The fighting in Donetsk Oblast has become grueling trench warfare, and the front line is changing extremely slowly. That is why the Ukrainian Armed Forces have introduced BAD.2 work dogs from the British company Brit Alliance into the battle.
These are compact, robust and maneuverable land drones on four legs that are guided by the operator. They help to reach places where aerial drones cannot reach.
For example, inside buildings or Russian trenches. Working dogs with a video camera reconnoiter the surroundings, detect booby traps, and calculate the movement of the Russian Armed Forces. This significantly reduces the risk to Ukrainian intelligence officers.
“We were concerned about the increasing number of reports of casualties on the frontline due to enemy drones,” Brit Alliance CEO Kyle Thorburn told BILD. “So we discussed the possibility of a safer solution for reconnaissance in high-risk areas. <.> The results are astounding. Our task dogs perform reconnaissance missions on the front lines, reducing the risk to human soldiers. This not only increases the effectiveness of combat operations, but also strengthens the morale of the army.
According to BILD, there are currently more than 30 such dogs on the front. Thanks to the heat-protection camouflage from the German company Concamo, they are virtually impossible to detect.
Slave dogs silently creep across the battlefield at a speed of up to 15 km/h and operate in enemy positions within a radius of 3.5 km for five hours. Their cost depends on the modification: from 4,000 to 8,000 euros.
This is nothing compared to human life, BILD observers note.
The first to test the robotic dogs were fighters from the 28th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Source: Racurs
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