Rheinmetall delivers combat robots to Britain, tank defenses to Hungary 1 day ago Rheinmetall introduced an armed reconnaissance version of its Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle in November 2020. British forces are slated to get four vehicles optimized for fire support in summer 2021. (Rheinmetall) COLOGNE, Germany Germany’s Rheinmetall has announced two new deals for high-tech weaponry, featuring ground robots and active protection systems, with the U.K. and Hungary. The company announced May 19 it will deliver four additional ground robots to British forces by the summer, this time in a fire-support configuration. The order follows a batch a year ago of four Mission Master unmanned ground vehicles in a cargo-carrying variant.