It aims to change the paradigm of modern warfare. Beyond the fundamental role of drones, Robotic systems are beginning to become more and more important on the battlefield.
Recently, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced that Ukrainian forces have managed to take over a Russian position without having to send any soldiers to do so. located on the ground They have been in charge of carrying out the territorial conquest.
“For the first time in the history of this war, “an enemy position was taken exclusively by unmanned platforms: ground systems and drones”the Ukrainian president highlighted.
In fact, Zelensky himself has stated that drones and robots developed by the Ukrainian arms industry They have carried out more than 22,000 missions in the armed conflict over the last three months.
“Lives were saved on more than 22,000 occasions when a robot entered the most dangerous areas instead of a soldier,” said the President of Ukraine, who also assured that The goal is to replace a third of the Ukrainian infantry with drones and robots this year.
Droid TW 12.7, the robot that kept Russia at bay for 45 days
One of the most successful Ukrainian robot missions took place in January. Developed by the Ukrainian company Devdroid and equipped with a 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine gun, He was able to hold off the Russian forces for a total of 45 days.
The robot, in which grenade launchers can also be integrated, did not have any type of cover from Ukrainian fighters during the aforementioned period. Every two days, Droid TW 12.7 went to a maintenance point located about four kilometers from the front where its battery was recharged, its ammunition was replenished, and the status of its weapons was checked.
The Ukrainian robot has the ability to attack enemy targets at a distance of one kilometera feature that during the mission was very useful to prevent Russian troops from advancing towards areas controlled by Ukrainian soldiers.
