{"id":44773,"date":"2021-12-21T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T18:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/12\/21\/soldiers-will-test-armys-new-robotic-combat-vehicle-in-2022\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:17:02","slug":"soldiers-will-test-armys-new-robotic-combat-vehicle-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/unmanned\/2021\/12\/21\/soldiers-will-test-armys-new-robotic-combat-vehicle-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers will test Army\u2019s new robotic combat vehicle in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers will drive the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2021\/03\/17\/us-army-prepping-robotic-combat-vehicles-for-big-test-with-soldiers-in-2022\/?contentQuery=%7B%22section%22%3A%22%2Fhome%22%2C%22exclude%22%3A%22%2Fnews%2Fyour-military%22%2C%22from%22%3A85%2C%22size%22%3A10%7D&#038;contentFeatureId=f0fmoahPVC2AbfL-2-1-8\" target=\"_blank\">Army\u2019s Robotic Combat Vehicle<\/a> through major testing in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, the Army received both the light and medium <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/07\/21\/soldiers-will-run-a-platoon-attack-of-robot-vehicles-from-a-bradley-in-a-test\/\" target=\"_blank\">variants<\/a> of the RCV and started work in small teams before a planned company-level evaluation this coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army Times reported in mid-2021 that soldiers with 3rd Infantry Division <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/07\/14\/tanks-are-here-to-stay-what-the-armys-future-armored-fleet-will-look-like\/\" target=\"_blank\">ran the RCV <\/a>through two weeks of live-fire testing for the robot battle buddy expected to fight parallel with the Next Generation Combat Vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/05\/13\/tethered-drones-robot-vehicles-aid-soldiers-during-two-week-live-fire\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dyal-and-RCV.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Tethered drones, robot vehicles aid soldiers during two-week live fire<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A company-level assessment is planned for next year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment soldiers out of Fort Benning, Georgia, did platoon-level live fires with the RCVs at Camp Grayling, Michigan, in late April 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those tests were done on a prototype platform before RCV industry developers delivered the actual prototypes, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers used a remote control from behind a berm and tethered drone video feeds to locate targets. 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