Robots

Russia To Introduce Combat Robot Prototypes In Two Years

Russia is moving forward with its plans to automize its army and to develop unmanned and autonomous battle vehicles, and the Russian weapons industry is more than happy to oblige.

A Russian machine building company plans to introduce test models of new combat robots in the next two years, the Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) deputy chief executive, Vyacheslav Khalitov, said.

“We will be able to show prototypes in 1.5 to 2 years. We are gradually moving away from crewed machines,” he was quoted as saying by Sputnik.

Khalitov named the Armata T-14 tank, built by UVZ, as an example of the manufacturer’s efforts to do away with piloted military technology, promising to reduce its crew numbers from three to two.