Andrew Wade

MOD selects autonomous ground vehicles for resupply

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The MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is acquiring five unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for military resupply missions.

Part of Project Theseus, which is exploring the use of autonomous vehicles for last mile battlefield logistics, the £5m purchase consists of two separate contracts and builds on Dstl’s Autonomous ‘Last Mile’ Challenge. Three all-terrain Viking 6x6 wheeled UGVs will be delivered by Horiba Mira under a £2.3m deal. Arriving in summer 2020, the Vikings will each be capable of transporting 750kg of supplies to the frontlines.

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Later in the year, Qinetiq will provide two Titan UGVs. The tracked vehicles consist of a modular system that can be tailored to different missions, including resupply, reconnaissance and combat.

"The systems were chosen as technology demonstrator prototypes for representative further field testing and data collection based on their state of development and the capabilities demonstrated during the Autonomous Last Mile Resupply (ALMRS) project," Dstl’s autonomy lead, Peter Stockel, told The Engineer.

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