To heck with UAV, UGCV is the real ticket. If you were wondering where the brains behind the DARAP Grand Challenge robots were destine to end up, it’s in a machine like the ‘Crusher’. Crusher is a 6.5 ton unmanned all terrain vehicle capable of packing loads of 8,000 pounds where it will be needed the most. It’s still years away from being a solders mechanical pack mule of choice, but when is does come into general use it should reduce the amount of casualties in convoys. That is assuming that the robots don’t decide to drive off the wrong direction due to a programming glitch.
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“UGCV”? What a stupid name.
They should have designated it the “Bolo”, after the science fiction robotic super-tanks.
I agree, Bolo would be a much better name for the weapon system.