The US Army has been working on a new family of Next Generation Combat Vehicles for some time, which, thanks to a certain degree of autonomy and robotization, will be ready for new challenges on the modern and future battlefield.

Future vehicles, including a family of new manned and unmanned platforms, will have advanced capabilities to fight the potential enemy for decades to come. The platforms are expected to have capabilities similar to those seen in the The Terminator movie, which will be possible to achieve thanks to advanced navigation systems, synchronization and resilient IT networks which will enable that future formations will perform partially independent operations.

The new technology is expected to help soldiers in two ways: by eliminating the need for human beings to perform mundane, dangerous or repetitive tasks that can be automated, and by increasing the distance between soldiers and the threat, significantly increasing safety.

The new generation of combat vehicles is to replace the Bradley IFV as early as 2026.

Source: defence-blog.com