Product profile
Cottonmouth ARV
Cottonmouth ARV is Textron Systems' amphibious Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle programme for the U.S. Marine Corps. The robotic platform combines reconnais...
Facts
- Company
- Textron Systems
- Product type
- mobile_robot
- Status
- development
- Primary capability
- amphibious advanced reconnaissance
- Website
- https://www.textronsystems.com/products/cottonmouth
About Cottonmouth ARV
Cottonmouth ARV is Textron Systems' amphibious Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle programme for the U.S. Marine Corps. The robotic platform combines reconnaissance sensing and electronic-warfare payload support for contested amphibious operations.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Amphibious robotic combat vehicle
Core: Reconnaissance-focused amphibious UGV
Function: Extends reconnaissance and sensing into amphibious and contested environments
Audience: Marine forces and defence system integrators
Specifications
- development_award_usd
- $450 million pre-production development award USD
- mission_payloads
- Reconnaissance, surveillance and electronic-warfare payloads
- mobility
- Amphibious tracked mobility
- preproduction_vehicle_count
- 16 pre-production vehicles vehicles
- programme
- U.S. Marine Corps Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle
Operations
- Environment
- amphibious, littoral, battlefield
- Primary user
- marine forces
- Role
- reconnaissance, screening, payload carriage
- Interaction model
- remote supervision, autonomous mission execution
- Mobility class
- amphibious wheeled unmanned vehicle
- Product detail
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Research, Articles and recent verified events
- AM General, Textron Systems and Carnegie Robotics collaborate on modular UGV — 2026-06-11
- Textron Systems wins DIU contract to provide TSUNAMI USVs to SOUTHCOM and U.S. Navy Fourth Fleet — 2026-04-30
- Textron Systems and Howe & Howe debut RIPSAW M1 UGV technology demonstrator — 2026-04-28
- Textron Systems introduces Multi Mission Uncrewed Surface Vessel — 2026-01-13
- Textron Systems awarded contract to deliver Aerosonde VTOL UAS to Tantita Security Services — 2025-12-29
- Textron Systems sells TSUNAMI USV to NIWC Pacific for AUKUS maritime experimentation — 2025-12-17
- Textron Systems sells first European RIPSAW M3 robotic ground vehicle to Sweden — 2025-12-02
- Textron Systems sells first TSUNAMI craft to NSWC Dahlgren — 2025-05-08