High-tech combat robots to be launched in Britain

 

High-tech combat robots will be created in Britain.

The ARX Robotics plant will produce drones that can be used for reconnaissance, evacuation of the wounded and transportation.

The latest combat robots with artificial intelligence will be produced in the UK for the first time. A leading German manufacturer of military equipment is building a new factory in the south-west of England, where unmanned armored vehicles that can be used on the battlefield will be developed.

ARX Robotics, a defense technology company, He will build a first-of-its-kind factory in the UK for the production of drones that can be used for reconnaissance, evacuation of the wounded and transportation.

They can be controlled using a tablet while away from the battlefield, which reduces the risk to troops, as well as connect them to other vehicles and equipment.

The company's Gereon ground-based drones can carry 500 kg up to 40 km from the operator and operate for 72 hours on a single charge. They have already been deployed by NATO on the eastern flank of the alliance, by the German military and in Ukraine.

According to the company, the new research and production plant will cost 45 million pounds and create 90 jobs over the next two and a half years.

The plant will be able to produce 1,800 ground-based drones per year, as well as modernize existing armored vehicles for autonomous operation, which may be cheaper., than purchasing brand new drones.

The Ministry of Defense (MOD) hopes to triple Britain's combat power with drones, artificial intelligence, and a secret program known as Project Asgard, which officials say "will use new and promising technologies to become more lethal and better able to defeat the enemy.

"The Asgard project is described as a way to use emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, drones and advanced sensors, which "will help to find and process information faster.", as well as hitting enemies on the battlefield.

"ARX ground-based drones have already been field tested by the British Army on the Salisbury Plain in order to adapt them to the specific needs of the UK, although a contract for their purchase has not yet been signed.