"A Ukrainian company is creating a drone truck that can remotely drive up to the battlefield and rain .50 caliber rounds on its target, all without needing a human driver or gun operator on board. Ukrainian Armored Vehicles, based in Kyiv, released footage on Monday of the Protector, its uncrewed ground vehicle, conducting firing range tests with a Tavria-12.7 turret. The Tavria-12.7 is a remotely controlled turret that uses the M2 Browning machine gun."
"But by combining the two uncrewed technologies, Ukrainian Armored Vehicles said it's turned its drone truck into a "full-fledged combat unit." "We got good results both in static shooting and in moving shooting from different distances," Vladyslav Belbas, the firm's general director, said in the company's statement. Both the Protector and Tavria-12.7 have already been codified, or approved for military use, by Ukraine's defense ministry. The measure allows Ukrainian units and developers to officially acquire and integrate these weapons and platforms into active combat."
The Protector uncrewed ground vehicle conducted firing range tests equipped with a Tavria-12.7 remotely controlled turret mounting an M2 Browning machine gun. Combining the uncrewed truck and remote turret produced a combat-capable uncrewed unit that achieved successful static and moving firing at various distances. The Protector can be remotely driven up to 400 km and carry a 700 kg payload, with space on its bed for roughly eight people. The vehicle features NATO-standard Level 1 ballistic protection. Both the Protector and Tavria-12.7 are approved for military use by Ukraine's defense ministry, enabling formal acquisition and battlefield integration.
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