AUSA 2018: Nikola will deliver Reckless UGV this year
American hybrid truck design company, Nikola, has revealed details of the ongoing conversion of its manned Reckless electric 4x4 vehicle into a UGV integrated with the Planck Shearwater quadrotor unmanned system.
Speaking at AUSA in Washington DC on October 8, a company official said the unmanned version was being developed under contract with US Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
The company expects to have a vehicle delivered to SOCOM before the end of the year for technical demonstrations in early 2019 and a further series of demonstrations in March or April. The system will initially be operated by remote control and
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