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Estonia's Milrem to participate in US Army's tender program with US partner

BC, Tallinn, 04.10.2016.Print version
The Estonian defense industry company AS Milrem and U.S. company QinetiQ North America are to join forces to take part in the SMET program on the U.S. Army, write LETA/BNS.

SMET is a tender of unmanned land vehicles of the U.S. Army, in the course of which the army will buy more than 2,000 units of unmanned ground platforms which are to support the infantry, Milrem said.


The two companies partnered to create a breakthrough UGV that combines Milrem's THeMIS (Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System), the first fully modular hybrid unmanned ground vehicle made for military applications, with QinetiQ North America's robotic control technology - the Tactical Robot Controller (TRC) and Robotic Applique Kit (RAK).


This joint solution not only meets, but exceeds, the rigorous SMET program requirements. As a multi-mission vehicle platform, Titan is able to perform complex and hazardous tasks on the battlefield that are currently performed by soldiers.


"QinetiQ North America has a long history of providing the military with robust and reliable products that enable safer and more efficient operations. We are very excited to partner with Milrem and leverage QNA's unmanned ground vehicle technology to offer a new highly mobile, hybrid-electric robotic system that lightens the warfighter's load, increases  soldier safety and improves mission endurance," said Jon Hastie, product manager at QinetiQ North America.


"We are thrilled to partner with QinetiQ NA, a pioneer and technology leader in the unmanned ground vehicle sector," said Kuldar Väärsi, CEO of Milrem. "QinetiQ North America's well-known and robust control system and Milrem's highly versatile modular vehicle platform combine to create an ideal solution that adapts to any mission, from logistics support to advanced weapon systems," he said.


Titan will be displayed at the 2016 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) in Washington on October 3-5.

 






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