ARX Robotics Gereon
ARX Robotics · DE
Gereon RCSはARX Robotics(独)の中型バッテリー電動クローラ式モジュラーUGVで、ペイロード500kg、航続40km、稼働最大72時間、制御距離4km、Mithra OSにより遠隔操縦と自律走行の双方に対応する。ドイツ連邦軍(eVA Battlegroup Slovakia、GÜZ試験)で運用され、ウクライナでは兵站・負傷者搬送・経路啓開に投入、ドイツ政府資金で2025年に30両、2025〜26年にさらに数百両が発注された。DEUTZウルム工場および英国工場で量産中で、英陸軍にも供給される。
Specs
| Launch year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| MTOW | 450 kg |
| Payload | 500 kg |
| Endurance | 72 h |
| Speed | 15 km/h |
| Propulsion | Battery-electric tracked drive; OEM quotes 2.5 h charging time and 72 h operating time (mission-dependent). DEUTZ AG supplies battery-electric drives for series production (Ulm plant) and plans smaller combustion/hybrid drives in future. |
| Comm | Thermal / night-vision cameras; 2023 prototype carried two GNSS receivers, a LIDAR sensor and a stereo camera. Five modular mounting points (ARX Modular System) for sensors and equipment. |
| Price | EUR 30,000–150,000 (est.) |
| Price notes | EUR 30,000-150,000 per unit (third-party estimate; no official price). The Defender (May 2026) estimated EUR 30k-150k per unit for the several-hundred-unit Ukraine contract; ARX has not disclosed unit price or contract values. First German-funded batch of 30 units (March 2025) was paid from the Ertuechtigungsinitiative; value undisclosed. |
Suppliers
- DEUTZ AG (DE): drivetrain
- Valhalla Turrets (SI): rws: LOKI
- Helsing (DE): autonomy_kit: Altra
- Thales (FR): radar
- Elistair (FR): eo_ir
- RENK Group (DE): drivetrain
Sources
- https://www.arx-robotics.com/gereon-rcs
- https://defence-network.com/deutschland-30-gereon-rcs-roboter-ukraine/
- https://www.deutz.com/en/news/press-releases/news-detail/deutz-and-arx-robotics-launch-first-series-production-of-the-unmanned-ground-system-gereon/
- https://defence-network.com/combat-gereon-von-arx-lernt-schiessen/
- https://www.arx-robotics.com/article/helsing-and-arx-robotics-enter-into-a-strategic-partnership
- https://www.tectonicdefense.com/arx-unveils-a-combat-capable-ugv/
- https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/defence/arx-robotics-unveils-gereon-ugv-details-upcoming-collaboration-with-renk