Did US Presidents Egg Them On?: Russia Launches Mass Production Of War Robots

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'Weapons of the future': Russia launches mass production of autonomous WAR ROBOTS, Defense Minister says

21 May, 2021

The Russian military will soon be getting autonomous war robots  capable of independently acting on the battlefield, Defense Minister  Sergey Shoigu said, adding that Moscow has launched mass production of  such machines.  "These are not just  some experimental prototypes but robots that can really be shown in  sci-fi movies since they can fight on their own," the minister told  the Russian Zvezda broadcaster during the 'New Knowledge' forum. "A major effort" has been made to develop "the weapons of the future," Shoigu said, referring to war robots equipped with artificial intelligence (AI). The bots, which are said to be capable of independently accessing a combat situation, are part of the new state-of-the-art arsenal ...

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One is the Uran-9, a multipurpose robotic weapons system  that looks like a small tank equipped with a 30mm gun, several  flamethrowers and four guided anti-tank missiles. Another model in the 'Uran'  series is an autonomous demining unit called Uran-6. A bulldozer-like  robot weighing up to six tons, it is designed to create safe passages  for soldiers walking in minefields. Both 'Uran' units were successfully  used by the Russian military during the anti-terrorist campaign in  Syria. The Russian Army might soon field even more powerful robotic war machines: its engineers are currently working on autonomous systems based on the T-72 and T-14 Armata tanks capable of carrying heavy weapons. Back in summer 2020, the T-14 Armata went through a test where  its AI successfully detected various targets in difficult terrain while  operating without a crew.

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Russia's maritime arsenal is about to be  reinforced with Poseidon drones – huge robotic nuclear-capable  mini-submarines with a miniature nuclear reactor that is capable of  carrying nuclear warheads. The autonomous submarine can slowly  approach enemy territory deep underwater at low speed. If detected, it  can greatly boost its speed and outrun its pursuers before going back  into stealth mode. The unveiling of the Poseidon prompted a US State  Department official to voice his concerns about its potential ability to  unleash a "radioactive tsunami" on American shores.  Robots are not the only cutting-edge technology at the disposal of  the Russian military...

The  Russian Army does have a laser weapon in its arsenal. 'Peresvet', a  highly secret laser cannon, was one of the weapons unveiled by President  Vladimir Putin back in 2018. Little is known about this weapon system  but it is said to be capable of shooting down both enemy aircraft and  incoming missiles... The Syrian anti-terrorist campaign has helped the  Russian military acquire deep insight into modern warfare and tailor its  needs to contemporary challenges, the minister said. He revealed that  it not only has been a good field test for some weapons, but also  demonstrated some of their flaws. "We have dropped a dozen and a half of the weapons systems from our arsenal and are not producing them anymore," Despite  the progressing digitalization of warfare, soldiers still remain a  staple of Russia's armed forces, although they are adapting a new role  on the battlefield, the minister said... "This reserve needs to have good training and education," he explained, adding that the modern army needs "professionals" and not "manpower."

'Weapons of the future': Russia launches mass production of autonomous WAR ROBOTS, Defense Minister says — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
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