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Army

Army Details Lessons Learned To Date On Robotic Combat Vehicle Effort

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, November 6th, 2020

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Army Details Lessons Learned To Date On Robotic Combat Vehicle Effort

Robotic Combat Vehicle Phase 1 experiment at Fort Carson in Colorado. Photo: U.S. Army.

The Army on Thursday detailed lessons learned to date in its Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) effort, including mission payloads that will be required for the future fleet and a call for new capabilities to further reduce the cognitive burden of the robots’ human operators. Army officials told attendees during a virtual NDIA event the data and feedback gathered from the Phase 1 RCV experiment this summer and multiple virtual tests is an opportunity for industry to inform potential offerings beyond…

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