Robotic vehicles team up on first fully autonomous mission demonstration

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While aircraft such as the X-47B are paving the way for unmanned aircraft filling combat roles, autonomous aircraft are also being developed to tackle more mundane – but still dangerous – military operations. To this end, the first fully autonomous resupply, reconnaissance, surveillance and target-acquisition demonstration using the Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) unmanned ground vehicle, K-MAX unmanned helicopter and Gyrocam optical sensor was recently conducted at Fort Benning, Georgia... Continue Reading Robotic vehicles team up on first fully autonomous mission demonstration

Section: Military

Tags: Autonomous, Lockheed Martin, TARDEC, Unmanned, US Army

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