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Army

Army Prepares For Future Role Of Robots In All Aspects Of Ground Combat

Friday, March 10th, 2017

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Army Prepares For Future Role Of Robots In All Aspects Of Ground Combat

PFC Marcus Beedle leads the mule-like robot known as the Legged Squad Support System on a patrol through open terrain at Fort Devens Mass.

The Army is at work developing plans for equipping all of its ground forces and aviation units with robots and autonomous systems that will both multiply human soldiers’ capabilities and perform dangerous tasks that would otherwise risk human life.Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has said repeatedly that future warfare – beyond 2025 – will involve robots as a basic element of ground combat. Army scientists are preparing to make that vision a reality, but are taking a slow, deliberate…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

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The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

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Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

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