While the technology has been available for decades, Unmanned Ground Vehicles haven’t conquered the battlefield just yet. In truth, they still have trouble executing classic combat operations.
The Russian-built Uran-9 UGV was first deployed in combat during the Syrian Civil War.
Armed with a remotely operated turret that carries light and medium-caliber weapons and missiles, two anti-tank guided missile launchers on each side, and six rocket-propelled reactive flamethrowers, the robot is capable of engaging targets kilometers away and penetrating armors 800 millimeters deep. That is, if it can detect the enemy.
The Uran-9’s underwhelming performance during its first mission proved why robots haven’t yet overtaken military warfare. But four years later, the drone may have finally found redemption…
