It usually requires six soldiers across 8 or 12-hour shifts to man a single perimeter weapon station. But machines are soon going to replace soldiers in guarding a perimeter. The U.S. Army is currently testing an unmanned, remote-controlled Tower Hawk System that uses tower-mounted weapons for base perimeter security. The testing began on Sept.25 and goes on through Oct.8 at an expeditionary base camp in Fort Bliss, Texas. Tower Hawk System US Army What is NIE? The U.S. Army said in a press release that the tests are part of the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 16.1. NIE is where a 14-member coalition of most NATO countries... More