The unmanned vehicles will employ robotic functions for autonomous mobility, communications, self-protection, and situational awareness, with high-level mission supervision maintained from a distance by remote operators. The ‘Storm’ project comprises four types of vehicles – a T-72B3 tank. However, due to the lower cost and availability of platforms, the T-72B3 offers a more affordable robotized tank. UVZ has implemented a significant amount of automation in the manned version of the T-14 Armata tank and has taken the technology further, to explore an unmanned version of the tank. The new concept differs from other robotic tanks such as the Uran-9 that gained its first combat experience in Syria, and the ‘wingman’ tank concept evaluated by the US Army, as these platforms were often teleoperated from a control vehicle positioned close to the weaponized robot. A proof of concept demonstrator has been completed, to test mobility functions of the robotic tank. The project is being developed for the Moscow based 3rd Central Research Institute (3rd CRI), by Nizhny Tagil based tank manufacturer UralVagonZavod (UVZ). The ‘Storm’ concept will employ a robotized T-72B3 tank in at least five configurations, to create a semi-autonomous ‘robotic vanguard’, coordinated and controlled by human operators from few kilometers away. The Russian Ministry of Defense plans an evaluation of an innovative robotic tank formation concept that will enhance the operational capabilities of mechanized formations in urban areas.
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