The UK can arm itself with an unmanned self-propelled artillery installation. The complex is considered as an alternative to the aging L118 system.
Unmanned technologies are increasingly being used on the battlefield. As it became known, in the future, the British can get an unmanned self-propelled gun.
The UK Ministry of Defense is considering unmanned self-propelled guns, which may have autonomous capabilities, as a potential replacement for the L118 105-millimeter howitzer. The latter was adopted by the army in 1972. The maximum range of its shooting exceeds 17 kilometers.
The concept of an unmanned self-propelled artillery installation has four wheels. Perhaps it will get a hybrid engine.
A spot of info on the UK dstl pre-concept phase analysis of a Lightweight Fire Platform (LFP) in the Close Support Artillery workstream, considering unmanned successors to the 105 mm L118 Light Gun. #artillerytwitter pic.twitter.com/d9KW9UX1Nb- Jon Hawkes (@JonHawkes275) July 2, 2021
The presented appearance of an unmanned self-propelled gun is conditional: until the appearance of a self-propelled gun "in iron", it can undergo changes more than once.
In January, it became known that the European company Milrem Robotics began testing a prototype of the Type-X unmanned tracked ground platform. On its basis, they can create a full-fledged combat vehicle.
In turn, a few years ago, Russia presented the appearance of a family of unmanned combat vehicles, including the tank concept.
