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Russia owns combat robots like ‘fiction movies’

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TASS on May 22 (Vietnam time) quoted Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying that the country possesses “combat robots of the future”, and emphasized equipping the Russian armed forces with Such means is one of the top priorities.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the contest called “New Knowledge”, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the country has launched a series of attack robots capable of fighting independently, using artificial intelligence. create AI to handle the situation.

“Mass production has begun. It’s no longer a test, it’s a robot that can appear in sci-fi movies because of its ability to fight independently. It’s exactly the weapon. of the future,” emphasized Sergei Shoigu. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu talks about the country’s military priorities. Photo: TASS. According to Sergei Shiogu, equipping the armed forces with such means is one of the top priorities. And Moscow has a lot of work to do to expand its line of complex, military-purpose robots. Many military experts estimate that, although Russia’s military budget is not as much as that of the US or the European Union (EU), the country has spent a great deal of it on “sharpening knives”. Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the first unit with attack robots will be formed in the Russian armed forces to operate five robotic systems “Uranus-9” with 20 combat vehicles. Offensive and defensive strategies will be studied in a Department of Defense science center. An experimental Russian attack robot. Photo: Sohu. It is known that the Uranus-9 is a multifunctional combat platform developed by Russia’s 766 Technical Equipment Production Bureau, with a total weight of 10 tons, 4.5 m in length, 2 m in width, 1 in height. ,4 m and maximum travel speed is 40 km/h. This combat robot combines powerful firepower, is equipped with a comprehensive controlled weapon system including 4 9S120 “Bumblebee-M” anti-tank missiles, 4 9K33 SA-18 anti-aircraft missiles and 1 2A72 cannon 30mm caliber with 200 rounds ammunition and 7.62mm machine gun mounted on the vehicle. In theory, its anti-tank missile has a range of 5,800 meters, enough to threaten today’s major armored targets.