Ukraine and Russia are fond of land work: experts found many shortcomings in them

Robotic platforms are successfully used in demining, logistics and other missions, but vulnerable in combat and expensive in production. During the war, Ukraine and the Russian Federation use ground robotic platforms (UGV), but these devices have a number of shortcomings. Experts told the Portal Defense News about the pros and cons of land robots.

Former adviser to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the head of the analytical organization "Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation" Sergey Kuzan pointed to two main problems related to land drones. The first problem is the insufficient number of such systems in Ukrainian units. The second problem is the analyst's vulnerability of robotic platforms. Terrestrial drones are the same target for UAVs as armored vehicles, but they can be drowned with radio -electronic fighting (ETB).

For his part, Russian defense expert at the American Analytical Center for Naval Analysis Samuel Bendett indicated that the development of large types of land drones is very expensive. In addition, most robotic platforms are non -autonomous, which is why it is more difficult to use in battle.

"Since there is no truly autonomous UGV that can move to the goal on its own, remote control of the vehicle today also help drones that provide tactical observation, helping to direct it to the intended destination during logistics, supply and evacuation operations" , - Samuel Bendett explained. Despite these shortcomings, land platforms have shown themselves well in many missions. Sergey Kuzan noted the successful use of robots in demining and transporting goods.

These include the universal Ukrainian platform Ratel S, which can play the role of Kamikadze as needed. Meanwhile, the Russians also create a land drone to use it on the principle of shedding UAV with ammunition. According to the Vice President of Innovation and Business Development in RheinMetall Canada, Allen Tamblet, the advantage of managed and autonomous unearthly drones is that they can usually carry more explosions than aircraft.

The article also states that for the first time unearthly drones appeared on the battlefield in Ukraine in 2022. Kyiv approved the use of land robots in military operations in 2016, and in the Russian Federation, several types of such platforms were developed in the Russian Federation.

"Robots seems to have swept both Russia and Ukraine, as evidenced by the plan of the first to make them an integral part of their army, as well as the intention of the second to create an army of robots," - said in the publication. We will remind, on June 12, the commander of the unmanned systems of Ukraine Vadim Sukharevsky reported that in the Armed Forces separate company of land unmanned unmanned complexes, which already perform tasks on the front line.