October 2, 2019
BOOM: The U.S. Army Wants Robots to Replace Artillery Gunners
A new Army research project calls for developing autonomous systems that can perform functions such as loading shells into cannon. It also follows another project that aims to replace forward observers, who call in artillery fire, with robots.
by Michael Peck
Will the U.S. Army’s future artillery be operated by robot gunners?
A new Army research project calls for developing autonomous systems that can perform functions such as loading shells into cannon. It also follows another project that aims to replace forward observers, who call in artillery fire, with robots.
The research solicitation calls for developing “autonomous robotic systems that are capable of semi- and fully autonomous munitions handling inside a weapons system. Its functions would support loading of projectiles into the cannon breech, setting of charges and propellants, and management of excess case materials inside of the weapons system.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/boom-us-army-wants-robots-replace-artillery-gunners-84961
