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Jordanian based King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) has developed a armed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) with private venture.
The system is controlled by a lightweight control unit backpack and handheld controller. The platform weighs 250 kilograms, is 1 meter long and 0.78 meters wide. Armed with a 7.62 mm M240 machine gun, the vehicle has 800 meters effective firing distance. UGV can also be integrated with other weapons, such as the FN MINIMI. The weapon station has an electric drive system and can elevate from -20 to +45 degrees. The weapon station capable of turning in a 180 degree range is equipped with a daytime camera which has x30 zoom. Besides, the system has with four day camera on the chassis and UGV can be controlled from 3 kilometers distance. In addition, the control system with fiber-optic cable allows the control of the system with cable control distance of up to 400 meters. The vehicle can work 1.5 hours with the internal batteries, can reach up to 10 km per hour.