Kongsberg and Milrem Robotics Showcase a Robotic Antitank and HMG system at AUSA
The system on display is equipped with a 50.cal and a Javelin missile launcher providing excellent combination of heavy machinegun and antitank capabilities to warfighters.
The Titan unmanned ground vehicle by robotic warfare systems developer Milrem Robotics with the PROTECTOR remote weapon station by Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace is exhibited at this years AUSA trade show in Washington DC.
The system on display is equipped with a 50.cal and a Javelin missile launcher providing excellent combination of heavy machinegun and antitank capabilities to warfighters. Just a month before this weeks exhibition the system was showcased in a live fire demonstration conducted near Kongsbergs headquarters in Norway. Further testing and demonstrations, including Javelin firing are planned for the near-future.
"Milrems tracked UGV has proven itself to be an ideal platform for various weapon systems integration," said Kuldar Vaarsi, CEO of Milrem Robotics. The UGV has previously passed live fire tests with FN Herstals deFNder Medium RWS, ST Kinetics ADDER and Aselsans SARP. An anti-tank system with MBDAs IMPACT (Integrated MMP Precision Attack Combat Turret) system is also in development, thus the Titan/THeMIS is the most sought after platform by weapon systems developers.
"Equipping unmanned and robotic platforms with weapon systems enhances the safety of warfighters and keeps them from harms way. These systems will always have a human operator controlling the weapon thus eliminating the concern about "killer robots"," added Vaarsi.
With approximately 15,000 systems already in service across the U.S. DoD, Kongsbergs CROWS weapon station-family is uniquely positioned to support UGV weaponization, either as an applique solution or in a ground-up design.
Eskild Aas, Director Digital Vehicle Solutions at Kongsberg stated: "Many of the control capabilities already being delivered to the U.S. (for CROWS) support a relatively straight forward and low-risk UGV integration for our weapon stations." He went on to say: "We are obviously quite excited to continue our work with Milrem Robotics and believe further demonstrations of this system will help the user-community understand what is possible for a robotic platform."
Featured Product
Destaco's PNEUMATIC PARALLEL GRIPPERS - RTH & RDH
Destaco's Robohand RDH/RTH Series 2 and 3 jaw parallel grippers have a shielded design that deflects chips and other particulate for a more reliable, repeatable operation in part gripping applications ranging from the small and lightweight, to the large and heavy. RDH Series of Rugged, Multi-Purpose Parallel Grippers for Heavy Parts - Designed for high particulate application environments, automotive engine block, gantry systems, and ideal for heavy part gripping The series includes eight sizes for small lightweight to large/heavy part gripping. RTH Series of Powerful, Multi-Purpose Parallel Grippers for Heavy Parts - Designed for large round shaped parts, automotive engine block and gantry systems, and heavy part gripping. They're available in eight sizes for small lightweight to large and heavy part gripping.
