"Guarantees the safety of people's lives": what is the Russian combat robot "Udar" created on the basis of the BMP-3

The Russian robotic complex "Udar" will be able to autonomously move on the battlefield.

This was announced by Bekkhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the weapons complex of the state corporation "Rostec".

“When developing the“ Impact ”, the specialists of the enterprise tested the possibility of the robot's movement in autonomous mode.

For this, the complex includes a motion planning subsystem based on sensors and meters.

On the basis of the data received, the route of the robot is formed, while taking into account the terrain and the parameters of the combat mission can be calculated, "Ozdoev said in an interview with TASS.

According to him, "Strike" can also interact with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

“Interaction with drones has been worked out, including the tethered type with power supply from the robot itself.

Such drones can be used for additional reconnaissance and relaying the radio control channel, ”Ozdoev explained.

• Robotic complex "Blow"

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The "Blow" complex has already been tested in interaction with light robots designed for reconnaissance, undermining targets, transporting goods and evacuating the wounded.

"The lightweight robot is installed on or in the aft part of the" Shock "robot and has a mechanism for simplified automatic undocking from the carrier before starting the task," the developers said.

Recall that the prototype of the Udar robotic complex was created at VNII Signal JSC (Kovrov), which is part of the High-Precision Complexes holding of Rostec State Corporation.

For the first time, the car was presented at the Innovation Day of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2015.

"Strike" and "Pass"

The Udar robotic complex is based on the BMP-3 armored combat vehicle.

It has been in operation since 1987 and is designed to transport personnel to the front line.

This vehicle was not chosen by chance as the base platform for the "Impact".

The developers remind that the BMP-3 has been in service with the Russian army for a long time, so the military have supplies of material for it and have all the necessary skills for its operation and repair.

In addition, creating such a chassis for a robot from scratch would take years of complex work.

As noted in the press service of High-Precision Complexes, when creating combat robotics, VNII Signal uses a single principle of robotization, which involves equipping existing samples with a set of equipment.

The "Udar" robot, for example, was created on the basis of the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle.

The same principle is used for robotization of fighting compartments - at the moment, six different fighting compartments are robotized, which were installed on the vehicle, ”the holding said.

According to the developers, "Strike" is intended "for manning the Ground Forces and special units of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation."

"The main advantage of this complex is the ability to use various interchangeable target loads, and therefore the complex can be used to perform combat, reconnaissance, technical and logistic support tasks, in crew and unmanned control modes," says the VNII Signal website.

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In this case, the combat vehicle is controlled remotely - "from a remote control point or portable control panel."

According to the creators of the complex, autonomous traffic control is also possible.

According to the data posted on the website of the High-Precision Complexes holding, "Udar" allows "to increase the combat effectiveness and reduce the loss of equipment and personnel of the ground forces."

"IFRK" Udar "is capable of conducting combat operations on rough and mountainous terrain in the Arctic and urban conditions, day and night in simple and difficult weather conditions.

IFRK "Udar" can be part of combat units and support units of ground forces, be used both independently and as part of groups of robots (air - UAV and ground), "the holding says.

According to media reports, a combat module is installed on the "Blow", which is used on the promising heavy BMP T-15, medium BMP B-11 and the wheeled platform "Boomerang".

The module was created in the Tula Instrument Design Bureau named after V.I.

Academician A.G.

Shipunova.

The module includes a PKT machine gun for 2 thousand rounds and a 30-mm 2A42 automatic cannon located in an isolated compartment.

Its ammunition load includes 500 rounds.

In addition, Udar is equipped with the Kornet anti-tank missile system, which consists of four guided missiles on two protected launchers.

The firing range of the Kornet reaches 10 km.

Moreover, missiles are capable of hitting not only enemy armored vehicles, but also low-flying aircraft of various types.

"Strike" is not the only example of robotization of operating models of military equipment.

JSC VNII Signal has also created a robotic demining complex Prokhod-1 on the basis of the T-90 tank chassis.

• Robotic demining complex "Pass-1"

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This sapper robot is designed to "solve the problems of guiding the columns of equipment and making passages in mined areas of the terrain using complex trawling equipment," the developer's website says.

"Pass-1" consists of a remotely controlled armored demining vehicle, a remote control point and a set of a portable control panel.

The complex is armed with a 6P49 Kord anti-aircraft machine gun and a 902B smoke screen.

"Pass-1" is capable of performing a task along a given route in an automatic control mode without operator intervention.

"Promising direction"

According to analysts, robotization of existing armored vehicles may be more profitable from a financial point of view than creating such complexes from scratch, because the development of a new chassis is an expensive and time-consuming process.

At the same time, experts believe that the military industry can develop both directions: the robotization of the samples adopted for service, and the creation of new robots.

“The robotization of existing equipment is one of the promising areas in which the military-industrial complex is moving.

But this does not mean that new robots will not be created, "Sergei Suvorov, candidate of military sciences, said in an interview with RT.

As for the Udar complex, then, according to military expert Aleksey Khlopotov, it would not be entirely correct to talk about its complete autonomy: such complexes should still be operated by operators and guarded by the military.

“Without interaction with the infantry, in any case, a combined arms battle is impossible.

Therefore, it is necessary to create a heavy armored personnel carrier, whose protection will be at the level of a tank.

He will transport a security unit for such a complex.

Such work is now underway, "Khlopotov explained in an interview with RT.

Experts also compared the "Blow" with the already adopted Uran-9 robot.

• Robotic complex "Uran-9"

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• © Mikhail Voskresensky

“The BMP-3 platform allows us to make the“ Strike ”more protected.

Such a machine is larger in size, which means that it has an advantage in payload weight: more powerful weapons can be installed on the Udar, "says Sergei Suvorov.

Alexey Khlopotov adheres to a similar point of view.

“This is a heavier vehicle than the Uran-9, it is larger and better protected.

After all, "Uran-9" is actually an unprotected robot, it is saved only by its compact dimensions.

This is a small, slow-moving complex designed to solve specific problems.

It needs to be delivered, unloaded on something.

"Strike" is already a full-fledged armored vehicle that can operate in the battle formations of conventional motorized rifle units, like other vehicles.

This is its main advantage, ”the expert noted.

Analysts emphasize that the introduction of robots into the army increases the security of the military, so in the near future this area of ​​the defense industry will continue to actively develop.

“Robotic complexes guarantee the safety of people's lives.

Even if such a tank is destroyed, no one will die.

These vehicles are created in order to use them in the most dangerous areas, where there is little information about the enemy and his capabilities, ”summed up Sergei Suvorov.