Sentry gun
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A sentry gun is a weapon that is automatically aimed and fired at targets that are detected by sensors. The earliest functioning military sentry guns were the
Military use
Samsung SGR-A1
The Samsung
Sentry Tech
In 2007, the Israeli military deployed the Sentry Tech system, dubbed as the Roah-Yora (Sees-Fires) by the
Dozens of people have been shot with the Sentry Tech system. The first reported killing of an individual appears to have taken place during
Super aEgis II
In December 2010, the South Korean firm DoDAAM unveiled the Super aEgis II,[5] an automated turret-based weapon platform that uses thermal imaging to lock onto vehicles[6] or humans up to 3 km away. It is able to function during nighttime and is unaffected by weather conditions.[7] The system gives a verbal warning before firing, and though it is capable of firing automatically, the company reports that all of its customers have configured it to require human confirmation. It is used at various facilities in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, including Abu Dhabi, among other places, and has been tested in the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[6]
See also
- Gun-powered mousetrap – 1882 mousetrap design
- Lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs)
- Remote weapon station
- SM-70
- Spring-gun
Specific systems
References
- ^ http://www.digital-battlespace.com/2009/05/bundeswehr-chooses-rheinmetall-nbs-c-ram-anti-mortar-rocket-artillery-system/[permanent dead link]
- ^ Shachtman, Noah. "Israeli "Auto Kill Zone" Towers Locked and Loaded". WIRED. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c Alston, Philip (2012). "Lethal Robotic Technologies: The Implications for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law". Journal of Law, Information and Science.
- ^ Robo-Snipers, "Auto Kill Zones” to Protect Israeli Borders Noah Shachtman, Wired.com, June 4, 2007
- ^ "South Korea's autonomous robot gun turrets: deadly from kilometers away". Gizmag.com. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ a b Killer Robots: The Soldiers That Never Sleep
- ^ "South Korean super gun packs hi-tech killing power | Video". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2012-11-26.