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XAV (eXperimentalAutonomousVehicle), is a highly maneuverable, light mechanized, four-wheeledunmanned vehicle that can be controlled from a remote station and used for field reconnaissance. In 2007 it was under joint development by South Korea'sAgency for Defense Development (ADD) and Ministry of Information and Communication, with a budget of approximately $35 million, and planned to be fielded by 2012.
Two variants of the unit were envisaged, one for battlefieldreconnaissance missions and another for light anti-personnelcombat missions.
The unit hasGPS inputs, and can be controlled via remote or can move on its own usingartificial intelligence.
Choi Chang-gon, the head researcher of the project, also hinted that the amount of research poured into developing and building the XAV might extend into civilian uses, such aspolice,fire fighting andconstruction.
2006 XAV article from The Korea Times (archived)
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