Boldly going where no man… Unmanned Ground Vehicles, here illustrated by Marshall Land Systems’ range, will cause a revolution in operational tactics. Remotely controlled vehicles might lead a convoy. UGVs will be used
for reconnaissance or look for IEDs. Others will carry loads for the infantry.
strike in a concerted, more precise way, increasingly possible. Reduced collateral damage is always a goal of any armed force - not to do so is grand vandalism - however where people are using things that go “bump in the night” there is always scope for accidents, errors and technical failures. Collateral damage from weapon effects, lost hearts and minds, remains a fact of life but one being reduced in stature.
Much work has gone on to prevent casualties to our own forces from a whole range of threats, munitions and different directions. These include more effective sensors for detecting
The new combat threat is “those that wish us harm can be small on numbers but big on weapons and effects” and do not have to slug it out toe to toe in the jousting list of a battlefield.
threats, better armour and other protection devices, novel concepts to reduce exposure to the enemy and new systems requiring less logistic support to make the whole force less exposed and therefore less vulnerable. As these new capabilities and concepts are brought to fruition, other steps forward help make life easier for the soldier in the field. Whether these steps are improved operating environments or mechanisms to assist in reducing weight to assist in improving mobility, protection and firepower, the results are beginning to bear fruit. Regardless of the political implications of the new realities of life in the 21st century, the military ones are profound. Whilst not taking away the possibility of major conflict, the fact is that for years the advanced democracies have through choice, technical difficulty or financial restriction been ill equipped to effectively engage in the combat element of modern conflict whilst still retaining the ability to deal with the previous, more commonly held view of what combat is about. The new
Autonomous Ground Systems are capable of reconnaissance, IED detection and clearance, sensor carriage and delivery, communications
rebroadcast and load carrying.
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