The car is currently undergoing field tests, Alexander Gavrilov, CEO of the Gumich developer company, told TASS
MOSCOW, June 4. /tass/. A universal tracked platform equipped with a combat module with an anti-tank missile system was created with the participation of Rostec State Corporation, now the machine is undergoing field tests. This was announced to TASS by Alexander Gavrilov, CEO of the Gumich developer company.
"Together with Rostec state Corporation, the newest multi-purpose robot Impulse-M was created, which, in a variant of a universal battlefield missile robot equipped with a combat module with an anti-tank missile system, is now being tested in landfills," Gavrilov told TASS.
The latest platform has prospects for civilian use due to its modular design and the ability to quickly convert to various payloads. The robot's software allows you to perform a wide range of tasks.
Gavrilov noted that the robotic complex (RTK) has a tracked chassis with a load capacity of about 1 ton, capable of carrying 500 kg of cargo in a 30-degree lift and pulling 1.5 tons on a trailer. The platform is universal and can be used for a wide range of combat modules, used for laying mines, for transporting goods and the wounded. One of the advantageous advantages of the new complex is a fully Russian control system with elements of artificial intelligence, which allows the RTK to operate in automatic mode when performing both combat and logistical tasks.
A multivariate combat vehicle communication system with the operator has been created for the RTK, which practically eliminates the possibility of affecting the complex of electronic suppression systems. At the same time, when communication is interrupted, the robot's navigation system allows it to automatically return to the base using points on the ground that it has fixed in its computer.
The robotic complex is based on a universal tracked platform, which can be equipped with various combat and other modules, depending on the task. Moreover, the design of the complex allows for a quick change of modules. The platform also has high maintainability in the field.
About the complex
A scaled-down prototype of this complex has previously been successfully tested in combat. On the basis of this experimental sample, taking into account all the data obtained in combat conditions, a functioning full-fledged combat platform has been created.
"The creation of combat robotics complexes, the development of technologies for the robotization of weapons samples, military and special equipment, the development of related vision and artificial intelligence systems, automation complexes is today one of the most dynamically developing and high-tech areas of Rostec State Corporation. In addition to our own developments in this area, we also support the most innovative and promising solutions of our technology partners. According to our experts, the Impulse-M multipurpose combat robot can become an effective model of weapons, will allow achieving a qualitative advantage over the enemy and, most importantly, save the lives of Russian servicemen," said Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the Rostec complex of conventional weapons, ammunition and special chemicals.
As Viktor Murakhovsky, one of the leading Russian military experts, noted, "RTCs of this class are needed today in the troops in the area of their military operations, since they are able, in particular, to ensure high efficiency of firing at the enemy, at the same time eliminating losses among personnel." The specialist noted that the long range of control of the new platform and the presence of combat modules with ATGMs and AGS will allow them to be flexibly and effectively used to destroy armored vehicles and enemy fortifications. "The robot will be especially interesting in the ATGM variant, since ATGMs today, according to the experience of combat operations, have actually become universal missile complexes of the battlefield and can successfully destroy various types of targets at the forefront. Moreover, to a lesser extent, ATGM is used today to destroy equipment, and more often to destroy fortifications and destroy manpower," Murakhovsky said.
At the same time, the expert explained, if ATGM calculations have to constantly change positions due to the danger of being hit by enemy return fire, including fragments from close ruptures, then a robot with ATGM in this sense has significantly greater combat stability. "However, it must be understood that the supply of such combat RTCs to the troops should be carried out serially within the framework of large batches. Their appearance in the combat zone in the form of individual samples or small groups of complexes is unlikely to have a significant impact on the course of hostilities," the expert added.
Unmanned aerial vehicles, which have become an integral part of modern combat operations, are used in large numbers in the special operation zone today. At the same time, ground-based unmanned platforms are still presented in limited numbers - mainly in the form of individual prototypes or small groups of prototypes that are being tested in combat conditions.
Earlier, at a meeting on the military-industrial complex, Russian President Vladimir Putin set the task for the army and the country's defense complex to step up efforts to introduce and master the latest weapons. As the head of state noted, whoever learns the latest means of armed struggle faster wins. The Russian armed forces, Putin pointed out, should be one step ahead of the opponents. The President also noted that the more effective the means of destruction, the more powerful they are, the fewer losses the Russian army has. As Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov stated in turn, speaking at the Federation Council, the situation with the use of new technologies in combat is changing literally weekly, the Russian military department needs to generalize the experience of using new technologies, work out new methods of warfare, and pre-empt the enemy.
