The Netherlands has become the first NATO country to deploy armed and ungovernable ground vehicles, setting an alarming precedent for the use of killer robots on the battlefield.

According to Vice, the Tracked hybrid Modular Infantry Systems (THeMIS) were developed by a defense company in the Baltics.

They have a lot of different weapons with them. The pictures were published by the Dutch military.

The Royal Netherlands Army has deployed four weaponized machines within an experiment. We haven't seen this before in the west.

He said that the machines had been handed over for use in an operational unit. These are more than just tests on a ground.

Making Moves

It's not a subtle move to send the bots toLithuania. The country is close to the front lines of NATO-supported Ukraine.

It is a military-relevant environment.

In a semi-operational environment, we are under the direct eyes and ears of the Russians.

New Dawn

NATO's first official deployment of UGVs isn't the first one. The larger version of THeMIS was put on the ground in Syria by the Russian Ministry of Defense, while Iran showed off a smaller version.

NATO and the US are not strangers to drones with artificial intelligence.

While the Dutch military insists that the THeMIS tanks are still experimental, their NATO deployment is a big deal and may further cement the start of a new era in military technology.

NATO has deployed its first killer robot ground vehicles.

China shows off a military drone that can drop a dog with a huge gun.