Milrem Robotics and Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace will create a robotic machine that can meet many requirements. Earlier, it became known about the test of a demonstrator of a tracked drone.
European companies Milrem Robotics and Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace have joined forces to create a new combat robotic vehicle that meets the requirements of different countries. Milrem Robotics announced this in a statement published today at the DSEI defense exhibition, which started in London.
Named the Nordic Robotic Wingman, the concept is based on the technologies of the Type-X RCV multi-purpose robotic platform and the Kongsberg Protector combat module.
"Milrem Robotics and [Kongsberg] have agreed to jointly continue developing the Type-X RCV by integrating [Kongsberg] systems to meet the requirements of many countries interested in this type of technology, especially the states of Northern and Western Europe, as well as the United States," Defense News quotes Sverker Sverdby, managing director of Milrem Robotics Sweden.
The publication reminds that two years ago at the DSEI exhibition, the Estonian company Milrem presented its THeMIS robotic platform, which attracted the attention of specialists around the world.
And in 2020, photos of a prototype of a promising Type-X robotic complex were published, which was called "the prototype of the combat complex of the future".
Type-X
Image source: Milrem Robotics
The unmanned vehicle should have a modular design and a full combat weight of 12 tons with a payload of up to three tons. The turret can be equipped with a 30-millimeter cannon (optional — a 50-millimeter gun) and a paired 7.62-millimeter machine gun.
It was decided to install a hybrid diesel-electric power plant on the car with the placement of a diesel generator and electric motors in the aft part. The batteries will be located in the front of the Type-X. The speed on the highway should reach 80 kilometers per hour.
In January of this year, it became known that Milrem Robotics started testing a prototype of an unmanned tracked platform. It has successfully demonstrated the ability to move and maneuver.
Type-X Test / ©Milrem Robotics
Russia is also actively working on unmanned tracked platforms. In addition to the now well-known robotic complex "Uran-9", the country is working on the issue of creating a full-fledged unmanned tank. To be more precise, we are talking about a whole line of promising complexes, including a robotic tank support combat vehicle and a control vehicle.