The European Commission has recently signed a Grant Agreement to initiate the Land Tactical Collaborative Combat (LATACC) project, coordinated by Thales. This project aims to enhance the collaborative capabilities of European coalition forces. The initiative brings together a significant consortium of 34 industry players and research institutes, including major entities such as Thales, Rheinmetall, Leonardo, Indra, Saab, ISD, and John Cockerill Defense, from 13 European countries. The LATACC project is backed by €49 million funding from the European Defence Fund.
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European robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics and the Ukrainian Defense Industry (UDI), which consolidates national defence industry companies, signed an agreement to start forging next-generation multi-domain robotic defence systems.
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The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched a new project, Combat Unmanned Ground Systems (CUGS), to develop highly autonomous combat unmanned ground systems. This is the largest Research and Technology project initiated by the EDA, bringing together nine member states and 28 European industry partners with a budget of €35.5 million and running for 36 months.
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Milrem Robotics and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann to deliver 14 THeMIS UGVs to Ukraine
Milrem Robotics and the German defence company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have signed a contract to deliver 14 THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) to Ukraine.
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Sarcos Defense, a subsidiary of Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation today announced the company has been awarded a $1M contract by the Army Applications Laboratory, U.S. Army Futures Command for the testing of a robotic solution that Sarcos developed for ammunition handling and maneuvering.
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Teledyne FLIR Defense has received new orders worth $62.1 million from the U.S. Armed Services for its multi-mission robots. The U.S. Army, Navy, and other command centers placed orders for nearly 500 more Centaur unmanned ground systems, including additional spares, antennas, and payload mounting kits.