Milrem to deliver dozens of military robots to UAE military

ABU DHABI, UAE – UAE defense conglomerate Edge Group announces that its Estonia-based company Milrem Robotics will provide 60 robotic combat vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles to the UAE Armed Forces. did.

The contract between Milrem and the Ministry of Defense was announced at the UMEX Drone Fair, which was held here for three days from January 23rd.

The contract includes the procurement of 20 tracked robotic combat vehicles and 40 THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles to the Gulf state, highlighting the government’s investment in military ground robots.

Edge called the acquisition the world’s largest combat robot program in a news release. The company has not disclosed the price.

“The contract includes the supply of a tracked RCV with a 30mm MK44 cannon, a THeMIS combat unit equipped with a 30mm M230LF remote weapons station and indirect fire system, and a THeMIS surveillance unit equipped with a radar and camera system including fire detection capabilities. “included,” the company’s statement said.

Milrem introduced the latest generation of THeMIS vehicles at UMEX in 2018, several years before the company was acquired by Edge Group.

In September, the Estonian company also debuted an armed version of the vehicle equipped with the Hunter 2-S loitering weapon manufactured by Halcon, another subsidiary of Edge. The UAE-made drone is touted as the first of its kind to feature swarm technology.

As part of the UAE National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031, announced by the government in 2018, officials want to make the country a testbed for AI capabilities.