A Drone Tank that can be Dropped from a C-130
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- With more technological advances comes a new generation of American military weapons built to affirm the United States as the world's most feared military powerhouse. And that’s where BAE Systems Armed Robotic Combat Vehicle comes in.
Also known as Black Knight, the unmanned vehicle is the perfect sidekick to ground forces, capable of reconnoitering even the most dangerous battle zones without endangering the lives of the soldiers.
The United States Army has tried and failed to introduce an unmanned ground vehicle such as the Black Knight for almost 20 years, and the expectations are through the roof.
Still, it has yet to prove itself, but its time may come sooner than expected. - Věda a technologie
Skynet is anxious to see these robotic tanks in service right away.
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in that Scenario its easy, because to the Tank or Drone, any heat signatures thats human like is enemy, the hardest part of warfare is trying to know who to kill and NOT to kill, like allies and civilians, if you dun have friendly fire and civilians in the picture, treating all targets as Hostile is easier.
looks like a baby Abrams ! well done BAE !
Good video. Three issues stand out to me immediately about this build:
1. Those light aperture glass covers. Lovely polished things in demos, but what happens if someone bounces a round off of it, or it gets covered in dust? Either A. ya can't see through it anymore if it is a receiver cover, or B. the glass will absorb energy from a laser going through it, rendingering that inop either for nav or HE discharges;
2. The front of those tracks are too exposed. Some sniper fire or a RPG would stop that thing cold;
3. I didn't see a 360-degree laser receiver on the demonstrator. That means they are going to rely solely on battlefield RF networking? I doubt that! Imagine trying to rely on this thing tactically when one EMP could bollix the sucker until it rebooted. Nope. Although putting a comms mast on the thing to get it talking wouldn't be the hardest thing in the world.
In my mind, the biggest challenge with implementing laser tech of any type (comms, nav, weaponry) is the difficulty in keeping the apertures clean. No matter if you decide to use glass/composite windows, physical shields, or a combination of both, you are going to get dirt (and potentially lead rounds lol) building up in the beam paths. In the best scenario it is going to inhibit the functionality of the unit, and worse (in the case of HE lasers) it is going to cause a catastrophic breakdown of the window material or transmitter from intense heat.
That's just my two coppers as an old Navy aviation electronics tech from back in the day. Any of you young bucks work with these new battlefield laser systems? What's your take on the build-out of the demonstrators from BAE shown in the video? How do they hold up to existing units in use on our deployed armor?
(Edit: I shouldn't have to remind anyone but- do NOT drop any classified info here! I'm only asking from a dirt-n-hardware perspective. If you don't have a declassified answer then don't answer! Jeez, kids today! 🙄)
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I agree with the lens covers completely, all that's needed is MORTER PAINT BOMBS and it's over unless they use thermal imaging but even that can be foiled!😃👍
Windscreen wipers?
All this optics and EW talk seems to overlook the fact that the turret can't traverse. There's your show stopper. So before anyone suggest that the tracks can turn the gun, I question your knowledge of stabilized gun platforms in a reconnaissance role where they're loitering and running on batteries.
@@jack1d1XB mortar? I doubt that anyone is going to develop an IDF system to blind a drone. If they can achieve the precision or area effect necessary to do that, why not just stick with conventional existing systems and defeat it?
I think this is intended to be sent in first ahead of the rest of the manned tanks, so it would be no more or less vulnerable than the rest. If it takes fire, then the air support is called in.
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Bert Koets for the next secretary of defense. You have my vote.
oh he didnt notice so sad so needy
Air superiority, starts at ground level.
M-5! Break off the attack! (Star Trek scene)
"M-5. I'm afraid I can't do that, JIM." 😉
Looks like a pretty cool system. Wonder how much armor or little armor is has, since no human lives would be at risk.
Probably focused around critical components, since as you said there's no crew compartment to protect and it has to be light enough to be airlifted.
There was a great story about this and how to fix bombers in WW2 they looked at where the bullet holes were when they got back from battle then made better armor where it was shot but it ended up not helping, then they realized they should armor the parts where the ones that came back didn't get shot and it greatly reduced downed bombers as realizing if they made it back with the damage in those areas it didn't need anything more but the place is that weren't shot on the damaged planes that returned is where the critical areas are around
Man the camera is even clearer than the cctv and its has a great network connection than my wifi....
Controlled by their tireless electronic brains which were programmed to admit no possibility of defeat, the gigantic robot tanks known as Bolos were almost indestructible, and nearly unstoppable. Almost. Nearly. A sufficiently determined enemy armed with nearly limitless firepower and willing to sustain terrible losses could destroy a Bolo. But even a terminally damaged Bolo is still an opponent to reckon with. And as long as a Bolo's artificial intelligence retains a flicker of consciousness, its indomitable drive to defend the human race against all enemies will propel it forward. Bolos can be destroyed-but they never surrender!
m.d. giest future is coming...fk....
Thanks for posting this. Keith Laumer is one of my favorite writers.
@@jonniiinferno9098 I've only read Keith's 'A Plague of Demons'; but, I surely enjoyed it. Google says that what Louis posted is from the book 'Bolo!', which was written by David Weber, and "created with" Keith Laumer.
Remember the robot tanks, 'Punch' and 'Pinocchio', in Gene Wolfe's 'The Horars of War'? 😉
@@johnharrison6745 - aye - thanks for that info. David Weber is also a good writer.
dang - been decades since i read "The Horars of War".
Maybe it's time for me to track back and re-read some great stories...
From a purely military technologist perspective it's been fascinating to get to finally see how well equipment designed for use against the Soviet Union actually does against the enemy - and in the terrain - it was designed for. Needless to say, it's held it's own, to put it EXTREMELY mildly. No wonder China suddenly professed it's commitment to nonviolence yesterday!
You believe the CCP? I don't.
When I saw the title, I thought it was going to be an unmanned version of the British 'Black NIGHT' Challenger 2. 😁
Word on the street is there's F22's stationed on a island near Taiwan and china
@@XLA-zg1nn No, the story you heard was that the F-15s at Kadena may be replaced with rotating squadrons, beginning with an F-22 deployment.
@@VisibilityFoggy Thats the one 😆
Once again, dystopian science fiction is not a template.
I’m reminded of a story where human kind was dead but its war machines continued on with the war
Well, I hope our side's robots win, at least...
@@VisibilityFoggy Same. Lmao. Aren't we humans such funny tribalistic creatures?
"Who's a cute little tank? Yes you are, yes you are... 😚"
Considering the number of tanks taken out in the current war by anti-tank (among other factors) it seems like a good idea to have something to take weapons fires away from manned armored vehicles. Not that I know much about this as a whole. I can admit that.
It be interesting if tank divisions had a drone attachment that’s sole role is counter measures against anti tank systems.
It´s a waste of funds, on anything but the lowest insurgencies, and low intensity conflicts. In any modern day squad you will find at least one man with an RPG. That thing would be toast, or even against a high powered rifle.
Against farmers in flipflops with AKs, it might work. But such groups usually keep to mountain terrain, where such vehicles are toast. Just ask the turks, or the saudis in Yemen.
If this thing gets deployed I can guarantee that those pivoting sensor units become an issue
Dang, I thought this would be the black knight from war thunder
I know this is just a prototype, but it's a pretty bizarre design. Lots of vulnerable sensors, lightly armed, lightly armored, an underpowered 300hp power train, and I presume pretty expensive. It's like they wanted to have this do a ton of things, but on paper it looks terrible a all of them. Even the shape of it is weird, you'd think that without a crew compartment to house and protect they'd be able to optimize in some respect, maybe have a bigger gun, missile launch capability, or better armor, a stronger engine, or lower profile with optimized armor angle design. Instead you have this tall, slow box looking thing. The high level concept is cool but this implementation just looks like a company trying to just on the 'drones are hot now' bandwagon.
The optical sensors look vulnerable.
It all will come down to how expensive the final operative version will be and how fast can it be produced. Like drones and manned fighters. Manned tanks becoming a more strategic asset operating behind or alongside robotic tanks. Doesn't really matter if one gets destroyed as long as you can quickly build 10 more, but crew takes time to train, and you can't rush that.
I tested the Black Knight in 2007 at Ft Benning, and I can say that it's not underpowered at all. It's deceptively quiet and relatively small. During the testing, we were able to spot the dismounted infantry company from over a mile away, call for fire and the O/C's assessed that most if not all of the company as casualties & they had to restart the mission. Very true story, I'm in the video several times
@@marklowe6352 Thanks for sharing that! Given your experience and the current state of warfare (ukraine / airborn drones), do you think this type of platform still has a role?
@@MadeThisStuff that's me at the 0:38 mark in the video, as well as several others. Look closely at the name tape on the back of the hat at the 6:46 mark and you can read "Lowe" :)
Air defense is going to be an absolute must now. The US Army is behind big time on AA . Systems
So far, even our decades-old stuff has been playing hell with Russian aircraft..... 😉
I don't think so
It is? Stinger is used in the MANPADS short-range role. The M-SHORAD system has had its first units deployed for maneuver forces at the division level. NASAMS 3 was created for medium-range threats, which was just given the capability to utilize the AIM-120 (soon AIM-260), AIM-9X or IRIS-T munitions. And Patriot has received major upgrades for its long-range protection, but will be replaced with a hypersonic-capable system over the next decade. Then, the US Navy fields the Aegis Ashore anti-missile system and the Army fields the THAAD system for intercepting longer-range ballistic missiles. It's pretty well covered. And while we're at it, it seems our old iHAWK missiles which were being stored in mothballs are doing extremely well against Russian and Iranian stuff in Ukraine.
@@johnharrison6745 And the joint US/Norwegian NASAMS medium-range system intercepted 10 out of 10 missiles fired by Russia on Nov. 15.
the tank reminds me of a mosquito i`m gonna call it a mosquito drone.
on one hand it looks like a chibi M1 Abrams, on the other hand the implications around automating things like these with AI and letting them loose is terrifying
Love the Chassis on this vehicle!
lower glacis is too large and not angled enough - if the armor there is thin - it will be very easy to penetrate...
@@jonniiinferno9098 It was an inside joke... ;)
@@VisibilityFoggy - LoL -- okay - sorry must have been one of my blonde days...
M1A2 SEP v2 becoming self-aware is pretty scary thought tbh
These look like the ones from Batman: Arkham knight, when an army of those swarmed gotham
That beast is freaking cool! Along with the infantry using this, I could see, with the advent of an auto loading M1 replacement, keeping the 4th crewman on the tank to run one of these as a support vehicle (especially in urban environments!)
@@babayaga8605 maybe if you dont live in the free western world.
@@Dennan I'm not sure, but I think he's referring to the Terminator films.
@@michaelillingworth6433 ooh, ye then we are fuckt
They have a similar setup with apaches where the second man in the helicopter can control a scout drone helicopter to find targets so that would make a lot of sense if they're already doing that.
why would the 4th crewman run one of these why not in a Bradley or even a Hummer down the block, use the 4th crewman space for ammo or make the tank smaller thus lighter. It makes no sense to have a drone operator inside the tank. Also the new Abrams is not a replacement none are ordered and none will be ordered its tech demo vehicle
oh you bet the expectations are through the roof. you kidding? that shit better make water into wine.
Now i know what to ask Santa this Christmas!
I always wondered if those outside cameras can self clean themselves just in case their lenses were compromised. Or would someone need to maintain those. I thought maybe someone could make a paintball round shot from a sniper rifle, that could effect the visuals on the outside of the tanks. If that round cant damage it maybe it can effect its site. Im sure ots been thought up possibly
the lens are prob coated with something like rainx.
A sniper can take out thermal sights, viewing prisms and other optical devices by putting a bullet into the glass face or optics.
Thermals and FLIR will take over
Just like a Darlek in Dr Who.
The sensors seem awfully vulnerable to small arms fire
If they can hit it, no man wants to expose his position to a tank
Yeah if they instead used the Telsa AI they could trade those massive sensors for a dozen tiny cameras.
VERY COOL!!!
Knowing that General Milley PERSONALLY selected the projects only adds to my doubt of our militaries capabilities now and in the future.
It will probably shoot you in the back if you voted wrong.
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The weakness I see is the lidar or whatever they are using for navigation are really exposed, with glass front view ports. It's like a tank commander sticking his head out of the port to navigate.
An 11 year old with a .22 Could probably take it out
@@mikemcgee5950 Well, you see those little sensors all over it? Somewhere in there is a thermal sensor and FLIR, plus over watch. And that 30mm cannon sticking out of the front? It's accurate out to about 3000 meters or 1.8 miles. It can also probably calculate on the fly where the unfriendly fire is coming from.
Amazing 👍🏾
Oh that tanks looks so cute. I want a pair of them for my farm
Rheinmetall has its equal already if not unmanned - the KF-51 Panther
But the Panther is a MBT...
With recruiting being what it is, manpower is even more important. The more drones that can replace soldiers on frontlines the better.
Airborne drones, ground drones: run the statistics through a computer, determine who "won"... without firing a single shot.
I really like how it looks
Why aren't they putting mortar platforms on these vehicles? A drone can locate the target, relay the coordinates to the drone and one mortar can target the objective, shoot, and move on? 2, 3, or 4, mortars can be fired at once on a primary target. A targeting drone and recon drone can be used to protect the vehicle.
We tried that air drop with the Sheridan! That was funny as hell.
Ghost in the shell just keeps getting it right huh?
Russian soldier slowly aiming his RPG at the smol tonk :
-I'm sorry little one...
I've been telling everybody for months how this is turning into a drone war
The turret seems stationary and designed to be stationary.. idk im seeing black knight in the orbit..
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Not gonna lie, the scanners make me giggle! 🤭
Yeah. Like those glasses with springs and the googly eyes attached. We rounded them up while they were laughing we took the objective without a shot fired.
Ah yes, take out an entire tank platoon with a single airstrike.
For sure this is the future but I see much lighter, highly mobile units, packed with sensors rather then a mini tank.
Thanks, Dark Tech.
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I guess they complete misunderstood that if you remove the crew, you don't need all the armour. They produce something that is overcomplicated, heavy, and expensive to replace.
Very interesting piece
Aw hell nah bro got that M1 fun size. 💀
miniaturized EMPs: *i see this as an absolute win!*
An auto-destruct feature would be crucial, in case it gets pissed off at you.
Those optical sensors on the front look pretty vulnerable. I doubt they would survive long in combat unless accompanied by heavy escort and/or close air support.
These aren't designed to replace main battle tanks or even IFVs. They will serve in a support role and essentially run interference so manned systems can target the enemy. Think of them as Putin might think of his conscripts.
No optical sensor survives a hit. If you are Lucky it can withstand rifle fire
"The Black Knight always triumphs! Have at you! Come on then." (Monty Python)
This is Actually f*cking Awesome...
look at these cute little terminators!
Not quite the mechwarrior black knight but I'll take it
I'm behind this because the biggest and most scarce resource during war is manpower.
Drone tanks can be useful in a multitude of situations. Especially in hazardous environments too dangerous for soldiers. I am surprised the U.S. or other countries with the capability did not develop them sooner.
The age of the Bolo begins. Sci Fi becoming reality like it has so many times before.
I wouldn't build them so bulky ! That kinda makes it easy to see a mile away !? Lol .
It's less a concern today because modern fire control systems would see a low profile vehicle and shoot it just as easily.
Also, depending on where sensors are mounted, it's likely not so visible when behind cover, which is where your tank should be.
@@SilverStarHeggisist the way I'm thinking about the sizes of these bulky tanks ? . I'm thinking if they had something the size of a 4 wheel dirt bike or even a bit bigger than that not to much ?! . they turn that into a straight up war machine . with all the top notch computer systems ? That tell you everything you need to know going into a battle field !? . so you say they have one already little higher than waist night or higher a little bit ? . I'm just sayn something about little bigger than a 4 wheeler dirt bike with a gun system on it is a dam good weapon ! . and above all they can load them up by the numbers cutt them in half so some can be driven ? If needed or wanted ?
@@SilverStarHeggisist and the more war machines they send the more lives were saving sorta thing till it's time to put boots on the ground !
The Black Knight always wins...
Almost looks like you could disable the Robotic Fighting vehicles with a High Powered Paint Ball Gun or Paint Grenade. Not getting the impression that it's a rugged Combat vehicle at all.
As an infantryman I would love haveing a 25/30mm auto cannon following me around
What happens when shrapnel disables the external sensors?
Probably the same that would happen if a normal tank's optics were destroyed
They’re screwed then
I'm going to go out on a limb and assume the lens over the sensor is made of something stronger than you'd find on a typical consumer drone. ;)
A Barrett with API would end a multimillion dollar piece.
I highly doubt that shrapnel can cause any serious damage. Direct hits however might be a problem. I suppose they have redundant systems in case some sensors gets knocked out.
I hope they can pull it off. Sounds incredible!
So, what happens when the enemy adds a seeker head to their anti-tank weapons that's tuned to the exact wavelength of the guide lasers on the vehicle? Just homes right in on it...
Then, we add a seeker head jammer; and..... 😉
@@johnharrison6745 And our seeker head jammer jams the tank navigation and it becomes a pillbox/target.
@@life_with_bernie That depends-upon how we build/employ our seeker head jammer. 😉
@@johnharrison6745 So we add a second wavelength to the seeker, and now it homes on the jammer.
@@life_with_bernie That's where the deflector-shields come-in. 😉
❓❓❓Why is it almost as big as a tank when there are no occupants and there isn’t a big gun❓❓❓
Raise of the machines.
What I envision is like in the movie Robocop where all the data is compiled so that the soldier sees from his perspective all the enemies as well as a 3D schematic of a location all enemies and friends identified realtime.
How do you expect to locate and identify enemies?
@@Ag3nt0fCha0s Taking input from drones, satellites, cameras on soldiers, and sensors on unmanned tanks and scout vehicles making initial contact
It bugs me when guns are referred to as "coaxial" when they are not. But I know its a common usage.
Great show!
That thing looks like an M1 tank had a baby with a Bradley and that's what they shat out. Lololol not bad.
Yeah, the tank won't establish a network connection with satellites or a nearby ground control station. Let's reboot it for a 5th time. Ok. We need a hard power cycle. The IMU for the gun is giving elevation errors because the test engineer forgot to update the targeting firmware before the "BIG CUSTOMER" demo. Thanks for making us look dumb, Ryan.
what technology is used to prevent communications from being jammed? Drones using satellites have the advantage of being up high. Will they use link16 and if so how does link16 prevent jamming?
There's no reason this couldn't have a satellite downlink, or a downlink from a drone. Infantry sends command to drone using a controller pad, which sends command back down to "drone tank." Or they could be controlled from the rear remotely if there is a 360-degree VR sensor. Communicating to and from space using a few "middle men" isn't really a big deal anymore in terms of latency, and it's only getting faster.
@@VisibilityFoggy unfortunately the satellite link will be susceptible to jamming just as easily as standard coms. Drone planes get away with it because they are flying at 20k ft. And are unlikely to have a jammer between them and the satellite. Also it’s just easier to shoot down a drone plane than jamming it. Link16 the com link f35 might be a solution but I don’t know what tech it uses.
@@VisibilityFoggy you can jam any incoming singles with one of ukraines 10k portable jamming guns
You cannot jam the entire radio spectrum.
It looks so chunky, it’s cute❤
If it has not been figured out- the battlefield is now highly lethal to armor. Armor is relegated to mop-up and occupation actions. No more armor led, tip-of-the-spear, battles are possible against near peer enemies.
Even guerillas can destroy armored vehicles, as the Ukraine war proved. Entire Russian convoys have been wiped out by Ukrainian guerillas.
Local man discovers combined arms warfare
I find the tactical value of a drone tank dropped from an aircraft to be dubious.
1) The sky needs to be clear enough for the aircraft to safely fly to a location in which the enemy holds ground. They can't have any air control, or AA.
2) Tanks guzzle gas, so the ground needs to be close enough to supply for it to refuel within a few hours, otherwise it'll become fodder. Why not just drive there?
3) Aerial drones can fly high enough to avoid small ground-based jamming equipment. A tank? Not so much. One guy scrubbing frequencies nearby could render it blind.
it looks like a mini derpy abrams
All these future military aspects but we get to watch it on 420 polygons or VCR tape...
I think a tank has a large cannon and a different mission this thing has a small cannon does stuff tanks aren't designed for so not a tank. More like a over sized unmanned M-3 Bradley
All you have to do is spray paint it's sensors. Better yet have a missile that sprays paint over the tank, hack it and turn it around on those dummies.
Those scanning sensors look vulnerable.
I can see 8 to 12 of these dropped out of the back of a couple c-130s doing touch and goes near an enemy Airport and absolutely taking over to give us a new Air Base. During war of course. 😏
Give me your boots your jacket and keys to your motorcycle
They should have a 2 guy system where they sit back to back with a +180° view and have a VR display and both with targeting systems for different weapons systems, that or a low gravity support vehicle that can get single or multiple wounded troops out of harms way.
The drone systems will allow smart-tech without AI smart-tech by substituting some of the higher functions to human operators (may help keep costs down), swapping out crews will help with fatigue too whilst keeping it operational 24/7
..... just a thought
seems to me, some black paint would make it a big paper weight. At least with the laser tech they are using now.
real deal
This is how terminator era begin when humans put emotions on those robots! They(robots) revolt against mankind because they're seeking equal rights!
the turret does not rotate?
also, it looks like it shoots small caliber only?
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
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We will need
Its missing an array of additional munitions. ie pods for loitering or kamikaze drones, or british brimstone missiles.
My company Daniel Inc. is developing a drone anti tank mine, it can go locate itself by hiding on roads of any kind. If nothings happens it can relocate to a different road by walking there over night, it can be deployed by C130. It can be self destructed by delays or signal. It never sleeps and can adjust to slide under any track or wheeled vehicle just as it approaches using stealth creep mode. It carries enough high explosive to turn a T90 into scrap metal. And finally in aggressor mode it can find enemy trenches and then summon other mine drones to the same trench and position itself to ruin trench based aggressor day or night. When it completes it’s mission a millisecond of data containing location,vehicle type, estimated enemy losses is phoned home using battle report mode. Rogue 2 out.
How can the turret traverse when its rear is nearly touching the chassis?
Having fully automous drones is a bad idea I know everybody seen terminator
t-800 vibes!
It’s remote control tank it’s o Lu a good way to make enemy waste ammo on it If they don’t have resupply logistics.