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Textron Systems Ripsaw M3

Textron Systems · US

Ripsaw M3はTextron SystemsとHowe & Howeが開発した約8トン級の装軌式ハイブリッド電動ロボット戦闘車両で、ペイロード2,268 kg、10 kWの外部給電、63平方フィートのMOSA準拠フラットデッキを備え、CH-47への機内搭載が可能。2024年10月に米陸軍RCV Phase Iへ試作車2両を納入し、2025年3月に選定されたものの、同年5月に陸軍はRCV計画を中止した。2025年12月にスウェーデンが1両を購入している。

Specs

Launch year 2022
MTOW 6350 kg
Payload 2268 kg
Speed 48 km/h
Propulsion Hybrid-electric powertrain on composite rubber tracks; OEM cites over 180 miles (approx. 290 km) of range and 10 kW of exportable payload power. Fuel type of the generator is not stated on OEM pages (sibling M5 is listed as 'Diesel, hybrid electric'). Batteries support silent watch (press cites 12 h). AUSA 2022 demonstrator was described as amphibious with waterjet propulsion; OEM production spec pages do not list swim capability for the M3 (the A3 sibling is the swimming variant).
Comm Kodiak 'DefensePods' (pre-calibrated multi-sensor enclosures at each corner for 360-degree autonomy perception); Teledyne FLIR Defense 360-degree situational awareness, intelligent sensing and tethered UAS on RCV prototypes
Price ~USD 3M (est.)
Price notes approx. USD 3 million per vehicle (Army-sourced figure for the RCV configuration, Breaking Defense, May 2025). Figure reported as 'nearly $3 million per unit' by Army sources explaining the RCV cancellation; not an OEM list price and not the Sweden contract value (undisclosed). RCV Phase I was a USD 24.7 million combined OTA across four vendors for two prototypes each.

Suppliers

  • Howe & Howe Technologies (US): chassis
  • Teledyne FLIR (US): eo_ir
  • Kodiak AI (Kodiak Robotics) (US): autonomy_kit: Kodiak Driver / DefensePods
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (NO): rws: Protector RS6
  • Electro Optic Systems (EOS) (AU): rws: R400S

Sources

NDAA Shop — 防衛用地上ロボット向けの NDAA・TAA 検証済み部品