Combat robot prototyping makes it into Army's FY-23 budget

By Ethan Sterenfeld / April 22, 2022 at 1:04 PM
The Army wants to spend $698 million over the next five years to expand its fleet of the smallest Robotic Combat Vehicle variant and continue developing autonomy software for the unmanned ground platforms, according to the service's fiscal year 2023 budget request. Only the RCV-Light would be included in the five-year rapid prototyping plan, which the Army listed as a new start in the FY-23 research and development request, according to detailed budget documents released April 21. An open Army...

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