DefenceTalkRemotely-controlled weapons systems have drastically reduced the number of Soldiers needed for perimeter security at an expeditionary base camp here. “Every Soldier I have assigned to securing the perimeter is one I don’t have that can execute support missions,” said Lt. Col. Raphael Heflin, commander, 142nd Combat Service Support Battalion, or CSSB, 1st Armored Division. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/remote-controlled-weapons-augment-soldiers-on-perimeter-at-nie-16-1-65558/

DefenceTalkA remote-controlled boat that can search, hunt and destroy mines will be tested by the Royal Navy before the end of the year. The motorboat called Hazard – currently being put through its paces by a specialist team of sailors in Portsmouth Naval Base – can act as the ‘mother ship’ to an assortment of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/royal-navy-tests-remote-controlled-minehunter-59339/