MV-8 Komodo
About
About MV-8 Komodo
MV-8 Komodo is a tracked diesel-electric unmanned vehicle for minefield and obstacle breaching. Its protected chassis carries Pearson Engineering equipment including ploughs, rollers and lane-marking systems, allowing engineering teams to clear routes from a stand-off position.
Remote control provides direct supervision during breaching, while Rheinmetall’s PATH autonomy kit supports future navigation and mission automation. MV-8 Komodo combines a DOK-ING base vehicle with Rheinmetall and Pearson Engineering mission systems. The modular platform can also accept firefighting and hazardous-material configurations.
Capabilities
Source-backed capabilities
- Workflows: Defence ground-robot workflow, Defence ground mobility, Ground defence operations
- Target markets: Defense robotics
- Mine and obstacle clearance
Claimed - Breach minefields, clear mines and reduce obstacles from a remote operating position. - environment: High-threat combat-engineering environments
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Timeline
- Rheinmetall completes majority acquisition of DOK-ING
2026-07-01 - Acquisition - The transaction closed on 1 July 2026 after the companies signed their agreement in March. Rheinmetall said the acquisition adds DOK-ING’s heavy unmanned and autonomous ground systems to its vehicle portfolio. The announcement specifically identifies the modular hybrid Komodo platform within that product scope.
Source - DOK-ING and Rheinmetall partner on Komodo unmanned systems
2026-03-04 - Partnership - Rheinmetall is contributing capability modules and equipment kits for planned Komodo configurations. The partners identified fire support, demining, mine-laying, autonomy and logistics as development areas. Komodo is the base platform for the planned European heavy-duty unmanned-system configurations.
Source - DOK-ING and Pearson present MV-8 Komodo breaching system
2026-02-16 - Demonstration - DOK-ING and Pearson Engineering presented the MV-8 Komodo Uncrewed Breaching System at Combat Engineer & Logistics 2026. The system combines DOK-ING's modular UGV platform with Pearson Engineering minefield-breaching and route-clearance technologies. DOK-ING positioned MV-8 Komodo for counter-UAS, vSHORAD, CBRNe, mobility and counter-mobility missions.
Source - DOK-ING presents MV-8 Komodo to NATO leadership
2026-01-14 - Demonstration - The meeting gave NATO representatives a direct review of DOK-ING’s current unmanned-ground-system portfolio. MV-8 Komodo was shown alongside the larger MV-10 BISON platform. The company discussed the systems in defence and resilience contexts without announcing a procurement or deployment.
Source - DOK-ING and Valhalla integrate air-defence turret on MV-8 Komodo
2025-10-24 - Partnership - DOK-ING and Valhalla Turrets signed a teaming agreement at SIDEC 2025 to develop unmanned ground-based air-defence systems. The companies premiered an MV-8 Komodo carrying Valhalla's Mangart 25 AD unmanned counter-UAS turret. The cooperation targets remotely operated ground vehicles, counter-UAS missions and very-short-range air-defence applications.
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Context
Tags
- Workflow: Defence ground-robot workflow, Defence ground mobility, Ground defence operations
- Customer Segment: Defense robotics