Russian Army Robots

Hole wrote:Did someone notice the rotary rocket launcher?

The first images of a robotic BMPT and an assault tank appeared


The problems of the development of robotic complexes for military purposes and new research papers on this topic became known from an open-source  presentation  with which the senior research fellow of the 3rd Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, A.P. Anisimov spoke at the 20th All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference "Actual Problems of Protection and Security", held in early April in St. Petersburg.

As it turned out, during the operation of the "Uran-9" complexes in Syria a number of shortcomings were revealed. Among them, insufficient range and, as a consequence, cases of loss of control, low reliability of individual elements of the undercarriage, unstable operation of the gun and ATGM, the inability to fire on the move and the poor quality of optics that makes reconnaissance difficult. As a result, it was concluded that the motorized rifle brigades would not be equipped with the available robotic complexes.

Note that "Uranus-9"  was created to reduce the loss of personnel during the fighting. Including at carrying out of reconnaissance and antiterrorist operations in city conditions. It has powerful armament - a 30-mm automatic cannon 2A72, coupled with a 7.62-mm PKTM machine gun. The missile armament is represented by an anti-tank guided "Ataka" complex, which allows to hit targets at a range of 5000 meters. Also, the reactive infantry flamethrowers "Shmel-M" are mounted.
The presentation said that in the next 10-15 years, combat robots will not be able to "carry out the assigned tasks in the classical types of combat operations, acting the combat orders of combined arms units." However, they can and should be used when storming objects and fortified areas of the enemy, as well as for the destruction of its armored and fire weapons.

In general, these conclusions correspond to similar conclusions made a little earlier by the US Army on the basis of American work on robotic complexes, reports  bmpd . Also in the presentation are images of robotic combat vehicles that are in development.

Some of them were published for the first time. Among them, a control car, an assault tank with a bulldozer dump and a tank support vehicle.

Nibiru wrote:Unfortunately, it seems the Uran-9 will Not be adopted for service because of several shortcomings during its trials in Syria.

GunshipDemocracy wrote:

Nibiru wrote:Unfortunately, it seems the Uran-9 will Not be adopted for service because of several shortcomings during its trials in Syria.

usually you dont build new machine just to update mostly radio/guns/software/algorithms in prototypes. All those tanks are Armata based different class.

google translate wrote:for management
In the performance of combat missions, the average range of sustainable control from the advanced control point was 300-500 m in the conditions of a settlement with low-rise buildings (17 cases of short-term (up to 1) min) and 2 cases of prolonged (up to 1.5 hours) loss of control)

by mobility.
When moving by its own motion, the reliability of the running gear elements - supporting and guiding rollers, suspension springs is revealed.

by firepower
Unstable operation of 30 mm automatic gun 2A72 (6 delays and failure of the gun).
Untimely triggering of triggering circuits of ATGMs (8 cases).
Failure of the thermal imaging channel of the optical sighting station (2 cases).
BISC provides fire only from the site, which significantly reduces its combat capabilities (armament, sighting and reconnaissance devices are not stabilized).

on reconnaissance and observation
During the exploration of reconnaissance capabilities it was revealed that optical-location stations allow reconnaissance and identification of targets at a range of no more than 2 km.
Fields of sight of the sights on the screens of the automated locations of the shooting operators are monochrome and have a low resolution.
The OCH-4 optical station does not allow detecting optical observation and targeting devices of the enemy and gives out multiple interference on the ground and in the airspace in the surveillance sector.



In general, for the time being, they can only be used against the underdeveloped enemy.

Conclusions:
1. The fighting capabilities of the OMBRs will not change when it is equipped with the RTK.
Robots operate under the control of operators who are far away from them and are controlled by cameras, audio communication and other signals, so on the battlefield the robot is seriously limited by the operator's ability to understand what is happening around and make quick tactical decisions. It is this gap that makes the RTC ineffective in combat, in solving problems requiring rapidity in highly maneuverable actions of combined arms formations.

2. At the present time and in the next 10-15 years, the combat RTKs are not able to carry out the assigned tasks in the classical types of combat operations, acting in the combat formations of the combined arms units.
Until the appearance of more advanced RTKs, existing ones are advisable to use when storming objects and fortified areas.

3. Given the low management capacity, it is advisable to use the RTC from the prepared firing positions, from the site, for a short time and once. Service points should be placed as close as possible to fire positions, in such a way as to ensure their servicing, reloading and dispatch to firing positions, if necessary, in a short time.

4. Existing and developing combat RTCs should be used to accomplish certain tasks in interaction with maneuverable melee weapons (units of ATGMs, engineering units, combined-arms divisions operating in advanced, detachments, ambushes, etc.) for the destruction of armored and fire weapons enemy.
Independent application of RTK units, in case of loss of control or failure of control posts, may lead to non-fulfillment of the assigned task by combined-arms divisions.

The-thing-next-door wrote:
usually you dont build new machine just to update mostly radio/guns/software/algorithms in prototypes. All those tanks are Armata based different class.

The Russian unmanned tank was named "Tachanka"

MOSCOW, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - RIA Novosti. An unmanned tank, developed on the basis of the newest combat platform T-14 "Armata", was named "Tachanka B". This follows from the report of the third central scientific research institute of the Ministry of Defense, which is available to RIA Novosti.

"Tachanka B" is the development of a preliminary design for a unmanned autonomous strike platform of a heavy class on the basis of the T-14 product for the family of armored vehicles of the new generation, "the report says.

The main battle tank T-14 "Armata" - the world's only tank of the third post-war generation, completely Russian development. It is built on the basis of the universal heavy platform of the new generation "Armata", which will become the basis for tanks, heavy infantry fighting vehicles, engineering vehicles, heavy armored personnel carriers, tank support vehicles, reconnaissance and control.

Earlier, the commander-in-chief of the Russian ground forces Oleg Salyukov said that there are "virtually unlimited opportunities" for the robotization of "Armata".
The main combat characteristics of "Armata" of the Defense Ministry are the high degree of passive and active armor protection, in terms of which the tank is superior to any other types of armored vehicles, high mobility and patency, and also firepower.

In "Armat" an innovative layout scheme with separate placement of the crew in an armored capsule, ammunition and fuel, as well as with remote-controlled weapons was applied. This makes it possible to significantly improve the security of the tank on the battlefield. The tank is armed with a 125-millimeter gun of a new generation with a digital fire control system.

Боевой роботизированный комплекс «Уран-9» принят на вооружение российской армии, заявил гендиректор концерна «Калашников» Владимир Дмитриев.

«Да, более того, сейчас завершается производство первой серийной партии. Вообще, „Ураны“ — это хороший научно-технический задел для дальнейших продуктов», — сказал Дмитриев.

Он также рассказал, что компания «766 УПТК» передана в управление концерна. «Она остается в собственности Минобороны, но мы теперь являемся управляющей организацией», — уточнил Дмитриев.Робототехнический комплекс «Уран-9» предназначен для ведения разведки, огневой поддержки и уничтожения бронетехники противника. На вооружении 12-тонного робота стоит комплекс управляемого вооружения «Атака» с противотанковыми ракетами, реактивные огнеметы «Шмель-М», 30-мм автоматическая пушка 2А72 и 7,62 мм пулемет.

medo wrote:https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/116399/
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Army robot Uran-9 is accepted in armament of Russian army. Kalashnikov concern is now finishing the first serial batch of those combat robots. It seems they repair all failures from syrian combat experiences.

Published video of the new robotic complex of the Russian Federation

The Foundation for Advanced Studies (FPI) has published a video of tests of the perspective robotic platform “Marker”



It is reported that the experimental platform is a joint project of FPI and the NGO "Android Technology".

As noted in the fund, the evolution of modern ground-based robotic complexes is on the way to increasing the ability to perform tasks in the autonomous mode with a gradual decrease in the involvement of the operator in the control process.

The compact tracked vehicle presented by the Foundation is equipped with two anti-tank guided missiles and a Kalashnikov machine gun.

"Marker" can be controlled remotely or work in tandem with a soldier, receiving target indication from the sight of his weapon.

The robotic complex is a mobile technology demonstrator, created according to the aggregate-modular principle with an open information architecture, which makes it possible to carry out a full-scale development of the basic elements of robotics.

The main areas of research are autonomous control, group interaction, orientation and navigation, technical vision, payload management, etc.

The video also shows the work of UAVs in organized groups.


https://topwar.ru/154779-opublikovano-video-novogo-robototehnicheskogo-kompleksa-rf.html

Hole wrote:Did this UAV´s drop explosives or did they just fly recon for the UGV?

GarryB wrote:That had that IWS we heard about a few years ago with the internal gyros and thermal camera and glonass systems and laser rangefinder, and clearly a wifi system based on this video... I wonder if it is just aiming so troops near the robot can indicate targets to the operator, or if they can actually fire the weapons locally too using a wifi connection...

GarryB wrote:That had that IWS we heard about a few years ago with the internal gyros and thermal camera and glonass systems and laser rangefinder, and clearly a wifi system based on this video... I wonder if it is just aiming so troops near the robot can indicate targets to the operator, or if they can actually fire the weapons locally too using a wifi connection...

GarryB wrote:Well if they are going to make weapon systems autonomous then they need some serious failsafe methods to prevent tampering or misuse, but of course networking and integration can allow a massive increase in fire power.