RCV Archives

Robotic Combat Vehicle prototype during soldier experimentation at the National Training Center, NTC, Fort Irwin, CA from July to September 2023. (Photo by Savannah Baldwin)

Army envisions potential recompete for robotic combat vehicle program

The service has been testing RCV prototypes that were recently delivered by four vendors.

Oct 16, 2024 By Jon Harper

A U.S. Army Origin robotic weapons system uses a tethered UAS to help Soldiers perform reconnaissance of an area during Project Convergence 22 experimentation Oct. 26, 2022, on Fort Irwin, California. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jaaron Tolley)

‘The simpler, the better’: Army learning lessons from soldier experimentation with robotic vehicle controllers

Technologies and concepts to enable robotic systems will be critical as the service fleshes out its plans for what it calls “human-machine integrated formations.”

Oct 9, 2023 By Jon Harper

Textron’s M3 Ripsaw robotic combat vehicle technology demonstrator. (Textron photo)

Army picks vendors to prototype robotic combat vehicles

RCVs are a key component of the Army’s next-generation combat vehicle portfolio as the service pushes to acquire new unmanned systems and develops plans for what it…

Sep 21, 2023 By Jon Harper