Today, the Commission welcomes the adoption of the European Defence Fund (EDF), following the European Parliament s approval. The EDF, with a budget of …
Estonian robotics developer Milrem delivers its first UGV to Australia
By
0shares
The Estonian-founded robotics and autonomous systems developer, Milrem Robotics, has delivered its first THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle – or UGV – to an Australian homeland security specialist.
This first THeMIS will be used by XTEK Ltd., for trial, evaluation and demonstration purposes. Including Australia, the THeMIS UGV has been acquired by eleven countries, of which seven are NATO members, including Estonia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK and the US.
Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding in the end of 2020, Milrem Robotics also signed an agreement with XTEK, appointing the Australian homeland security specialist as the exclusive distributor of the THeMIS UGV, the Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle and Milrem’s Intelligent Functions Integration Kit in Australia and New Zealand.
Milrem Robotics’ Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle to be exhibited
ABU DHABI, February 18, 2021 Milrem Robotics, the leading robotics and autonomous systems developer, will exhibit its Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle for the first time at Idex 2021. The Type-X RCV is designed to support mechanized units and will become an intelligent wingman to main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. It will be capable of taking on the most dangerous tasks and positions, resulting in lower lethality risk. The robotic combat vehicle can be fitted with a cannon up to 50 mm hence it will provide equal or overmatching firepower and tactical usage to a unit equipped with Infantry Fighting vehicles.
Saab heads EU industry push for a drone collision-avoidance kit February 22 Then-German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen (R) and French Defense Minister Florence Parly stand next to a mockup of the European MALE UAV drone at the ILA Berlin Air Show on April 26, 2018, in Schoenefeld, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) COLOGNE, Germany – The European Commission has approved Saab to lead the bloc’s quest for a detect-and-avoid kit that would allow aerial drones to fly safely alongside civilian air traffic. European Union officials awarded a $26 million grant to that effect last December, which the Swedish company got approval to announce on Feb. 19. The European Detect and Avoid System (EUDAAS) effort is one of a raft of initiatives under the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, which spreads seed money far and wide on the continent in search of promising defense technology.