“Shadow Rider” UGV By FNSS Is Ready For Duty
SHADOW RIDER has marked its position as Türkiye’s first and one of the key heavy UGVs in the world with TRL-6-7.
(DEFENCE SECURITY ASIA) — The utilization of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) is becoming increasingly common in the modern battlefield, where unconventional threats are inevitable.
Unmanned systems have become the focus of modern armies with their superior capabilities that let them to take part in high and low intensity operations and hazardous environments, thereby their role has become increasingly indispensable.
In this direction, FNSS exhibited its unmanned ground vehicle “SHADOW RIDER” Heavy Class Unmanned Ground vehicle (H-UGV) concept which is based on the M113 platform, at the IDEF International Defense Industry Exhibition for the first time in 2019.
Later, in 2021, the autonomous HUGV with an increased number of sensors selected according to the different conditions of the battlefield and situational awareness systems, was exhibited together with the software development simulator, again at the IDEF`21 Exhibition.
Today, the SHADOW RIDER has landed on the field as an optionally manned combat system with remote control or autonomous capability.
SHADOW RIDER has been successfully used in an international military live exercise at the real-life operational scenario as a wingman.
Many improvements have been implemented as a result of these field tests and exercises. With its design that allows the integration of useful payloads suitable for the mission, SHADOW RIDER concept has evolved into a family of autonomous unmanned ground vehicles that will serve in all kinds of missions, especially fire support.
FNSS’ concept is presented as a viable and adaptable solution that provides autonomous capability to a conventional land platform with a kit that can be integrated into any armoured ground vehicle.
SHADOW RIDER has marked its position as Türkiye’s first and one of the key heavy UGVs in the world with TRL-6-7.
New variants have been developed in accordance with different operational purposes, concepts specific to each variant have been created and detailed designs according to each concept have been shaped.
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