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US Army Orders Next-gen Robot Mule

posted by hubie on Wednesday October 02, @09:44PM   Printer-friendly
from the 40-miles-a-day-on-LiPo-and-hay dept.

canopic jug writes:

The Register is reporting that the US Army has ordered a new round of wheeled, equipment hauling robots.

The Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport Increment II (S-MET II) is set to be built by American Rheinmetall Vehicles and HDT Expeditionary Systems, the Army said. The pair were awarded a combined total of $22 million for eight prototype vehicles to be delivered at an unspecified future date.

There is also an official press release:

The second increment seeks to double that payload capacity while adding several improvements identified by Solders during evaluation and operation. Those improvements include: [...]

Previously:
(2017) US Army Brings Robotic Vehicles and UAVs Together in Combat Demonstration

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  • (Score: 2) by bussdriver on Friday October 04, @08:29AM

    by bussdriver (6876) Subscriber Badge on Friday October 04, @08:29AM (#1375675)

    Yes, those LS3 were a total failure. The other problem was they broke down way too easily and weren't able to handle being shot much either. (plus standing out with exhaust, smell and extremely loud. people don't realize how stupidly loud they were.) A donkey was way better and cheaper and more quiet and plentiful or a horse.

    Seems to me everybody missed tiny smart drones like they did smart phones. A small truck acting like an aircraft carrier with anti-drone defenses could have 100s of tiny drones able to go a mile away with small shaped charges could target and destroy most everything cheaper. The current war is proving how effective radio controlled cheap drones are more effective than anything developed in modern times. A smart missile costs maybe as much as a whole swarm of drones or as much as a fleet of trucks of swarms depending on the distance and size.

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