Near Russian border, NATO grapples with ground robots in combat
NATO and Latvian troops used wheeled robots to test reconnaissance, resupply and casualty evacuation, while commanders studied how to fold them into battlefield decisions.
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Military TimesNear Russian border, NATO grapples with ground robots in combat
RIGA, Latvia — Exercising in Latvia’s dense pine and birch forests this week, local troops found themselves in an unfair fight against a new enemy: unmanned ground vehicles.As NATO tries to keep pace with fast-changing drone warfare, the alliance used Latvia’s Crystal Arrow exercise to test unmanned ground combat, equipping opposing forces with wheeled robots. The systems gave the red team an element of surprise over a blue team relying only on …
What has happened? NATO has tested unmanned ground robots in the Crystal Arrow exercise in Latvia, less than 200 km from the border with Russia, using Estonian and Ukrainian UGVs. Who is behind it? NATO, with Latvian troops and support from Ukrainian veterans, manufacturers such as Ark Robotics, UGV Laboratory and others. What impact does it have? The autonomous ground war takes a step forward on the eastern flank, forcing Russia to recalculate …
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