And Now… “Robot Dog With Gun Turret For Hunting Aerial Drones Being Tested By Army”
August 8th, 2024Via: The War Zone:
A rifle-toting “robot dog” has become one of the latest additions to the ever-expanding array of concepts the U.S. military is exploring to help protect friendly forces from drones. Observations from the war in Ukraine and ongoing crises in the Middle East have provided renewed impetus for the acquisition of new anti-drone capabilities across America’s armed forces. Weaponizing robot dogs is also an area of growing interest within the U.S. military and elsewhere around the globe.
A Ghost Robotics’ Vision 60 quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle (Q-UGV) armed with an AR-15/M16-type carbine is among the counter-drone capabilities being demonstrated at the U.S. Army’s Fort Drum in New York as part of what has been dubbed Operation Hard Kill.
“Any rifle-armed robot dog could be employed against other targets besides drones, as well.” Yeah.
We may have lost the human race.