The company named after the inventor of the AK-47 rifle is planning to build a new unmanned combat ground vehicle, or UCGV. The vehicle will carry both machine guns and anti-tank missiles and weigh up to 20 tons.

Kalashnikov currently markets the 7-ton BAS-01G Soratnik ("Comrade-in-Arms") combat vehicle. The vehicle, which looks like a miniature tank, is designed to support infantry with a Kalashinov PKTM machine gun and up to eight Kornet-EM anti-tank missiles. The Soratnik has a top speed of 25 miles, can operate at ranges of up to six miles, and can operate with a degree of autonomy.

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It's unclear exactly what the utility of a 20 ton UCGV would actually be. If a seven ton warbot can carry a machine gun or eight anti-tank guided missiles—as many as an attack helicopter—what is the point of building a vehicle three times bigger? Could Kalashnikov be planning on building an actual remote-controlled tank with a 125-millimeter anti-tank gun?

Kalashnikov Concern is named after Mikhail Kalashnikov , a farmer-turned-World War II tanker who, legend has it, designed the infamous AK-47 assault rifle while recuperating from wartime injuries. Up to 100 million Kalashnikov rifles are believed to have been manufactured worldwide. Kalashnikov Concern is a joint public-private corporation, with a majority stake owned by the state-controlled Rostec.

Source: Guns.com

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