SOFIC 2017: Endeavor roll out armed UGV (video)

17th May 2017 - 17:00 GMT | by Grant Turnbull in Tampa

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Endeavor Robotics is using this year's SOFIC exhibition to showcase its 710 Kobra integrated with a 7.62mm remote weapon station.

More known for their work in the EOD community neutralising unexploded ordinance or improvised explosive devices, the weaponised Kobra is an answer to recent trends that appear to point in the direction of arming unmanned ground vehicles.

Shephard spoke to David Miller about the integration and what possible uses it has on the battlefield.

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