Russia shows off its latest weapon in the arms race with NATO

Russia has showed off its latest weapon in the arms race with NATO - a remotely controlled robot tank, which will be deployed on the border with Poland. A Russian Ministry of Defence video on Youtube shows troops from the Strategic Missile Forces using the new technology in the Kaliningrad enclave, where Vladimir Putin recently sited several nuclear-capable Iskander missiles. The Russian Ministry of Defence said it had the'ability to direct weapons, accompany and hit targets in automatic and semi-automatic modes as it is equipped with electro-optical and radar reconnaissance'. The Russian Defence Ministry have been showing off the robot tank on Youtube. The unmanned tank has four rocket launchers and a 7.62mm gun and can work 24/7 without the need to rest The weapon station can be guided, it can carry out supportive tasks and it can destroy targets in automatic or semiautomatic control systems. Platforma-M is equipped with optical-electronic and radio reconnaissance locators, which enable the Russian robot to perform combat tasks during the night without unmasking itself.