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Robot Dog with Gun Turret for Hunting Aerial Drones Being Tested by Army
Growing U.S. military interest in armed robot dogs now extends to potentially using them to help shield friendly forces from drone threats.
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. The turret assembly also bears the logo of Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory(APL), which has a long history of supporting U.S. military advanced research and development efforts, including through rapid prototyping. The War Zone has highlighted many times in the past how robot dogs offer ideal platforms for scouting ahead and providing localized security, especially in support of small units in dense urban environments, just like their real live counterparts.
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