Premio a la mejor innovaci\u00f3n en la primera competencia de mejor combatiente con drones del\u00a0 US Army en Huntsville, Alabama. Personal de la 28 Divisi\u00f3n de Infanter\u00eda de la Guardia Nacional del Ej\u00e9rcito ha ganado un premio por inventar un dron que utiliza un mecanismo similar a una m\u00e1quina de garra arcade para recuperar drones derribados. El nuevo dron del Proyecto RED puede recuperar un dron amigo para repararlo o capturar un dron enemigo para explotar la informaci\u00f3n obtenida.<\/p>\n
Soldiers of the Army National Guard\u2019s 28th Infantry Division have won an award for inventing a drone that uses a mechanism similar to an arcade claw machine to retrieve downed drones.<\/p>\n
This week, the team won the Best Innovation at the US Army\u2019s inaugural Best Drone Warfighter Competition\u00a0in Huntsville, Alabama. The soldiers were awarded for Project RED, which stands for Recovery Exploitation Drone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Project RED claw drone<\/strong><\/p>\n The Project RED drones were built to fly over and inspect downed unmanned aircraft systems. They use artificial intelligence software to differentiate between friendly and enemy drones.<\/p>\n Once a target is acquired, the drone then uses a robotic arm with a claw to capture the fallen drone and transport it to a base for repair or intel exploitation.<\/p>\n The 28th Infantry Division soldiers built the robotic arm out of carbon fiber using 3D printing technologies. In a\u00a0statement<\/a>, they noted that they performed a live demonstration of their drone in action before winning the award.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a great achievement for the team and the UAS facility as well as the Pennsylvania National Guard as a whole,\u201d said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Reed, the 28th Infantry Division team captain.<\/p>\n \u201cCompeting against the entire Army, putting in the work and coming out on top really speaks volumes to what the team has been doing and the hard work they\u2019ve been putting in, and it highlights the Pennsylvania National Guard and what we\u2019re able to accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n The 28th Infantry Division team received a plaque, as well as an Army Research Lab drone prototype, and a one-year research and development agreement.<\/p>\n Under the one-year agreement, the team will assist the Army Research Lab with design improvements.<\/p>\n \u201cThe judges were very impressed with everything we went through,\u201d Reed said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe got a lot of positive feedback and a lot of opportunity to continue working further with the Army Research Laboratory. They were highly impressed with what we were able to put together.\u201d<\/p>\n Drones on the modern battlefield<\/strong><\/p>\n Drones are now a key technology in modern battlefields. They have played a key role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n In May 2024, Ukrainian military officials\u00a0claimed<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cdrones kill more soldiers on both sides than anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n An EU Institute for Security Studies\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0recently noted that Russia procures 100,000 low-tier drones monthly from multiple sources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The US Army, meanwhile, recently announced it would procure at least a million drones over the next two to three years.<\/p>\n According to the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, drone warfare\u00a0often violates<\/a>\u00a0international law.<\/p>\n This is down to the uncrewed aircraft \u201cattacking individuals without sufficiently determining their status,\u201d resulting in \u201cblatant violations of human rights and international law.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n