T-14 “Armata”
The Russian tank T-14 “Armata” for the first time did without a crew, independently finding the necessary targets on the battlefield, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.
The interlocutor added that a fire control system (FCS) was used for this, which has a “digital catalog with signatures of typical battlefield targets, including tanks, APMs, helicopters, and so on.”
“The elements of artificial intelligence allow the onboard computing facilities of the machine to independently search for targets against the background of a complex underlying surface, recognize them, including by the part of the object visible from behind cover, carry out priority selection and take for escort,” the source said.
The interlocutor noted that the decision to strike is still made by the tank commander.
In February, industrial director of the Rostec armament complex, Bekkhan Ozdoev, said that the T-14 Armata “will not be mass-produced in an unmanned version and will rather be used to test relevant technologies.”
In the same month, RIA Novosti, citing Rosoboronexport, reported that the T-14 “Armata” had “an advertising passport.”
In July 2020, the agency reported that this Russian tank had worked without a crew during preliminary tests.
In July 2018, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov noted that the country's armed forces do not seek to massively purchase T-14 Armata tanks due to their high cost, preferring to increase the combat potential of existing military equipment through its modernization.
