Arquus and Milrem push their UGVs fitted with long-range missiles
Arquus Drailer fitted with Akeron LP. (Photo: Arquus)
Arquus displayed the Drailer uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) integrating the Akeron LP long-range missile at the Techterre technology demonstrator event ahead of trials in September.
French vehicle company Arquus will demonstrate its Drailer UGV with the MBDA Akeron LP long-range missile systems at the European Defence Fund (EDF) Modular Architecture Solution for EU States (MARSEUS) project in September. Milrem has also announced that it has completed trials of the Akeron LP on its Tracked Robotic Combat Vehicle (T-RCV), formerly Type-X, UGV.
MRASEUS, led by MBDA France, has been aiming to develop a collaborative close-combat architecture that enhances existing missile systems with beyond line-of-sight capability. This initiative builds on the progress made during the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) 2019 LynkEUs project. It has been designed
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