Vojenské Rozhledy

Czech Military Review

Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2025, Vol. XXXIV. (LXVI.): 120-135

Possibility of Supporting the Activity of Infantry Units with Combat Unmanned Ground Systems During an Attack OperationReviewed

Jan Hrdinka Author profile1, Jan Nohel Author profileORCID...1, Jan Zezula Author profileORCID...1,, Jan Mazal Author profile1
1 University of Defence, Brno, Czech Republic

The article discusses the possibilities of joint deployment of combat unmanned ground vehicles with combat infantry units. It summarizes the deployment of these assets in past and present military operations, including the presentation of deployment experiences available from public sources, and examines the joint deployment of an infantry squad with an unmanned ground combat platform during an attack operation. Using a constructive simulation, it presents the results of the deployment of an infantry squad during an attack operation with and without the support of a combat unmanned ground vehicle. As part of the discussion, he develops the ideas necessary for the cooperation of the unit with an unmanned vehicle. The aim of the article is, among other things, to open a debate in the professional community about the possibilities of effective use of unmanned ground systems to support the activity of combat units in military operations.

Keywords: Unmanned Ground System; Unmanned Ground Vehicle; Infantry Unit; Simulation; Technology.

Published: January 1, 2026  Show citation

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Hrdinka, J., Nohel, J., Zezula, J., & Mazal, J. (2025). Possibility of Supporting the Activity of Infantry Units with Combat Unmanned Ground Systems During an Attack Operation. Czech Military Review, 106(1), 120-135
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