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The Army is developing robot resupply vehicles

Army Times: Soldiers with the Army’s 1st Armored Division wrapped up their latest training evolution showcasing the Army’s newest capabilities in autonomous resupply vehicles, according to an Army release.

The demonstration was conducted at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan.

Soldiers carried out the training using the Army’s latest automated technology known as Autonomous Ground Resupply, or AGR. The testing evolution consisted of soldiers conducting manned and optionally unmanned resupply missions.

“Sustainment and resupply convoys are critical to providing combatant commanders with freedom of action, extended operational reach, and prolonged endurance,” said Bernard Theisen, a project manager with the U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, or TARDEC, in a press release. “We’re focused on reducing Soldiers’ vulnerability to the effects of enemy action when conducting this important mission.”

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