DARPA has reported the successful testing of its latest, giant 12-ton TEXTRON M5 RIPSAW-based RACER autonomous ground vehicle.
The green-eyed monster drone is 20 feet long and based on Textron’s highly successful M5 RIPSAW chassis.DARPA has announced that its Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency program has passed another important milestone with testing its bigger, meaner drone variant.
DARPA explains that the 12-ton RACER is being designed to complement and support other members of the RACER Fleet Vehicles . However, its compatriots are much smaller, weighing 2 tons and measuring a paltry 11 feet long. The larger RACER has been jointly developed by the University of Washington and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Its latest test, which appeared to have succeeded, occurred at a Texas-based range in late 2023.
The tests also included nighttime operation, which DARPA explained revealed the new drone is equally as functional as in daylight hours.In addition to an official press release on the test, DARPA has also released interesting footage of the 12-ton monster drone on the prowl.
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