Using artificial intelligence (AI) to enable unmanned combat vehicle to navigate and locate the enemy

Nov. 16, 2021
The Athena computer that controls the vehicle uses sensors to locate the enemy, analyze its weapons, and then use the data to influence decision-making.

TEL AVIV, Israel – The arrival of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ground vehicles is set to gradually transform Israel’s ground combat capabilities in the face of adversaries deeply embedded in urban settings, which are difficult to detect and respond to in time. The Algemeiner reports. Continue reading original article

The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:

16 Nov. 2021 -- In October, Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced that Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary Elta was chosen as the prime contractor for the Carmel future combat vehicle program after a two-year selections process.

In August 2019, the Defense Ministry held a demonstration in northern Israel of the three competing platforms for the Carmel program, created by IAI-Elta, Rafael, and Elbit.

Yoav Turgeman, CEO of Elta, says the arrival of ground combat vehicles powered by AI with autonomous capabilities likely will begin taking over land missions gradually just as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been doing in past decades in air forces.

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