ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – Even as the U.S. Army attempts to capitalize on cutting-edge technologies, many of its platforms remain fundamentally in the 20th century. Take battle tanks, for example. Defense News reports. Continue reading original article
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
12 Nov 2020 -- The way main battle tank crews operate essentially has gone unchanged over the last 40 years. At a time when the military is enamored with robotics, artificial intelligence (AI) and next-generation networking, operating a tank relies entirely on manual inputs from trained operators.
One way of overcoming some of these technological limitations is the Army's Advanced Targeting and Lethality Aided System, or ATLAS.
This uses advanced sensors, machine learning algorithms, and a new touchscreen display to automate finding and firing at targets to enable tank crews to respond to threats faster than ever before.
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