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ROBOTIC
WARFARE
SYSTEMS
WILL BRING DISRUPTION TO
THE BATTLEFIELD
An international
assemble of scholars
has concluded in a
three-piece study that
unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs)
are a definite game changer that
greatly enhance the capabilities of
armed forces.
“The range of possibilities with
military robots is immense and
will very likely be one of the major
changes in the art of warfare in the
future,” says Gérard de Boisboissel,
a research engineer at Research
Centre Schools (CREC) of Saint-
Cyrone in the third book of the
Digital Infantry Battlefield Solution.
The book, part of a three-piece
study, was written by military and
academic research experts and
addresses the employment of UGVs
in support of land operations.
The study was initiated by Milrem
Robotics who together with partners
demonstrated the capabilities and
cooperation between unmanned
systems during EW Live 2019 held
in Tartu, Estonia.
During the event Milrem Robotics
deployed their THeMIS UGV
equipped with ST Engineering’s
ADDER DM remote weapon
station to engage targets that
were identified by the Titan KX-4
LE multirotor developed by Threod
Systems.
“Using the integration of unmanned
ground and aerial systems to
identify and engage targets reduces
the risk to soldiers who can stay in
a safe distance,” explains Kuldar
Väärsi, ceo of Milrem Robotics.
“Also, it increases the efficiency
and firepower of small units
significantly.”
James Rogers, director of the
Global Britain Programme at the
Henry Jackson Society and Robert
Clark, a British Army instructor
gives a further example that when
soldiers need to engage the enemy,
UGVs would be crucial casualty
evacuation tools.
“In an incident involving two
casualties requiring extraction,
ten personnel would normally be
utilised. To mitigate against this, a
THeMIS transport platform could
be set remotely for pre-designated
waypoints and can carry at least
two casualties, and at a much higher
pace of extraction than by foot. Not
only does this potentially result in
a casualty being extracted much
quicker to receive treatment, it
additionally frees up vital manpower
during the battle.”
During EW Live Milrem Robotics deployed their THeMIS UGV equipped with ST
Engineering’s ADDER DM remote weapon station to engage targets that were
identified by a UAV.
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