QinetiQ and MILREM unveil Titan at AUSA
QinetiQ North America (QNA) and MILREM have introduced Titan at the 2016 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. (3-5 October).
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Titan is a first-of-its-kind modular, hybrid Unmanned Ground Vehicle, able to perform complex and hazardous tasks on the battlefield currently performed by soldiers.
Milrem, a company that specialises in the development of unmanned vehicles and repair and maintenance of heavy-duty military vehicles, and QinetiQ 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’s robotic control technology - the Tactical Robot Controller (TRC) and Robotic Appliqué Kit (RAK).
This joint solution exceeds the rigorous SMET programme 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.
Jon Hastie, Product Manager at QinetiQ North America, said: “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 QinetiQ North America’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.
Kuldar Väärsi, CEO of Milrem, said: “We are thrilled to partner with QinetiQ NA, a pioneer and technology leader in the unmanned ground vehicle sector. QinetiQ’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.”