Drones and work: As France prepares its "army of the future" on the basis of Ukrainian experience

To spread: by 2027, combat work will appear in the French army, and by 2040-the French plan to create a fully robotic army. About it reports InterestingenGineering. com. According to the publication, as many countries are only discussing the possibility of using robots in hostilities, France has already developed a "road card" to achieve this goal.

Several sources, including high -ranking military officials and representatives of the country's defense sector, note that France goes to the goal by 2040 to introduce ready -made robotic systems. This schedule was confirmed during the third iteration of the Collaboration Homme-Machine (Cohoma), aimed at integrating robotic platforms into future power structures.

General Bruno Barats, the commander of the future combat programs of the French army, said that the operational capabilities of land robots could be accessible to advanced units for three years. "We expect that long by 2040 we will unfold advanced systems of practical value in our combat units," Barats said, emphasizing the relevance and urgency of current development efforts.

The recent trials under the Cohoma, which took place at the test landfill near Paris, participated in autonomous platforms, equipped with various solutions for mobility, legs, wheels and tracked systems that maneuver the rough terrain and overcome artificial obstacles. These machines were entrusted with different imitations of the battlefield, including the bypass of improvised traps, conducting exploration of the terrain and maintaining a position in the conditions of an imaginary enemy.

Cohoma participants emphasized the need to transfer robotics from laboratories to real conditions. Although land tests of robotics officially began in 2021, lessons learned from the continued war in Ukraine were significantly influenced by the pace and direction of development, because this war showed the importance of the role of inexpensive unmanned aircraft in intelligence and combat operations.

One of the prototypes, represented by the French defense contractor Thales, had a built -in function of launching drones, which made it possible to launch a reconnaissance UAV for mapping of terrain and the early detection of dangers. Such hybrid solutions emphasize the growing interest in multidisciplinary robotic integration of air and terrestrial components. Focus also wrote that underwater drones are created in China, and to improve their characteristics uses the sits of slopes.