MOSCOW, May 27. /TASS/. The Impulse ground robotic systems that are used for transportation, among other applications, can tow a three-ton D-30 howitzer, a serviceman operating the system told TASS.

The State Corporation Rostec noted that the Impulse robotic platform has now undergone comprehensive combat testing. In addition to the system’s fire support version, the robot’s transport version is actively used in the special military operation for transporting various cargoes: from food, clothing, and ammunition to construction materials. These "truck" drones, in particular, confirmed the effectiveness of the technology for autonomous movement across terrain without communication with an operator.

"They are distinguished by their survivability in combat conditions - they can withstand hits from anti-personnel mine fragments and grazing shots from automatic weapons. Their most significant advantage is their high cross-country capability thanks to their tracked chassis, which allows them to overcome various potholes and ruts, and climb slopes in deep mud. These systems also have an impressive payload capacity - they can carry up to 500 kilograms up a 30-degree slope and up to a ton on level ground, and they can also tow up to one and a half tons. Furthermore, when used as a tractor, they can tow even more - a D-30 howitzer, which has a mass exceeding three tons," said the serviceman quoted by Rostec.

The systems can be controlled via both radio and fiber optics and perform missions in fully autonomous mode.