Russia's sending its next-gen combat robot 'Marker' to Eastern Ukraine is a step to test how well the automaton can destroy the Abrams and Leopard tanks in battle.
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Aug 03, 2021 01:55 AM EDT
In August, Russian and Chinese soldiers will conduct a large-scale joint exercise, the latest in a series of gradually strengthening defense relations between Moscow and Beijing.
(Photo : Getty Images) Soldiers in action during a drill on day three of the China-Russia counter-terrorist Cooperation-2017 on December 5, 2017 in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China.
Joint Military Exercise Between China and Russia
In a recently published article in The National Interest, Russia and China will conduct cooperative military exercises in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northern China during the first part of August, according to Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian.
The race to build robotic weaponry with Chinese AI to match the US advances in autonomous weapons is the goal of Russia and Beijing to dominate this type of future combat.