Australia Funds 5G Autonomous Firefighting Tanks

Australia Funds 5G Autonomous Firefighting Tanks
An autonomous firefighting tank is being developed by Rheinmetall Defence Australia. Supplied
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The Australian government is bankrolling the research and development of an autonomous tank equipped with 5G technology to help fight the nation’s bushfires.

Dubbed the “fire tank,” the machine will be tasked with traversing highly treacherous terrains to support missions involving firefighting, path clearing, and rescue.

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