Soldiers serving in the U.S. Army’s 1-4th Infantry Regiment conducted testing of the latest autonomous ground vehicles to support Army maneuvers during the Combined Resolve exercise. 17 as part of the Army’s emerging technology and modernization initiatives.
Combined Settlement is a United States Army exercise involving 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess the capabilities of units to conduct operations. effective combat in a multi-domain space.
The army said in a statement that the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, the opposing forces – or opponents – of the CbR, have been pitted against the latest technology – robotic combat vehicles (RCVs). – against Combat Teams of 1st Armored Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division and their partner countries in simulated combat.
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The RCVs are part of Project Origin, an initiative developed as part of the Army’s modernization effort from the Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) of the Combat Capability Development Command. Army fight. The program tests and tests autonomous ground vehicles to support Army maneuvers and offers a variety of payload packages, depending on the situation.
This training provides Project Origin engineers with real-time feedback on the capabilities, utility, and combat effectiveness of the latest generation of RCVs. The vehicles are remotely controlled or autonomous and are designed to support a wide range of operations including long-range reconnaissance, stealth, electronic warfare and automated resupply operations.
“Anytime we can bring in technology [Soldiers’] Todd Willert, an engineer at GVSC, said immediately, what they like, what they don’t like, helps us not to misuse resources in different areas. “Stay out here with [Soldiers] is the most effective product for the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle Program. ”
Soldiers with 1-4 IN have worked with Project Origin since the beginning of Combination 17, however, the current iteration of the RCV they are training has undergone two weeks of hands-on testing with the Special Forces Group 1 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.
“This is something I don’t think we will see in [Infantry] as soon as we were there,” said Sgt. Andrew Carmichael, Head of Sniper Division with 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. “It’s definitely here to stay, so we can get this technology to our allies and forces as quickly as possible, and how to deploy it, and defend against it, is critical.” in the next war.”
Soldier responses in multinational exercises inform Army Modernization of the requirements of operating in a coalition environment, promoting interoperability, and communicating the power of combined U.S. forces. States, Allies and Partners to shape the security environment. At the end of Combined Settlement, the RCVs will be taken to the Grafenwoehr Training Area to further test their abilities and conduct live-fire training.
