Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced today that its Micro Systems business unit has successfully converted a Russian T-72 Tank to an unmanned variant for the U.S. Army's need for a tank target. The T-72 will be controlled by the company's Army Ground Aerial Target Control System (AGATCS), a datalink agnostic control systems that has been interfaced to a wide variety of US Army air, ground, and sea surface target vehicles.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)