The German company ARX Landsysteme recently presented the ARX Autonomous Tank Target (ARX ATT). It is a full-scale, self-propelled tank target for the training of tank and vehicle crews as well as reconnaissance forces. The system can also be used for training UAV reconnaissance capabilities, training object recognition and classification algorithms and for experiments and trials with UAVs of all kinds.
The ATT can move at a speed of up to 30 km/h and is towed autonomously by the shrapnel-protected and flat Gereon RCS. Depending on requirements, the armored target can be equipped with thermal signatures and hit detection sensors. It is designed in such a way that it guarantees long-term functionality despite being hit. Damaged components can be replaced easily, quickly and cost-effectively in order to resume operations as quickly as possible. Training with such targets is intended to collect real data and carry out realistic experiments and tests. https://militaeraktuell.at/erstflug-des-ersten-neuen-hal-tejas-mk-1a/ During exercises or experiments, similarly configured ATT systems can be placed unmanned or carry out missions as autonomous mobile decoys. They have also been developed to activate various reconnaissance and sensor technologies and thus deceive the deployed systems by generating optical, thermal and radar signatures as well as effects within the electromagnetic spectrum.
