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Re:Does the Tank Have a Future? by smsm42 on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @06:29PM (#31760251)
Probably not with the current level of technology. Especially given that the lifetime of the tank is not only "drive forward and shoot" - it needs to be fueled, oiled, repaired, restocked, pulled out of the mud, etc. Fully automating this would be a very complex task. Especially achieving it on a battlefield where there are people who are present there, unlike the remote controller, and do their best to try and not let you do any of that.
Re:Does the Tank Have a Future? by znep on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @09:22PM (#31761547)
Indeed. I am sure there are lots of things under development, I have little knowledge in the area but I ran across this video the other day which suggests refueling and rearming via drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNLCa6isqJA

No idea how far between concept and reality that is and obviously this is a whole different class of vehicle than a tank.