{"id":45952,"date":"2020-08-10T18:18:23","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T18:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/10\/armys-4th-id-runs-robot-wingmen-on-scouting-maneuvers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:25:34","slug":"armys-4th-id-runs-robot-wingmen-on-scouting-maneuvers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/08\/10\/armys-4th-id-runs-robot-wingmen-on-scouting-maneuvers\/","title":{"rendered":"Army\u2019s 4th ID runs robot wingmen on scouting maneuvers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=ae4621ca-bdf6-4834-a68c-b323b4ba45c4\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-ae4621ca-bdf6-4834-a68c-b323b4ba45c4.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado, recently completed five weeks of testing and scouting-style missions with early versions of what may become ground combat\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/10\/08\/robots-in-the-ranks-how-the-armys-maneuver-training-is-incorporating-robots\/\" target=_blank>robotic wingman<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Robotic Combat Vehicle testing version uses an M113 troop carrier with remote operation capability and a team of two soldiers on vehicle-only and mounted-dismounted missions. They ran <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>platoon-sized movements<\/a> in mountainous terrain, flat areas and through limited urban training areas, soldiers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next big test will come in little more than a year when they push for company-sized maneuvers at Fort Hood, Texas, \u201cbecause brigade commanders fight companies,\u201d Brig. Gen. Ross Coffman, director of the Army\u2019s Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team, told reporters in a phone interview.<\/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\/2019\/10\/20\/from-unmanned-teaming-to-new-capabilities-the-armys-next-generation-combat-vehicle-will-be-a-leap-forward\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bradley-IFV-at-NTC.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\">From unmanned teaming to new capabilities, the Army\u2019s Next Generation Combat Vehicle will be a leap forward<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">&quot;Taking that technology off road and into the woods presents a new set of challenges no one has mastered.&quot;<\/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\">Coffman heads the NGCV program, of which the RCV is only a part. Ultimately, the service wants a suite of robotic vehicles ranging from the size of a small tank down to a conventional scout vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it\u2019s not just for soldiers. The Marine Corps is testing similar versions, which has added input for the Army work, Coffman said. They\u2019re sharing the resources and technology as both services figure out how to get more robots into ground formations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those vehicles will be aimed at doing a variety of dangerous, dirty tasks, including route clearance, IED marking, chemical weapons detection and support by fire, Coffman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Communications are evolving, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Physics is the biggest challenge. Right now, on flat ground, the robots can run about 1-2 km from their controllers. But urban terrain and heavy woods challenge that capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By applying new waveforms for radios, which Coffman credited to private industry, they\u2019re able to keep the standard ranges, even in difficult environments, and maybe push them farther.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s the goal, a point at which soldiers could operate these from a Forward Operating Base or even farther, much like drone pilots do now over the distance of continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut if you think about how we fight, platoons within a company are generally not spread out over 5 km, they\u2019re a little tighter,\u201d Coffman said. \u201cIf you could extend the battlefield 2 km with a robot, that means you could extend trade space and make decisions faster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about weapons safety and possible malfunctions on the armed platforms, Coffman said the firearms on the platforms are purpose-built for robot control, an enemy soldier can\u2019t just jump on the vehicle and take a machine gun or even shoot it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5616\" height=\"3744\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_9413.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_9413.jpg.jpg 5616w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_9413.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_9413.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_9413.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_9413.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_9413.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5616px) 100vw, 5616px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division completed five weeks of maneuvers with prototypes of the Army&#8217;s Robotic Combat Vehicle. (Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, they\u2019re designed to be able to self-clear jams or other malfunctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They still need work, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Increased communications, audio feedback and moving target recognition, rather than stationary-only firing, are just a few items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, and a pesky depth-perception issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRight now, it\u2019s very difficult for a robot that looks at a puddle. It doesn\u2019t know if it\u2019s a Marianas Trench or if it\u2019s two inches deep,\u201d Army Maj. Corey Wallace told reporters in the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And also, the human touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you\u2019re in a Humvee, it\u2019s very clear when you\u2019re getting into soft sand, you know to downshift to a lower gear. You know when you\u2019re getting on a steep slope,\u201d Wallace said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston told Army Times in a separate interview that he sees the robotic sidekick as a \u201cwave of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5777\" height=\"4450\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08062020SMA01.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08062020SMA01.JPG.jpg 5777w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08062020SMA01.JPG.jpg?resize=300,231 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08062020SMA01.JPG.jpg?resize=768,592 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08062020SMA01.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,789 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08062020SMA01.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1183 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08062020SMA01.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1578 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5777px) 100vw, 5777px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston in the controller&#8217;s seat during a demo of the service&#8217;s Robot Combat Vehicle at Fort Carson, Colorado. (Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis will be common tech 10 years from now when I\u2019m out of the Army,\u201d Grinston said. \u201cIt\u2019s clearly a game changer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A multiple tour combat veteran himself, Grinston saw much potential for how soldiers could employ such vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you have the ability to get a vehicle into position and support by fire. I don\u2019t have to maneuver over that way and worry, \u2018Am I going to step on a landmine?\u2018 \u201d he said. \u201cThen, there\u2019s my ability to maneuver underweight. 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