MILREM ROBOTICS-LED IMUGS CONSORTIUM DEMONSTRATES MANNED-UNMANNED TEAMING CAPABILITIES

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The consortium behind iMUGS, a 32,6 MEUR project with the aim of developing the European standard unmanned ground system (UGS), demonstrated the results of the first phase of the project – deploying unmanned systems to the battlefield and teaming them with manned units and vehicles.

According to a statement, the demonstration was spearheaded by the coordinator of the consortium, Europe’s leading developer of robotics and autonomous systems Milrem Robotics.

During iMUGS (integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System), a modular, cyber secure and scalable architecture for hybrid manned-unmanned systems will be developed to standardise a European wide ecosystem for aerial and ground platforms, command, control and communication equipment, sensors, payloads, and algorithms.

Addressed operational challenges include enhanced interoperability, increased situational awareness and faster decision-making.

The system will utilise an existing unmanned ground vehicle – Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS – and a specific list of payloads.

“The main objective of the iMUGS project is to integrate robotic systems with existing manned technology into European defence forces adding a new capability that will overmatch our adversaries’ abilities,“ said Milrem Robotics Chief Executive Officer, Kuldar Väärsi.

During the first demonstration consortium partners showcased how the THeMIS can be deployed onto the battlefield using common Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) and teamed with unmanned aerial systems.

Specific technology used were the Boxer APC by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and a tethered drone by Acecore Technologies. A multirotor drone by Atlas Dynamics was also part of the scenario.

Altogether two scenarios were played out in cooperation with the Estonian Defence Forces.

iMUGS is a cooperation between 13 parties: Milrem Robotics (project coordinator), Talgen Cybersecurity, Safran Electronics & Defense, NEXTER Systems, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Diehl Defence, Bittium, Insta DefSec, (Un)Manned, dotOcean, Latvijas Mobilais Telefons, GMV Aerospace and Defence, and Royal Military Academy of Belgium.

-- BERNAMA