[Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News] Report: Israel deploys unmanned ground combat vehicle on Lebanese border

From Israel Defense:

Lebanese news agency reported a military robot moving along the barbed wire fence of Kfar Kila, along with combat aircraft. This is the first time that the IDF operates an Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle (UGCV) along the fence on the northern border.

According to the report, this is an Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle which operates as well on the Gaza border. It can carry cameras, sensors, speakers and it can be equipped with weapon emplacements. Its purpose is to locate demolition charges and holes along the fence.

The vehicle is built on a platform of four-wheel vehicles, and is operated by the IDF's operations room near the border fence.

As stated, the project began around the Gaza Strip, and now, apparently, is extended to the northern border of Israel, apparently due to the deterioration of the security situation following the continued civil war in Syria.

See also this interesting New Republic article, "The Next Arab-Israeli War Will Be Fought with Drones: Hezbollah, weaponized robots, and a future that's already here."

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Posted By Elder of Ziyon to Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News at 3/31/2014 10:20:00 AM