Milrem Robotics to Supply Dozens of Robotic Combat vehicles to the UAE
The company announced that it had signed a significant contract to provide the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defense with 20 tracked robotic combat vehicles (RCVs) and 40 THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) worth more than $200 million
Eyal Boguslavsky
| 25/01/2024
Photo: Milrem Robotics website
UAE orders dozens of robotic combat vehicles from Estonia. Estonian robotics firm Milrem announced this week that it has signed a significant contract to provide the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defense with 20 tracked robotic combat vehicles (RCVs) and 40 THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) worth more than $200 million.
Under the terms of the contract, which, according to Milrem Robotics represents the world’s largest combat robotics, the company will lead an experimentation and trial program to integrate unmanned ground capabilities into the UAE Armed Forces’ arsenal. This initiative is a significant step towards enhancing the Armed Forces’ combat capabilities by deploying THeMIS UGVs and tracked RCVs, which are equipped with advanced autonomy features, third-party payloads, and high-quality communication solutions.
The contract includes the supply of tracked RCVs with 30mm MK44 cannons, THeMIS Combat units equipped with 30mm M230LF Remote Weapon Stations and with Indirect Fire Systems, and THeMIS Observe units with radar and camera systems, including shot detection capabilities.
The company announced that it had signed a significant contract to provide the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defense with 20 tracked robotic combat vehicles (RCVs) and 40 THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) worth more than $200 million
Photo: Milrem Robotics website
UAE orders dozens of robotic combat vehicles from Estonia. Estonian robotics firm Milrem announced this week that it has signed a significant contract to provide the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defense with 20 tracked robotic combat vehicles (RCVs) and 40 THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) worth more than $200 million.
Under the terms of the contract, which, according to Milrem Robotics represents the world’s largest combat robotics, the company will lead an experimentation and trial program to integrate unmanned ground capabilities into the UAE Armed Forces’ arsenal. This initiative is a significant step towards enhancing the Armed Forces’ combat capabilities by deploying THeMIS UGVs and tracked RCVs, which are equipped with advanced autonomy features, third-party payloads, and high-quality communication solutions.
The contract includes the supply of tracked RCVs with 30mm MK44 cannons, THeMIS Combat units equipped with 30mm M230LF Remote Weapon Stations and with Indirect Fire Systems, and THeMIS Observe units with radar and camera systems, including shot detection capabilities.
