. New concept have to get the real fire. All the failures will be analyzed and corrected. That's the way of progress. We are doing the same thing in the West. So what?
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