Armee vergibt zwei Aufträge zum Bau von Frachtroboter-Prototypen

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>The Army has picked American Rheinmetall Vehicles and HDT Expeditionary Systems to build prototypes of [equipment-carrying robots](https://www.defensenews.com/land/2017/12/14/four-companies-advance-to-build-armys-equipment-transport-ground-robot/), the service announced Tuesday.

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>The service plans to award a production contract for S-MET Increment II following the prototyping phase and developmental testing in late fiscal year 2027. The service’s current plan is to buy up to 2,195 systems.

>The Army is pursuing [a different robotic combat vehicle](https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2023/10/09/robot-army-of-one-service-focuses-on-single-robotic-combat-vehicle/) for heavy maneuver forces, but the S-MET vehicle could be the more common robot of choice for lighter formations, the Army’s Program Executive Officer for Ground Combat Systems, Maj. Gen. Glenn Dean, said in an interview in late 2023.