KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 -- A consortium led by Milrem Robotics has received 30.6 million euros from the European Commission’s European Defence Industrial Development Programme to develop a European standardised unmanned ground system. (Euro 1 = RM4.82)
According to a statement, the consortium comprises several major defence, communication and cybersecurity companies as well as high technology SMEs.
The total cost of the project, titled integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System (iMUGS) is 32.6 million euros of which 30.6 million euros will be provided by the European Commission.
“iMUGS is an excellent example of how Europe can utilise and develop high-end technologies as a joint effort while avoiding scattering activities and resources,” said Milrem Robotics chief executive officer, Kuldar Väärsi.
The project will develop a modular and scalable architecture for hybrid manned-unmanned systems, standardising a European wide ecosystem for aerial and ground platforms, command, control and communication equipment, sensors, payloads and algorithms.
The prototype system will utilise an existing unmanned ground vehicle – Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS – and a specific list of payloads.
The project outcome will be demonstrated in operational environments and relevant climatic conditions as part of participating member states military exercises or at separate testing grounds.
State-of-the-art virtual and constructive simulation environments will also be set up.
-- BERNAMA
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