Rheinmetall have unveiled a new variant of their successful Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) – the Mission Master-Armed Reconnaissance. The new reconnaissance variant is equipped with a 3.5 metre… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Mission Master-Armed Reconnaissance UGV Unveiled"
QinetiQ have delivered the first of four Robotic Combat Vehicle- Light (RCV-L) platforms to the US Army earlier this month. The RCV-L has been developed by QinetiQ, Pratt Miller Defense… Continue reading "US Army Receives First Light Robotic Combat Vehicles"
US technology firm RE2 Robotics have been granted $1.1 million USD Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) from the US Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) to develop remote… Continue reading "RE2 Robotics to Develop Autonomous Casualty Extraction UGV Manipulator Arms for US Army"
Israeli defense companies Elbit and Roboteam have released a video demonstrating the ability of their collaborative PROBOT Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) to operate without human intervention in order to follow… Continue reading "Elbit and Roboteam Demonstrates Their PROBOT UGV Autonomous Capability Upgrades"
A joint orderbetween Estonia and Holland will see seven Estonian Milrem Robotics THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in service with the two nations’ armies in a deal brokered by the… Continue reading "Dutch and Estonians Order Milrem THeMIS UGV"
Australian firm GaardTech, known for their robotic target systems, have announced their first “consumable, multi-role UGV” or unmanned ground vehicle. The wheeled platform, known as the Jaeger-C, can be deployed… Continue reading "New Australian Jaeger-C Armed UGV"
The US Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) programme, the troubled Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) replacement, has finally released a draft RFP (request for proposal) after the programme was… Continue reading "US Army OMFV (Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle) Re-boot Launched"
After months of uncertainty, including the controversial cancellation of the original contract awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), the firm has finally been announced as the winner of the… Continue reading "General Dynamics Land Systems Finally Secures SMET Unmanned Ground Vehicle Contract"
Russian state media has reported that the T-14 Armata main battle tank has been trialled in an unmanned configuration. RIA Novosti cites a source in the Russian military-industrial complex, although… Continue reading "T-14 Armata Trialed in Unmanned Configuration"
The Turkish defense industry has been in the process of increasing its product variety and production capacity for a decade. One sector especially, the development of unmanned combat aerial vehicles.… Continue reading "Turkey Developing Unmanned Ground Vehicles"