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Briefing
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- Robotic Vehicle Testing – U.S. Army will conduct month-long test on robotic combat vehicles (RCVs) at Fort Carson, Colorado in March 2020
- Future Use and Application – Test will inform Combat Capabilities Development Command's Ground Vehicle Systems Center of next steps for using autonomous vehicles in military or related technologies that could be incorporated to other platforms
- Remotely Controlled – Soldiers will be operating RCVs from vehicles called the Mission Enabler Technologies-Demonstrator (MET-Ds), which will have cameras and a turret
- Next Phases – After phase one testing, phase two will commence in late 2021 and phase three will take place in 2023 which will trial more MET-Ds and RCVs
- Soldier Safety – Such vehicles could be released at point of combat to become first contact with enemy troops when under fire, keeping human soldiers safe
- Smaller and Faster – Because RCVs will be smaller and faster than current military vehicles, they can provide more space for weapons or fuel
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Military and Security
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Organization
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U.S. Department of Defense, United States Army (USA)
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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July 11, 2019
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