Unmanned Combat Ground Vehicle
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by78
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I really don't see this as an indication that PLA is looking to convert masses of obsolete Type-69s into unmanned vehicles. I think they are merely using a Type-69 to develop and test out their remote control hardware and software in preparation for future unmanned platforms. It's much more expensive to pull a Type-99 or Type-96 from an active brigade for this purpose or to build a specialized platform just to test out some electronics and software. It's simply overkill. The Chinese military is known for using obsolete/reserve platforms to research and develop new-fangled future tech.
PiSigma
"the engineer"
Agree with your statement as a test platform. I think most people don't realize how expensive it is to convert old systems compared to building it brand new. With the old conversion there are a lot of physical limitations and workarounds needed that could impede tests. Would because everything is known about the old system, testing new technology on it gives you a good idea of the baseline and improvements of the tech.
Once the new tech is tested, it is a lot cheaper to actually just build new.
You make it sound like they're walking a dog but that little gun on it makes it cute.Walking a UGV on the beach.
A Chinese aviation company (which I think has its own stock listing) made some outrageous claims about their new drone intended for domestic audience, which prompted a response from popular mechanics writers who prowl either our forum or Chinese internet for info about the PLA.
Isn't Samurai_Blue (I think that is the user's name) the author of that article?
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Any story by Kyle Mizokami is of questionable credibility.
I agree,but several medias have picked up on the story.
Any given day i would question credibility of each of these sources. But found it interesting that all of them are singing same tune at same time together. Not only they are reporting same story, they have started to run counter-story to this too