RIPSAW M1
About
About RIPSAW M1
RIPSAW M1 is Textron Systems’ compact wheeled robotic vehicle with a low-profile body for movement through confined and cluttered terrain. Its mobility design emphasises hard-packed surfaces and rapid repositioning, supporting transport and staging with distributed units.
A modular deck accepts mission kits and payloads so the same base can be configured for reconnaissance, logistics or force-protection work. The vehicle extends Textron’s ground-robot range toward smaller expeditionary operations, including urban and littoral environments. Its compact width and height support movement and deployment where larger robotic vehicles would impose a greater transport and access burden.
Timeline
- Textron Systems and Howe & Howe debut RIPSAW M1 UGV technology demonstrator
2026-04-28 - Product Launch - Textron Systems and Howe & Howe debuted the RIPSAW M1 uncrewed ground vehicle technology demonstrator at Modern Day Marine 2026. The M1 expands Textron's RIPSAW robotic ground vehicle line with a new demonstrator platform. The announcement reinforces Textron's multi-domain uncrewed-systems portfolio across land, sea and air.
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