Ali Al Saachez escribió:Israel's military avatar: Robots on the battlefield
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With self-detonating grenades, thinking bullets and robot warriors, humans on the frontline could soon be a thing of the past.
When armies clash in the not-too-distant future, remotely-operated robotic weapons will fight the enemy on land, in the air and at sea, without a human soldier anywhere on the battlefield.
The first robotic systems are already being used by the Israel Defense Forces and other armies across the world, and only budgetary constraints seem to be keeping science fiction from becoming reality.
In places where there is no choice but to send in troops, constantly improving broadband technologies, developed from the civilian communications industry, will serve as an essential part of the infrastructure for all modern military forces.
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A helicopter that spots suspicious movement on the ground will, for instance, be able to relay a command to a drone aircraft to photograph the site and transmit the picture in real time to troops on the ground and to the command posts in the rear.
Soldiers will be able to mark their target by its coordinates and with lasers, allowing missiles launched from dozens of kilometers away to be guided by global positioning systems, ensuring accuracy and destruction of the target.
The systems will be coded to prevent enemy interception of the operation. Spy satellites that today weigh several tons will be shrunk down to anything between one and 100 kilograms or less, with engines the size of postage stamps. Infantry rifles will be computerized and fire "smart" rounds telling them when and where to explode. New rockets will also be able to think by themselves to enhance their accuracy.
Israel's military industries, already world leaders in arms technology, are hard at work developing weaponry for the 2020s. Development of new weapons for the IDF is generally carried out with assistance and in cooordination with the Defense Ministry?s research and development arm.
The Israeli military's demands are the cornerstone of the local weapons industry, and they can be summed up in two words: miniaturization and accuracy. The former will enable the troops in the field to carry their weapons or communications equipment more easily, and the latter will help avoid civilian casualties.
Military censorship prevents disclosure of the Israeli arms industries? most exciting and futuristic devices, but a good picture of what can be expected can be compiled using what is already in the public domain.
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Con el permiso de los señores foristas: "Quid pro quo"
La società Elbit Systems Ltd. di Israele, che di fatto è un reparto del Ministero della Difesa, ha presentato la prima macchina per uccidere, da impiegare nel "teatro" di guerra: un robot, della dimensione di un televisore piccolo, dotato di uccidere quanti fossero definiti i nemici, con un armamento che comprende una mitragliatrice e granate. La macchina per uccidere, chiamato VIPer, è capace di prendere le scale, di scavalcare macerie e di muovere all'interno di spazi angusti grazie ad una videocamera incorporata. Secondo la Elbit, la macchina per uccidere, che permette al soldato di eliminare il suo obiettivo da distanza sicura, dovrà ancora essere collaudata sul campo, prima di essere acquistata in serie per fare parte della dotazione dell'artiglieria. Ma la Elbit spera tanto che una volta collaudato nel "teatro" israeliana, la macchina verrà acquistata dagli USA per essere usata in Iraq ed Afghanistan.
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