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QinetiQ RCV-L

QinetiQ RCV-L is a diesel-electric hybrid robotic combat vehicle developed with Pratt Miller for infantry support, forward scouting and lethal-payload carr...

Facts

Company
QinetiQ
Product type
robotic_combat_vehicle
Status
development
Primary capability
forward_scouting
Website
https://www.qinetiq.com/en-us/what-we-do/research-and-development/autonomous-systems/robotics/robotic-products/rcv-l

About QinetiQ RCV-L

RCV-L is QinetiQ and Pratt Miller Defense's diesel-electric tracked robotic combat vehicle for U.S. Army experimentation. It is derived from Pratt Miller's Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle and integrates QinetiQ's Modular Open System Architecture controls, government Robotic Technology Kernel autonomy software and Warfighter Machine Interface operator software.

The brochure configuration is listed at just over four tons, more than 40 mph and a maximum payload of 6,000 lb. Its modular architecture supports reconnaissance sensors and remotely operated weapon payloads for forward scouting and direct infantry support. QinetiQ and Pratt Miller delivered 12 prototype platforms to the U.S. government and continued supporting experimentation, logistics, sustainment and technology insertions.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Combat UGV

Core: RCV-L

Function: Forward scouting

Audience: Ground forces

Specifications

architecture
QinetiQ Modular Open System Architecture
max_speed_mph
More than 40 mph mph
payload_capacity_kg
Maximum payload 6,000 lb (2,721.6 kg) kg
powertrain
Diesel-electric hybrid
weight
Just over 4 tons

Operations

Environment
military, battlefield, rugged_terrain
Primary user
infantry units, military reconnaissance teams, defense program offices
Role
forward_scouting, infantry_support, lethal_payload_carriage
Interaction model
remote_supervised, autonomous_assist
Mobility class
tracked_ugv
Product detail
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