{"id":15191,"date":"2018-07-09T22:05:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T22:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/09\/belarus-shows-off-praying-mantis-a-tank-hunting-robot\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:55:01","slug":"belarus-shows-off-praying-mantis-a-tank-hunting-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/newsletters\/unmanned-systems\/2018\/07\/09\/belarus-shows-off-praying-mantis-a-tank-hunting-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus shows off \u2018Praying Mantis,\u2018 a tank hunting robot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Behold the Bogomol tanklet! Built by Belarus, this compact car-sized unmanned ground vehicle joins the growing ranks of robotic weapons designed for combat. We\u2019ve seen some form of remote-control armored vehicle developed by everyone from Russia to Iraq, with a similar purpose shared by all armored vehicles: deliver pain to the enemy, all while keeping the humans controlling the vehicle safe from harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robotic vehicles extend that philosophy to humans some distance removed from the tanklet itself. According to Samuel Bendett, a research analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses, \u201cThe operator still has to be relatively close by to operate this UGV \u2014 up to 1,000 feet which may be a liability in and of itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That makes the Bogomol, also known as a Mantis, more of an ambush weapon than an independent asset. Still, the designers appear to be thinking of it as a weapon with a deadly reach far greater than its meager control radius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe manufacturer claims that this UGV can spot and destroy targets many kilometers away,\u201d says Bendett, noting that the Bogomol is also listed as having advanced communications systems including a companion multicopter drone, that can extend the communication range to over 6 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s promised performance, not proven, and as we saw with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2018\/05\/07\/russia-confirms-its-armed-robot-tank-was-in-syria\/\">Russia\u2019s Uran-9 robot tank in Syria<\/a>, everything from range of control to stabilization of weapons can <a href=\"http:\/\/madsciblog.tradoc.army.mil\/63-russian-ground-battlefield-robots-a-candid-evaluation-and-ways-forward\/\">fall apart <\/a>when tested in the field. Like with Uran-9, we should treat manufacturer claims that the Bogomol has a limited AI that enables it to distinguish camouflaged targets with serious skepticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the Bogomol doesn\u2019t appear to be all the threat it offers, it still points in the direction of the future. And that\u2019s one where robots, operated by concealed humans, can wheel into position to unleash a barrage of missiles at larger, deadlier, human-containing foes. Bogomol is set to carry older design Fagot, Konkurs, and Metis anti-tank missiles, as well as possibly including the newer Shershen laser-guided missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLike Ukraine, Belarus also inherited a good share of the former Soviet military industrial complex after the dissolution of USSR back in 1991,\u201d says Bendett, \u201cThis legacy allowed the small country to punch well above its weight in specific military developments, such as armored vehicles and cars, as well as other systems. Belarus begun to work on unmanned ground and aerial developments several years ago, and Bogomol is its first significant foray into combat UGV development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While broadly in the same field as the Uran-9, the Bogomol\u2019s just around 1,700 pounds to the Uran-9\u2019s 11 tons makes it a flyweight by comparison at best. When it comes to proving the robot in combat, Belarus will have to send the robot abroad to fight someone else\u2019s wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGiven its capabilities and design,\u201d says Bendett \u201cBogomol is definitely aimed at the export market \u2014 given rising interest in combat unmanned systems in the former Soviet Union and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With that in mind, no wonder the video announcing the Bogomol looks as much like a slick advertisement as anything else. 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