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I/ITSEC 2017: Robotic infantry target debuts (video)

28th November 2017 - 17:00 GMT | by Grant Turnbull in Orlando

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Pratt & Miller Defense has debuted the newest addition to its Trackless Moving Targets (TMT) family at this year's I/ITSEC with a solution that replicates infantry forces freely moving on the battlefield.

The TMT-Infantry variant is currently being funded by the US Army's PEO STRI office through a Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF). The TMT-I is being developed as an improvement over existing rail-based systems used by armed forces around the world for markmanship training, which are often seen as unrealistic.

The technology uses a highly-mobile 4x4 platform that can move across rough terrain and intelligently react to shots being fired. TMT-I

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