Monday, October 12, 2020

US Army To Soon Receive 'Powerful' Electric Robot Tank


A team made up of Textron Systems, Howe & Howe and FLIR Systems, Inc. debuted the Ripsaw M5 unmanned vehicle at the 2019 Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting. (Courtesy Textron)
Military.com: This All-Electric Robotic Combat Vehicle May Accompany Army Units into Battle 

Textron Systems announced Thursday that it will deliver an all-electric version of its M5 Ripsaw Robotic Combat Vehicle prototype to the U.S. Army for experimentation next year. 

Earlier this year, the Army selected a Textron team to develop its subsidiary Howe & Howe's unmanned vehicle for the service's Robotic Combat Vehicle, or RCV, Medium platform. 

The Army wants to develop a light, medium and heavy version of the RCV to give commanders the option of sending unmanned vehicles into combat against enemy forces. 

The service selected QinetiQ North America to build four light versions of the RCV.  

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WNU Editor: This is going to be the future of warfare.

1 comment:

Andrew Jackson said...

Imagine 250 of these platforms coming at you!