TR Unmanned Ground Vehicles

[Bilge adam reis]

What I was thinking is that cheap drones driven by AI, could be use to map out tunnel systems.

For instance you find a tunnel entrance and if the drone has enough AI and battery to run the full course until it either finds an exit or runs into terrorists, a small fragmentation explosive to self destruct, or battery power to relay back exit point. and other data it has gotten.

imo such drones would need to be cheap and very beneficial to shut down tunnel network.

Of course blowing up exit point would be the obvious choice especially if the data relayed back points at intersections, then you'd have the a second, third drone go to the brach area and map out.

I saw our soldiers using dogs etc where they get shot by the pkk rats in tunnels these cheap robodogs would and should replace them in the future, also another plus side of the robo dogs are unlike the pallet design unmanned platforms they are more flexible in small areas.

Even in ukraine Ukrainian soldiers were using these robo dogs to take out russian mines etc.

 

[Tornadoss]

I saw our soldiers using dogs etc where they get shot by the pkk rats in tunnels these cheap robodogs would and should replace them in the future, also another plus side of the robo dogs are unlike the pallet design unmanned platforms they are more flexible in small areas.

Even in ukraine Ukrainian soldiers were using these robo dogs to take out russian mines etc.

Tho they are noisy, no?

 

[Bilge adam reis]

Tho they are noisy, no?

Depends on the model, quality ones doesn't have much noise, But It is better to map out tunnel with these cheap robo dogs than sacrifice real dogs that take good amount of time to train.

 

[Saithan]

Tho they are noisy, no?

Yes, there are very likely noises, but a necessary step imo.

We want to map and find the exits of these tunnels without having to sacrifice human life, if necessary the drone robot could travel 300 m ahead of a search / kill team.

 

[Bilge adam reis]

We might have found a good solution here, putting guns on these robo dogs is waste of time but using them to map out tunnels and use it as a kamikaze platform might be the best solution. @Saithan @Tornadoss check this out, kinda scary how they can lay pretty flat and get up immediatly call of duty advanced warfare vibes

British-made robot dogs are helping the Ukrainian military at the front. The robot dogs move low to the ground, so they are difficult to detect •

Unitree Go 2 Pro robotic dogs have started to help the Ukrainian military in street battles against Russian occupiers - During street battles

ua-stena.info

 

[Saithan]

We might have found a good solution here, putting guns on these robo dogs is waste of time but using them to map out tunnels and use it as a kamikaze platform might be the best solution. @Saithan @Tornadoss check this out, kinda scary how they can lay pretty flat and get up immediatly call of duty advanced warfare vibes

British-made robot dogs are helping the Ukrainian military at the front. The robot dogs move low to the ground, so they are difficult to detect •

Unitree Go 2 Pro robotic dogs have started to help the Ukrainian military in street battles against Russian occupiers - During street battles

ua-stena.info

Yes, but these robots move slowly and are more like a help to scout units. Considering the tunnels we've seen and where they're able to drive vehicles inside I'd say we need drones or faster moving robots.

I'd say that making the ground so smooth is counter productive to the terrorists, because It's easier to make wheeled drones drive fast and map out the tunnel system easier.

Developing an autonomous system for these robots with simple instructions should be relatively easy, I mean in theory you'd only need to strap a phone with a simcard to these robots and have it attempt to call a number to pin it's locations (or we could try to call the number), so if it succeeds in contacting you could get the coordinates, and when it exits the tunnel and calls again you'd know where it is.

You could put limits on how far it could travel before returning to starting point if necessary as well. But that would not be very smart imo, unless you have manpower enough and plan to blow the entrance up.

 

[Kaan Azman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1886413934271381849

ASLAN and ZMA-X on snow

 

[Bilge adam reis]

Can we get some info about ZMA-X? It looks like the modernized zma with the new canon etc? didn't know It was a UGV

 

[Kaan Azman]

Pretty much modernized ZMA-15 with a few extra sensors and autonomy kit actually

 

[boredaf]

ZMA-X is the second ACV we turned into an UGV, FNSS had a demonstrator a year or two back as well. I hope this is because army is actively asking to see prototypes, ACVs and M113s turned UGVs would be a great option to have in the future.

 

[Saithan]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1887196613355184139

 

[boredaf]

We've got more details about ZMA-X, it now has a brochure on Aselsan's website

 

[mTT]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1912110863034515638

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1912112067366051966

UnmannedSystems
ASELSAN ZMA-X Unmanned Ground Vehicle

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1919859717137903709

2-wheeled, fully autonomous UGV capable of performing acrobatic somersaults

 

[mTT]

ASLAN Unmanned Ground Vehicle

 

[Strong AI]

Aselsan 2024 Activity Report has been published

https://wwwcdn.aselsan.com/api/file/2024YiliFaaliyetRaporu.pdf

The ASLAN 150M1 LRAS Unmanned Ground Vehicle, equipped with a long-range acoustic system, and the ASLAN 150M1/G, equipped with the SARP100/L weapon system, have been inducted into the inventory of the Turkish Land Forces Command.
[...]
During a competition held in the Gulf Region, the SARP 100/12.7 weapon system stood out as the best-performing system in terms of hit accuracy.

 

[Strong AI]

We are starting mass production of BARKAN

Successfully used by our security forces, a mass production decision was made by our Presidency of Defense Industries.

Passed rigorous tests, completed acceptance processes, and was included in the inventory in 2023.
Operational capability was enhanced based on feedback from field usage.
Payload integrations were made in line with the needs of security forces.
Achieved successful results in all activities in real operational areas.
The Presidency of Defense Industries made a decision for mass production.
The network of competent subcontractor companies in the business ecosystem was expanded for mass production.
Software capabilities were improved, increasing operational effectiveness in the field.
Our simulation technologies also contributed to development processes in the field.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1923702238775570666

 

[Saithan]

I like how sleek and simple the design looks.

I hope they will have variants with 40mm for drone defense capability.

A software to follow the unit at marching speed automatic bluetooth/wifi adjacent to control unit which one of the soldiers carry could be used for this part. While it could have a small radar/sensor that rotates to see if any drone approaches.

 

[Strong AI]

A software to follow the unit at marching speed automatic bluetooth/wifi adjacent to control unit which one of the soldiers carry could be used for this part.

Autonomous UGV

• Return to Home in Loss of Link
• Leader Follow-up
• Obstacle Avoidance
• Drivable Route Selection
• Dynamic Route Planning
• Autonomous Patrol
• GPS Standalone Task
• UGV Convoy

https://www.havelsan.com/en/products/barkan-autonomous-ugv

 

[boredaf]

Is this one new? I haven't seen it before.

This is the source:

Anadolu-2025: Highlights from Turkish Special Forces | TURDEF

Turkish Special Forces personnel have used various types of unmanned systems, including UGVs, during the Anadolu-2025 international special forces exercise.

turdef.com