NRTK Kuryer
NRTK Kaps · RU
Small Russian tracked electric UGV (about 250 kg, up to 35 km/h per press-derived figures) used in Ukraine since 2024 as a modular carrier for AGS-17/machine-gun modules, TM-62 mine-laying, cargo, casualty evacuation and EW payloads. Manufacturer is reported as OOO NRTK Kaps; delivery and production figures are unverified Russian claims.
Sources: https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/land/russia-shows-more-applications-of-kuryer-ugv ; https://www1.ru/news/2024/07/20/prikroet-spinu-i-dostavit-snariady-cem-xoros-rossiiskii-nazemnyi-dron-kurer.html
Specs
| Launch year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| MTOW | 250 kg |
| Payload | 200 kg |
| Endurance | 12 h |
| Speed | 35 km/h |
| Propulsion | Tracked chassis with electric motors listed as 6 kW in Russian press spec tables (unclear whether per motor or total; Western press says two 6 kW motors). Battery chemistry/capacity not published. A generator module for additional power and a towed 'Troyan' trailer are reported as options. |
| Comm | Operator day/night camera (Janes); thermal imager and all-round-view cameras (Russian press, 2026). One variant reportedly has a combat module with automatic target acquisition and tracking (Army Recognition). |
| Price | ~RUB 1M (chassis, 2024) |
| Price notes | approx. RUB 1 million (chassis only, 2024). Single estimate by Russian military blogger Boris Rozhin, July 2024, for the bare chassis without payloads; no contract or list price published. Not converted to USD. |
Suppliers
- HD LED Technology (CN): drivetrain
Sources
- https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/land/russia-shows-more-applications-of-kuryer-ugv
- https://www1.ru/news/2024/07/20/prikroet-spinu-i-dostavit-snariady-cem-xoros-rossiiskii-nazemnyi-dron-kurer.html
- https://www1.ru/articles/2026/05/02/obkhitrili-zapad-proizvoditeli-robotov-kurer-varan-impuls-m-i-omich-ne-popali-pod-sanktsii.html
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