The US Army has revealed a new prototype weapon which could one day fight on future battlefields.Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division have been live fire testing the latest technology at Camp Grayling in Michigan.The hi-tech kit allows troops to stay in cover and drive the RCV (robot combat vehicle) by remote control, while scanning the surroundings for the enemy using drones attached to it.When hostile forces are spotted, the troops can open fire using M249 Squad Automatic Weapons, M2 .50 caliber machine guns and Mk19 grenade launchers mounted on the vehicles A larger prototype is also being tested which has a remotely operated 30mm cannon and a top speed of more than 25 mph.
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