Soldiers of the 5th Assault Brigade used the Ironclad multifunctional unmanned ground vehicle
12 January, 2024 Ironclad UGV. Photo from open sources Soldiers of the 5th Assault Brigade of Armed Forces of Ukraine showed the combat use of the Ukrainian Ironclad ground unmanned combat platform.
It is stated in the report of the press service of Ground Forces. The video shows a fragment of the platform's combat engagement on an enemy position using a heavy machine gun. It is known that the Ironclad uses the Ukrainian ShaBlya M2 remote weapon station, on which 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine guns are optionally installed.
The exact technical characteristics of the modern version of the platform are not known, however, focusing on the characteristics declared for full-scale war, the net weight is 1800 kilograms, the maximum payload is up to 350 kilograms.
It is also known that the maximum speed of the platform reaches about 20 kilometers per hour by road, on the off-road - up to 15 kilometers. The range on one reaches 130 kilometers, and the control range - up to 5 kilometers, with a repeater - up to 10. Ironclad armored hull withstands fire from 7.62 mm ammunition.
Ironclad UGV.
Photo credits: Militarnyi
In July 2023, Militarnyi reported that the Ministry of Defense named three main priorities for the development of Ukrainian military ground drones. The first priority was the creation of logistic unmanned platforms. They should work at the front in the near zone.
In those places where there is direct contact between the Ukrainian military and the enemy.
Ironclad UGV. Photo from open sources
Such ground drones will allow evacuating wounded Defense Forces troops or delivering ammunition and provisions to hard-to-reach Ukrainian positions, the path to which is shot by Russian invaders. The second priority is the development of combat drones that will be equipped with light weapons systems.
These can be automatic grenade launchers and machine guns or anti-tank weapons that will be attached to the hull.
The operator will control them, and he will choose which goals to hit.