Singapore Armed Forces Develops Unmanned Ground Vehicles for Military Operations

The Singapore Army has released the Rush Demonstrator UGV, which was designed to conduct combat operations. The Rush delivers a relatively quick ground speed.

The UGV is a strong system that can be deployed to perform multiple activities such as casualty evacuation, combat assistance, forward tactical inspection. The UGV is also designed to carry out defence operations against explosives, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons.

The UGV is capable of carrying two modular mission payloads. It also comes equipped with the manipulator arm and gripper and an electro-optical/infrared camera. With a weight of around 40kgs, the Rush Demonstrator offers a maximum load capacity of 30kgs. It can be used to drag a load of 30kgs by the rear and pull a trolley of 60kgs.

The system travels at a maximum ground speed of 7km/hr. The UGV’s platform was built using electric motors of high torque to gain a power-to-weight ratio of high capacity. The Rush Demonstrator can be used to perform real-time tactical inspection and explosive ordnance removal.