{"id":29103,"date":"2019-07-31T13:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/31\/is-this-russias-gateway-drone-to-better-armed-robots\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:37:21","slug":"is-this-russias-gateway-drone-to-better-armed-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2019\/07\/31\/is-this-russias-gateway-drone-to-better-armed-robots\/","title":{"rendered":"Is this Russia\u2019s gateway drone to better armed robots?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to armed autonomous robots, it is time to meet Russia\u2019s Marker. The unmanned ground vehicle, demonstrated in early winter 2019, is set to undergo shooting trials by the end of July. While the vehicle itself has appeared quite capable in demonstrations, the Marker\u2019s significance is as a transitional vehicle. It is likely the machine through which Russia\u2019s military will develop its future combined arms incorporating robots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Russian military doctrine with respect to UGVs is still under development,\u201d said Samuel Bendett, an adviser at the Center for Naval Analyses. \u201cThat is, we know that some models may be used for breaching ops, others for guard duties, others for swarming tactics or demining operations, but we don\u2019t yet have the same view as with UAVs \u2014 today, the Ministry of Defense is talking publicly about how its UAVs are used, where and for what reason.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What we know of Marker so far comes from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2019\/03\/04\/russias-new-robot-is-a-combat-platform-with-drone-scouts\/\" target=_blank>winter demonstration<\/a>, where the Marker\u2019s turret followed the direction of a soldier as they pointed a rifle at targets. Following human-directed targeting in this way is interesting, though perhaps of somewhat limited utility if both the robot and the human controller cannot see the target. Autonomous capabilities would likely change that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf Marker is built to function in different environments, then actual shooting tests \u2014 especially with soldiers in a Manned-Unmanned-Teaming arrangement \u2014 become key,\u201d said Bendett. \u201cCan Marker function in a complex environment with many obstacles? Can it function under battlefield duress with all manner of counter-efforts directed at it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the shooting tests, Marker was run through <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.ru\/armiya-i-opk\/6699813\" target=_blank>multiple terrain tests<\/a>, using both tracked and wheeled variants. Developed by the Advanced Research Foundation, Russia\u2019s DARPA-esque agency, the vehicle is explicitly designed as a testbed for future explorations, rather than an operational and deployable model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s of particular importance because Russia has also already tried some on-hand field learning with other uncrewed ground vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/robotics\/2019\/06\/27\/russia-eager-to-prove-its-robots-learned-from-war-in-syria\/\" target=_blank>Army 2019 exposition<\/a> in June, Russia arms makers showed off a series of uncrewed vehicles, boasting of the lessons learned in conflicts abroad. For a ground combat robot like the Uran-9, which was impressive in demonstration and less so in the field, the display became about how the design was adapted from failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think at this point, a lot of future Russian combat UGV developments will be influenced by issues encountered by Uran-9 UGV in Syria last year,\u201d said Bendett. \u201cBack then, Uran-9 suffered what can be described as a \u201csystem-wide\u201d failure, so its logical to assume that lessons from that experience are built into Marker. That is why it shooting tests will be important \u2014 it is built not to just for solo work, but to cooperate with other unmanned systems and with soldiers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doctrine for armed uncrewed vehicles working alongside armed humans is still new across the world, and testbeds are a valuable way to explore what, exactly, is the most effective way to apply that combination to battlefield objectives. Oh note, too, will be the degree to which the same autonomy that maneuvers the Marker into position is in charge of both targeting and firing. 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