Joint Forces Journal

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VOL. 24 - NO. 24
JUN 16 - 23, 2019

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Army Hopes to Field Robotic Mules to Carry Gear Next Year

The Army will begin equipping combat units next year with remote-controlled robotic vehicles designed to carry ammunition, water and other heavy combat necessities for soldiers, if officials at Fort Benning, Georgia, get their way. The Army has been experimenting with the concept of robotic mules for more than a decade. But the performance of four competing prototypes of a Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) during a recent operational test demonstration with units from the 10th Mountain and 101st Airborne more


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