The army’s robotic-medium combat vehicle will be capable of penetrating armored defenses, launching attack drones, firing anti-tank missiles, clearing obstacles, performing surveillance under enemy fire and delivering ammunition amid intense firefights.

Efforts to build the vehicle are underway along with military-industry collaborative initiatives. The new robots will look like mini tanks, the army’s M1126 Stryker combat vehicle, or robotic infantry carriers.

One of the defense industry companies competing for the possibility of manufacturing weapons for the military, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), offered the military service the opportunity to examine and test the robot. 10 ton crawler, known as the TRX, which is his vision for the RCV-M mission. GDLS unveiled the TRX family of middle-class robots at the 2021 Association of the United States Army Annual Symposium. The ten-ton TRX robotic tracked vehicle is based on GDLS’s multi-utility tactical transport program. TRX can conduct a variety of missions with its various tools, including electronic warfare missions and counter-drone operations, according to GDLS.

“We are leveraging our next-generation electronics architecture and the work we have done in stand-alone systems over the past twenty years,” said Don Kotchman, vice president of GDLS. National interest.

Kotchman explained that TRX can be remotely controlled from semi-autonomous to fully autonomous mode, depending on military requirements and mission objectives. It can be used in a variety of different configurations. It has a thirty millimeter cannon on a turret. It can launch surveillance drones and attack autonomously. It is likely to be compatible with AeroVironment’s Switchblade, a small drone that can perform surveillance or function as ammunition capable of detonating targets. In addition, it is made from lightweight materials so that it can keep pace with fast moving Armored Brigade combat teams or operate at high speed, Kotchman said.

“The idea is that, through universal control software, we will be piloting drones and maneuvering unmanned ground vehicles,” Major General Ross Coffman, director of the combat vehicle cross-functional team, told reporters. generation for the Army Futures Command. United States Army Association Annual Symposium 2021.

Kris Osborn is the defense editor for the National interest. Osborn previously served in the Pentagon as a highly trained expert in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army – Acquisition, Logistics and Technology. Osborn also worked as an on-air presenter and military specialist on national television networks. He has appeared as a visiting military expert on Fox News, MSNBC, The Military Channel, and The History Channel. He also holds an MA in Comparative Literature from Columbia University.

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