The small machines bristle with antennas and sometimes weapons. Video demonstration shows that the little robots can be fitted with sensor masts, too. (Hossein Zohrevan / Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces)
On screen, the small robot slides perfectly underneath the textureless tank. It is a modern iteration of an old promise in remote warfare, rendered with all the processing power of a desktop PC from 1994. Can a small, cheap robot prove useful against the vehicles of an enemy at war?
A recent exhibition of unmanned ground vehicles by Iran suggests that the possibility, if not the reality, is already in development.
Designed by the Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of the Iranian Army, the Heidair-1 is almost certainly bound for life as an expendable battlefield platform.
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Update: Iran Unveils New Tank-Killing Ground Drones (Popular Mechanics)
WNU Editor: This is the future of warfare and one that the Iranians have embraced.
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