無人戦車(59式改) pic.twitter.com/cECf9uV1Ej— OedoSoldier (@OedoSoldier) March 15, 2018
South China Morning Post: China tests driverless tanks that could be powered by artificial intelligence in latest push to modernise military
State television releases images of unmanned vehicles as country continues ambitious drive to overhaul its armed forces
China is testing driverless tanks which could be equipped with artificial intelligence, a state-run newspaper reported on Wednesday, as the country continues with its military modernisation programme.
State television showed images this week of the unmanned tanks undergoing testing, the Global Times reported.
Footage showed a Type 59 tank being driven by remote control, in what the paper said was the first time a Chinese-made unmanned tank has been shown in a public forum.
The Type 59 tank is based on an old Soviet model first used in China in the 1950s and has been produced in large numbers and has a long service life, it said.
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WNU Editor: If the above 3 second video is any indication .... China still has a long way to go before deploying such a tank onto the battlefield.
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