US Army Readies Robot Tanks Fitted With Chainguns, Missile Launchers:
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:
US Army readies robot tanks fitted with chainguns, missile launchers:
In the near futures[sic], the U.S. Army plans to deploy packs of semi-autonomous robot tanks armed to the brim with chainguns, missiles, and other fearsome weaponry.
Two classes of these Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCVs) are already under development, Breaking Defense reports, with a third on the way.
[...] The U.S. Army is building RCV lights, mediums, and heavies. Respectively, the three are lightweight scouting vehicles, heavily armed mini tanks, and powerful artillery vehicles.
For now, the Army wants to make sure that it's a human pulling the trigger on the weapons, Breaking Defense reports, so each vehicle will have one human remotely steering and another remotely operating their weapons. The tanks will still be partially autonomous, but humans will take over once they reach the front lines or to steer them through enemy fire.
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