Rheinmetall is involved in the development of remote-controlled military vehicles

Defense industry Rheinmetall wants to build mine vehicles with a Croatian company

2024-11-11 Source: dpa 1 min Reading Time

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Strategic collaboration: Rheinmetall and the Croatian manufacturer Dok-Ing plan to jointly develop future remote-controlled unmanned military vehicles.(Image: Rheinmetall AG) — Strategic collaboration: Rheinmetall and the Croatian manufacturer Dok-Ing plan to jointly develop future remote-controlled unmanned military vehicles.
(Image: Rheinmetall AG)

Germany's largest defense company Rheinmetall is seeking cooperation with a Croatian firm to build remote-controlled military vehicles. Rheinmetall announced in Düsseldorf that a letter of intent has been signed to form a joint venture. Approval by authorities is still pending.

Partner is the technology company Dok-Ing, which is based in Zagreb and already develops and sells robotic systems, including mine clearance vehicles. The company name is an abbreviation of the words documentation and engineering performance. The company's slogan is "Send no man to do a machine's job." An existing vehicle from this company is now to be technically upgraded and modified, but it will not be armed.

Rheinmetall already has an autonomous vehicle in its product portfolio with the "Mission Master": This is a wheeled vehicle designed to accompany and support infantry. The new joint venture, however, will focus on larger tracked vehicles that accompany tanks, referred to as "wingman" in military terms.

Rheinmetall contributes components and assists with sales

They should be able to lay or clear mines, as well as transport ammunition. Rheinmetall wants to incorporate reconnaissance sensors and other components into the new vehicle that the joint venture is expected to produce. Additionally, they will assist with sales.

They are addressing the European market and other partner states, says Rheinmetall manager Björn Bernhard. "The technological and industrial synergies between Dok-Ing and Rheinmetall are a unique opportunity to develop state-of-the-art unmanned combat and combat support systems in Europe," says the CEO of Dok-Ing, Vjekoslav Majetić. The signing of the letter of intent for the joint venture took place on Monday at the Croatian embassy in Berlin (Germany), where Croatia's Defense Minister Ivan Anušić was also present.

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