Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that there will be new combat robots on the teachings “West-2021”. His words leads the Telegram channel “Star”.
“You will see there are no longer one and not two and not on the knee – this is already industrial production, these are dozens of combat shock robots that act on distances, weapons acts at a distance of up to five kilometers,” explained Shoigu .
Earlier in May, the head of the Ministry of Defense declared the creation of combat robots in Russia with artificial intelligence capable of fighting independently. “There were no longer experimental samples, but robots that can really show in fantastic films when they are able to fight on their own,” he said.
In 2019, it was reported that by 2025 in the country there can be a grouping of robots capable of solving, among other things, combat missions. It is assumed that up to five cars can enter into one such group, they will be able to perform work with minimal participation of operators. Perhaps robots will equip the rifle-granate module or 120 millimeter mortars.