Teledyne FLiR delivers 1,000th anti-IED robot to US Army
Teledyne FLIR has delivered the 1,000th robot to the US Army under the Man Transportable Robot System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) contract.
Wirus-4 LSV in SOF configuration at MSPO 2022, pictured with the remote weapon station but without the side-mounted machine guns. (Photo: Grzegorz Sobczak)
Polish firm Concept used the recent MSPO 2022 show in Kielce to exhibit its LPU Wirus-4 light strike vehicle (LSV) with new equipment and subsystems to aid SOF and long-range reconnaissance missions.
In particular, the vehicle for SOF seen at MSPO included WB Group technology such as the FONET digital intercom system with encryption, plus the Topaz integrated combat management system.
The three-man crew of the Wirus-4 can control a FlyEye mini-UAV to aid reconnaissance and targeting
Topaz enables coordination with Warmate loitering munition swarms without the need for Wirus-4 to carry sensors or effectors.
Concept offers Wirus-4 with twin
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Teledyne FLIR has delivered the 1,000th robot to the US Army under the Man Transportable Robot System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) contract.
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