The US unmanned ground vehicle market

摘要

The drawdown from Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the radical US Army review that took place in February 2013 caused a rapid reduction in the US end-user market for UGVs. This review aimed to divest 2,469 UGVs to other agencies, leaving 2,700 platforms to be retained for reset/upgrade. In March 2014, the Pentagon Budget 2015 added sales for the Robotic Combat Support System (RCSS), which procures the M160, the Man Transportable Robot System (MTRS) Inc Ⅱ, and the Robotic Clearance Integration System (RCIS). A contract was also included for MTRS recapitalisation, providing the capability to perform remote reconnaissance and explosive ordnance disposal operations in situations where the RONS is too large to operate.