A Ukrainian manufacturer developed a roving turret with two Kalashnikov assault rifles for its main armament, as Kyiv aims to build more cheap ground drones to fill dangerous infantry roles.
The uncrewed ground vehicle was recently used in combat by the Security Service of Ukraine’s Alpha Group special forces to destroy a Russian ambush drone, said the country’s defense tech incubator, Brave1, on Thursday.
“Why the Kalashnikov? The reason is simple: It’s the most widely available small arm across our military units,” the incubator wrote in a social media post, adding that using the assault rifle allowed its forces to “rapidly scale” the drones on the front lines.
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