UGV

In a preview of tomorrow's robotic battlefield, the Estonian Military Academy has completed what is billed as a comprehensive first-of-its-kind autonomy trial of Uncrewed Ground Vehicles (UGV) from 11 international developers from nine countries.

In a first-of-its-kind technology demonstration, an uncrewed vehicle operated by the US Marine Corps has launched an anti-ship missile from the shore during a live-fire exercise in Hawaii, scoring a direct hit.

Rheinmetall has unveiled its latest armed battlefield robot designed for tactical intelligence gathering and combat support. The Mission Master – Armed Reconnaissance system is capable of carrying out recon missions and providing fire support.

At a recent live-fire exercise in Tapa, Estonia, the latest version of Milrem Robotics and ST Engineering's ground combat robot showed off its ability to operate under Beyond Line Of Sight (BLVOS) control while equipped with the ADDER DM Remote Weapon Station.

​After unveiling it in February, Milrem and ST Kinetics have conducted the first live fire tests of their weaponized UGV, the THeMIS ADDER. Armed with a heavy machine gun, the UGV aced the tests, paving the way for robots that may eventually support or even replace ground troops on the battlefield.

Estonian defense company Milrem this week took the wraps off its robotic THeMIS – a compact battlewagon billed as the "first-of-its-kind modular hybrid Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)" that acts as a multi-mission vehicle platform to assist or replace soldiers on the battlefield.

Unmanned autonomous vehicles and their human operators have gathered in Berchtesgaden, Germany, at the first ever Eurathlon, a competition and convention designed to push innovation in smart robots that perform tasks that are too risky for humans.