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Remote combat vehicles could escort convoys could provide backup for tanks and other armored vehicles.

The Type X drone is a new robotic combat vehicle (RCV) equipped with either an 25 or 30-millimeter auto cannon or anti-tank missiles.
Inexpensive and semi-expendable, RCVs hold the key to the future of land warfare.
In the future, Army ground forces will consist of human/RCV vehicles and even some unmanned RCV formations.
A new unmanned ground combat vehicle represents the best look yet at the future of unmanned warfare. The Type X robotic combat vehicle (RCV) is a heavily armed, unmanned mini-tank that could act both independently and alongside manned vehicles. Cheap and easy to operate, unmanned combat vehicles like Type X are likely the future of armored warfare as manned vehicles grow increasingly expensive.

Milrem, an Estonian robotics company, introduced the Type X combat vehicle earlier this month. The Type X builds upon Milrem’s experience with robotic combat vehicles, including the THeMIS multipurpose vehicle. Unlike THeMIS, which is more of a robotic mule, Type X resembles a scaled down main battle tank. Here's THeMIS in action, firing a .50-caliber machine gun in support of dismounted infantry.

Type X is 19.6 feet long, 9.5 feet long, and 7.2 feet high. It weighs just 12 tons, making it light enough to airdrop from transport aircraft like the C-130J Hercules or carry as a slung load under a CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter. Type X has a hybrid diesel electric drive and onboard batteries that allows for one hour of silent driving or 24 hours of silent surveillance. The vehicle also uses rubber instead of metal tracks for quieter operation. According to European Defence Review, it has a maximum road speed of 49 miles an hour and can travel an average of 372 miles on a tank of gas.