6 décembre 2021 | International, C4ISR

Suppression, robotics and targets that attack - a look at new future battle tech | MilTech

Reporter Todd South gets access to the National Defense Industrial Association's range day, where he gets an up close look at a range of future battle tech.

https://www.defensenews.com/video/2021/12/06/suppression-robotics-and-targets-that-attack-a-look-at-new-future-battle-tech-miltech/

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