Military tests showed Russian combat robot
TV channel “Zvezda” published a video of the final testing phase of Russian combat robotic complex “Uran-9” held in the suburbs. When these tests are completed, not specified. Presumably, the new robot will go into service with Russia until the end of the year.
Today the world’s leading countries are actively involved in developing various robots. It is believed that such devices will reduce their own losses during battle, and it is more effective to conduct reconnaissance and to strike at enemy targets. Russian robot “U-9” will be responsible for reconnaissance and cover fire.
Tracked robotic complex “Uran-9” consists of two robots intelligence and fire support, transport truck and a mobile control. Robots armed with automatic cannon 2A72 30 mm caliber, coaxial machine gun 7.62 mm and anti-tank guided missiles “Attack”. Ammunition of the main gun is 200 rounds.
“U-9” was based on universal robotic crawler platform “Uranus” with a modular placement of the payload, including combat and support modules. The range of the platform is about a kilometer. The robot has a weight of about seven tons, equipped with an engine output of 190 horsepower and can overcome obstacles up to 1.2 meters.
In may of last year it became known that the robot-sapper “Uranium-6” received an export passport, authorizing the supply of equipment of this type abroad. Later export passports “U-9” and the fireman robot “Uranium-14”. Earlier, the “u-6” was used by the military demining Palmyra; with the help of this robot was cleared about three thousand explosive devices.
The robot-the sapper can be equipped with one of five different trucks and bulldozer dumps. “Uranium-6” also has four cameras providing all-round visibility. The system is able to detect explosive devices and destroy them by the operator. Maximum power consume devices is 60 kg TNT equivalent.
“Uranium-6” can clear terrain with a speed of three kilometers per hour (0.5 km / HR when working on stony ground). Demining can be done in several ways: shock, milling (robot “plows” the soil) and Katkov. The onboard computer of the robot can identify the main types of ammunition.
Vasily Sychev