page_title: Guardium
section_title: Features
hierarchical_section_title: Guardium / Features
caption_attribution_description: This Israeli made unmanned ground vehicle is one of Israel's most important weapons on its border with Gaza. Equipped with 360 degree cameras, the Guardium is conserving IDF soldier's lives. Photo: Cpl. Zev Marmorstein, IDF Spokesperson's Unit. For more from the IDF: http://www.idfblog.com/, https://twitter.com/idfspokesperson/, http://www.facebook.com/idfonline/, http://www.idf.il/english/
context_page_description: Guardium, developed by G-NIUS, is an Israeli unmanned ground vehicle used to combat and guard against invaders along Gaza's border. It was jointly developed by Israel Aerospace Industries and Elbit Industries. It can be used in either tele-operated or autonomous mode. Both modes do not require human interaction. The more unmanned ground vehicles patrolling the area the less human resources needed while guaranteeing deterrence. The joint program was terminated in April 2016, but the vehicle has remained in service with the Israel Defense Forces.
context_section_description: Guardium is equipped  with sufficient armor to protect itself in light fire attacks and against multiple enemies. The vehicle is 2.95 meters long, 1.8 meters wide and 2.2 meters high. It is considered to be a medium-sized combat vehicle, about the size of a Jeep J8; it weighs 1.4 tons and can go up to 80 km/h for up to several days depending on the amount of usage. The vehicle is equipped with: infrared cameras, radars, high-sensitivity microphones, visible sensors, and hostile fire indicators. The equipment was built for unpredicted attacks, but its main purpose is surveillance. The vehicles contain both lethal and non-lethal weapons for protection. It is simple to operate, with ,stationary, mobile, and portable operational versions. It can be remotely controlled by the mobile command station, where the computers have built in maps. It can also be pre-programmed to drive itself along assigned routes. Powerful sensors can detect  unpredicted obstacles and an  infrared camera can spot invaders in the dark. When it goes off road, this equipment enables operation in any  terrain and weather.
caption: The size of the vehicle compared to a person.
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