FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) -Soldiers at Fort Hood are learning new technology that could take them out of the line of fire on the battlefield.

Soldiers with the 36th Engineer Brigade are getting the chance to try out new technology that allows them to remotely control their breaching machinery.

The casualty expectancy for breaching the line on the battlefield can be as high as 50 percent but that can change with new tech.

“The intent of the operation is to remove all soldiers from the breach,” said Maj. Mike Caddigan, Brigade Operations Officer, 36th Engineer Brigade. “So, our instant will be zero percent casualties, putting these vehicles in the fight instead of using manned vehicles.”

This semi-autonomous breaching process will consist of three different types of vehicles. Drones will b

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