Apr 9, 2018 02:09 AM
"U.S. and British troops participated in the Robotic Complex Breach Concept demonstration, during which several remote-controlled vehicles performed a task usually carried out by soldiers...
... The rotational armor brigade [U.S. 1st Infantry Div., 2'd Armored Brigade Combat Team] was the main armor element during the exercise. It provided suppressing fire with M1A2 Abrams tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, while remote-controlled U.K. Terrier engineering vehicles cleared a simulated minefield and bridged a tank trench.
Breaching enemy obstacles is one of the most dangerous tasks on a battlefield, said British Warrant Officer Robert Kemp.
"Any breach like this will have enemy weapons trained in on the area," Kemp said. "Roboticizing breach operations takes away the risk of life and makes clearing enemy obstacles much safer."
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018...-kind.html
... The rotational armor brigade [U.S. 1st Infantry Div., 2'd Armored Brigade Combat Team] was the main armor element during the exercise. It provided suppressing fire with M1A2 Abrams tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, while remote-controlled U.K. Terrier engineering vehicles cleared a simulated minefield and bridged a tank trench.
Breaching enemy obstacles is one of the most dangerous tasks on a battlefield, said British Warrant Officer Robert Kemp.
"Any breach like this will have enemy weapons trained in on the area," Kemp said. "Roboticizing breach operations takes away the risk of life and makes clearing enemy obstacles much safer."
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018...-kind.html
