Watch UGV Transported by Air

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One of the problems with unmanned ground vehicles is how do you get them to where you need to use them. The THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) by Milrem Robotics, has been passing air transportability tests that add one more option for it to be deployed to operation areas.

Kuldar Väärsi, CEO of Milrem Robotics, said: “We have tackled this question during development of the newest – fifth generation THeMIS – and added a number of options: towing, hauling, following a convoy autonomously and now airlifting.”

The air transportability tests were conducted according to NATO standard STANAG 3542 and were facilitated by the helicopter crew of the Estonian Police and Border Guard, according to the announcement on businesswire.com.

The THeMIS is a multipurpose tracked vehicle that can be equipped with other warfighting technology such as weapon systems, tethered drones, IED detection devices and much more. It can carry a payload of up to 1200kg, move 25 km/h and pull other equipment with a force of 21 000 N.

The UGV can be remotely operated via cameras or using autonomous functions such as waypoint navigation, follow-me etc. The intention is to keep soldiers safe, increase their capabilities and in addition lighten their load.

Thanks to the systems’ modularity it has become a very popular choice for different payload integrations.