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: Sep 14, 2021 -
: 10:55 am
Pearson Engineering, in association with robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics, is highlighting the Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) with a Self-Protection Roller at DSEI 2021.
RCVs look set to take a prominent position in the configuration of military land forces in future conflict, progressively taking humans away from ‘dumb, dangerous and dirty’ tasks and affording skilled personnel the time and safety to outwit adversaries.
“How RCVs will be deployed is still a matter of discussion with a trend towards lighter, nimbler, and more multi-purpose vehicles able to undertake a multitude of roles independently,” said Engineering Director at Pearson Engineering, Jason Riby. ““The fact remains, that these vehicles will need to move to places of their Commander’s choosing and in doing so, will need to defeat the wide range of natural and deliberate obstacles usually encountered on the battlefield. An RCV without protection may still be subject to enemy action, if not to injure soldiers, but to stop valuable assets in their tracks”.
“The Type-X is designed to be a wingman for manned IFV’s and MBT’s and it can have many different roles on the battlefield. Combining it with excellent protection and route proving technologies from Pearson Engineering will significantly increase the survivability of not only the Type-X, but also of manned units,” said Kuldar Väärsi, CEO of Milrem Robotics. ”The future battlefield is about manned-unmanned teaming, and the task of the industry is to provide clever solutions for capability building.”
The Type-X RCV is equipped with intelligent functions such as follow-me, waypoint navigation and obstacle detection with Artificial Intelligence part of the algorithms. The vehicle’s maximum speed is 80 km/h on paved roads and 50 km/h off-road. The low weight of 12 tons of the Type-X and high power with efficient power management provide a superior terrain capability.
Pearson Engineering and Milrem Robotics are also exploring options for the THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV). The multi-role UGV has been operationally proven on exercise and has already been acquired by 11 countries, including 7 NATO members.
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