XM1219 Armed Robotic Vehicle

The XM1219 Armed Robotic Vehicle was an unmanned ground combat vehicle based on the MULE Platform. The ARV-A-L MULE Vehicle (XM1219) would feature integrated anti-tank and anti-personnel and reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) systems remotely operated by network linked soldiers. The Armed robotic vehicle was canceled in July 2011 over mobility concerns.[1]

XM1219 Armed Robotic Vehicle
XM1219 ARV-Assault-Light (ARV-A-L) MULE Vehicle
TypeArmed Robotic Vehicle
Place of origin United States
Service history
In serviceCancelled with rest of FCS program
Production history
ManufacturerLockheed Martin Corporation / The Boeing Company
Specifications
Mass2.5 short tons (2.3 t)
Main
armament
Line-of-sight gun
Secondary
armament
Anti tank weapons
Engine6x6 in-hub electric motors
Diesel-electric
Guidance
system
Robotic / command control
The Armed Robotic Vehicle (ARV) variant of the MULE - Image from the U.S. Army

Design
  • The MULE platform is controlled by a modified Xbox 360 controller for ease of training recruits familiar with console controllers.

Mobility
  • Transportable inside a C-130 Hercules and CH-47 Chinook.
  • Transportable, slung under a UH-60 Black Hawk.
  • Climb more than a 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) step.
  • Cross a 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) gap.
  • Traverse side slopes of 40 percent.
  • Ford water obstacles over 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in).
  • Cross obstacles as high as 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in).

Variants

Assault

The only production variant of this vehicle was the Assault Light (ARV-A-L).

Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition

The Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition or (RSTA) was likely canceled at some point.

See also

References
  1. Army cancels MULE unmanned ground vehicle, Gannett Government Media Corporation, retrieved 2 August 2011

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