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The Australian Army has confirmed that it test fired a weapon system from an autonomous uncrewed armoured vehicle during exercises.<\/p>\n

The Australian-first test firing was carried out by the Army\u2019s Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation & Coordination Office (RICO) during a human-machine team demonstration at Puckapunyal, Victoria.<\/p>\n

During the demonstration, RICO tested a range of emerging technology projects including drones, robots and optionally crewed combat vehicles fitted with remote weapon systems.<\/p>

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Photographs issued by the Army (pictured) appeared to show M113 armoured vehicles fitted with an Electro Optic Systems<\/a> (EOS) Remote Weapon System (RWS) took part in the trials.<\/p>\n

EOS RWS systems are operated remotely from inside the safety of armoured vehicles, so remote operation is a logical step to take.<\/p>\n

Twenty M113 armoured vehicles have been converted to autonomous operation by BAE Systems Australia<\/a> and tested previously by the Army, but never in a weapon firing exercise.<\/p>

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RICO director Colonel Robin Smith said the technology would change the way the Army trains and fights, improve decision-making, generate mass and scalable effects as well as reduce risk to Australian soldiers.<\/p>\n

Colonel Smith said the aim of the tests was to converge several RICO projects into a simulated future warfare environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most powerful way of operating autonomy is as a human-machine team,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to see how humans and intelligent machines can work together.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the exercises, with ‘enemy’ communications jammed, optionally crewed combat vehicles (OCCV) – enhanced M113AS4s – moved into a support by fire position, uncrewed, ready to fire on the enemy with its tele-operated weapon system.<\/p>\n

Trooper Damen Holmes, of 4\/19 Prince of Wales’s light Horse, was one soldier trained on OCCV operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re easy to operate, like driving vehicles on an Xbox,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA crew can operate these vehicles, but then you can flip a few switches and drive it remotely.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was also the first time Army fired a remote weapon system from the remote-controlled vehicle.<\/p>\n

Demonstration combat team commander Captain Balazs Bauer said up to three of these vehicles could be remotely operated from a single control vehicle up to five kilometres away.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese enable us to engage threats from a distance while keeping soldiers away from potential harm as well as generating combat mass for the commander,\u201d Captain Bauer said.<\/p>\n

After the drones finished assaulting, the tank troop and mechanised platoon advanced, destroying what remains of the enemy.<\/p>\n

Using image recognition and context awareness, they would identify dead, injured and surrendering enemy personnel while supported by tanks.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday was very enlightening,\u201d Captain Bauer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have gained a better understanding of how to use these machines offensively.\u201d<\/p>\n

Further reading:
\nThe Army can fire weapons autonomously, but should they?<\/a>
\nBAE Systems turns M113 personnel carriers autonomous<\/a>
\nCelebrating Australian sovereign capability \u2013 the Covid woes and revival of Electro Optic Systems<\/a><\/p>\n

Picture: Australian Army<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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