NextGen Defense
  • Emerging Tech
    • 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing
    • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
    • Augmented & Virtual Reality
    • Wearable Combat Tech
    • Logistics & Readiness
  • Combat Systems
    • Next-Gen Combat Aircraft
    • Next-Gen Combat Vehicles
    • Next-Gen Naval Platforms
  • Autonomous & Unmanned
    • Autonomous Weapon Systems
    • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
    • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
    • Unmanned Surface Vehicles
    • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
    • Swarming Tech
  • Weapons
    • Directed Energy Weapons
    • Electromagnetic Weapons
    • Hypersonic Weapons
    • Smart & Guided Munitions
  • Cyber
    • Cyber Defense & Protection
    • Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons
    • Offensive Cyber Capabilities
  • Space & Aerospace
    • Next-Gen Radar & Detection
    • Satellites
    • Space-Based Lasers & Defense Systems
  • Counter-Measures
    • Counter-Drone Tech
    • Jamming
    • Telecommunications Security
  • IRS
    • GEOINT
    • IMINT
    • SIGINT
  • Tactical
    • Field Medical Tech
    • Power Solutions
    • Smart Fabric
    • Smart Gear
  • Training
    • Live Training Tech
    • Simulations
  • Industry
    • Defense Disruptors
    • Acquisitions & Partnerships
    • Company Profiles
  • Opinion & Analysis
  • About Us
  • Editorial Guidelines
  • Submit Article
  • Advertising
  • Contact

Archives

  • February 2026
  • January 2026
  • December 2025
  • November 2025
  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024

Categories

  • 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing
  • Acquisitions & Partnerships
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
  • Augmented & Virtual Reality
  • Autonomous & Unmanned
  • Autonomous Weapon Systems
  • Combat Systems
  • Counter-Drone Tech
  • Counter-Measures
  • Cyber
  • Cyber Defense & Protection
  • Defense Disruptors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons
  • Electromagnetic Weapons
  • Emerging Tech
  • Field Medical Tech
  • GEOINT
  • Hypersonic Weapons
  • Industry
  • IRS
  • Jamming
  • Live Training Tech
  • Logistics & Readiness
  • Next-Gen Combat Aircraft
  • Next-Gen Combat Vehicles
  • Next-Gen Naval Platforms
  • Next-Gen Radar & Detection
  • Opinion & Analysis
  • Power Solutions
  • Satellites
  • SIGINT
  • Simulations
  • Smart & Guided Munitions
  • Smart Fabric
  • Smart Gear
  • Space & Aerospace
  • Space-Based Lasers & Defense Systems
  • Swarming Tech
  • Tactical
  • Telecommunications Security
  • Training
  • Uncategorized
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Weapons
  • Wearable Combat Tech
NextGen Defense
  • Emerging Tech
    • 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing
    • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
    • Augmented & Virtual Reality
    • Wearable Combat Tech
    • Logistics & Readiness
  • Combat Systems
    • Next-Gen Combat Aircraft
    • Next-Gen Combat Vehicles
    • Next-Gen Naval Platforms
  • Autonomous & Unmanned
    • Autonomous Weapon Systems
    • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
    • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
    • Unmanned Surface Vehicles
    • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
    • Swarming Tech
  • Weapons
    • Directed Energy Weapons
    • Electromagnetic Weapons
    • Hypersonic Weapons
    • Smart & Guided Munitions
  • Cyber
    • Cyber Defense & Protection
    • Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons
    • Offensive Cyber Capabilities
  • Space & Aerospace
    • Next-Gen Radar & Detection
    • Satellites
    • Space-Based Lasers & Defense Systems
  • Counter-Measures
    • Counter-Drone Tech
    • Jamming
    • Telecommunications Security
  • IRS
    • GEOINT
    • IMINT
    • SIGINT
  • Tactical
    • Field Medical Tech
    • Power Solutions
    • Smart Fabric
    • Smart Gear
  • Training
    • Live Training Tech
    • Simulations
  • Industry
    • Defense Disruptors
    • Acquisitions & Partnerships
    • Company Profiles
  • Opinion & Analysis

Browsing Category

Unmanned Ground Vehicles

39 posts

Discover the evolving role of unmanned ground vehicles in defense, from reconnaissance and logistics support to combat operations.

This category highlights the latest innovations in autonomous ground systems that boost mobility on the battlefield, minimize risks to personnel, and increase mission effectiveness.

  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Tactical

Ukraine Unleashes Robotic UGV Capable of Blind Grenade Strikes

ARDAL is an autonomous unmanned ground combat system that uses a robotic turret and ballistic computing to launch grenades via coordinate-based, beyond-line-of-sight engagements.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • February 4, 2026
View Post
  • Autonomous & Unmanned
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Drones and Robots Become Germany’s New Frontline in Radioactive Recovery Ops

A drone surveys a dense forest under a partly cloudy sky, showcasing how drones can assist in radioactive recovery during daylight hours.
Robots and drones have been equipped with gamma detectors, EO/IR sensors, and intelligent navigation to autonomously locate, map, and handle radioactive hazards.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • February 4, 2026
View Post
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles

SteerAI Moves Battlefield Autonomy Off the Road With ‘xRift’

An xRift drives through a vast desert landscape under a clear blue sky.
xRift is an autonomous multi-mission vehicle that carries heavy payloads and navigates harsh terrain using SteerAI’s CoreX driving system.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • January 26, 2026
View Post
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

AI-Driven Target Detection Arrives on Ukrainian UGVs

Ukraine’s ground robots gained AI-powered vision, using multi-camera target detection to spot weapons and personnel at extended ranges on the frontline.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • January 12, 2026
View Post
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Robot Dogs Join Japan’s Assault Force in Landmark Test

Robot dog unmanned ground vehicle moves across an open training field during a military exercise, with soldiers prone on the ground and two helicopters flying low overhead in the background
Robots dogs have been integrated into Japan’s 1st Airborne Brigade training for the first time, serving as reconnaissance scouts during simulated frontline assaults.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • January 12, 2026
View Post
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles

A New Ground Robot Built for High-Intensity Missions Joins Ukraine’s Frontline

Armed ground robot driving through a muddy dirt road during a field test, equipped with a mounted weapon system and sensors while navigating shallow water in a rural environment
Ukraine’s Zmiy Droid 12.7 ground robot pairs a 12.7mm weapon with AI-assisted remote control to conduct strike and reconnaissance missions autonomously.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • January 8, 2026
View Post
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Ratel X Signals Ukraine’s Next Step in Ground Drone Design

Ratel X packs six-wheel independent drive, high ground clearance, and heavy payload capacity into a compact ground drone shaped by frontline feedback.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • December 15, 2025
View Post
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles

A New European UGV Blurs the Line Between Human, Autonomous Control

Hector UGV
Hector UGV is a medium-class, wheeled unmanned ground vehicle, with optional manning and supervised autonomy, offering dual-mode crew or remote control, modular payload integration, and encrypted communications.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • December 15, 2025
View Post
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Ghost Robotics Adds Human-Like Dexterity to Vision 60 Robot Dog

Vision 60 Q-UGV
Manipulator Arm is a lightweight, modular, top-mounted system for the Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Q-UGV, featuring six degrees of freedom, and a fully backdrivable design.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • December 12, 2025
View Post
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Smart & Guided Munitions

Turkey Orchestrates Multi-UGV Missile Strike in High-Level Teaming Demo

AGMOSS
KARAOK is a lightweight, 125mm anti-armor missile system under 16 kilograms, offering a 2.5-kilometer range, an armor-piercing tandem warhead, and overhead attack modes.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • December 12, 2025
View Post

Recent Posts

  • Palladyne AI Flies Fully Autonomous Heterogeneous Drone Swarm
  • European Multi-Mission Aircraft Heads Into Advanced ISR Territory With New Tech
  • Scaled-Down HADIS Unmanned Glider Soars in Breakthrough Test
  • US Navy’s MK 38 Close-In Weapon System Gets First Caliber Upgrade in 30 Years
  • US Army Gets New AI-Driven Counter-Drone Tech for Border Protection
Featured Posts
  • 1
    Palladyne AI Flies Fully Autonomous Heterogeneous Drone Swarm
    • February 6, 2026
  • A twin-engine multi-mission aircraft operated by QinetiQ flying above cloud cover, configured for surveillance, test, and intelligence-gathering roles. 2
    European Multi-Mission Aircraft Heads Into Advanced ISR Territory With New Tech
    • February 6, 2026
  • 3
    Scaled-Down HADIS Unmanned Glider Soars in Breakthrough Test
    • February 6, 2026
  • 4
    US Navy’s MK 38 Close-In Weapon System Gets First Caliber Upgrade in 30 Years
    • February 6, 2026
  • 5
    US Army Gets New AI-Driven Counter-Drone Tech for Border Protection
    • February 6, 2026
Recent Posts
  • Next-Gen Laser Defense Goes ‘Mini’: IPG Presents Crossbow
    • February 6, 2026
  • Teledyne FLIR Launches ‘Faster, Smarter’ Ranger Radars
    • February 6, 2026
  • Fortem Achieves First Fully Autonomous ‘5-vs-5’ Drone Takedown
    • February 6, 2026
  • Swarming Tech
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Palladyne AI Flies Fully Autonomous Heterogeneous Drone Swarm

IntelliSwarm is Palladyne AI's fully autonomous heterogeneous drone swarm software,…
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • February 6, 2026
A twin-engine multi-mission aircraft operated by QinetiQ flying above cloud cover, configured for surveillance, test, and intelligence-gathering roles.
  • Next-Gen Combat Aircraft
  • Combat Systems

European Multi-Mission Aircraft Heads Into Advanced ISR Territory With New Tech

The ShotOver mission system enables real-time ISR by streaming secure, high-resolution…
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • February 6, 2026
  • Logistics & Readiness

Scaled-Down HADIS Unmanned Glider Soars in Breakthrough Test

HADIS is a disposable unmanned glider for supplying special forces, launched from an…
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • February 6, 2026
  • Weapons
  • Uncategorized

US Navy’s MK 38 Close-In Weapon System Gets First Caliber Upgrade in 30 Years

MK 38 MOD 4 upgrades ship defense with a 30mm air-burst cannon, enhanced EO/IR…
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • February 6, 2026
NextGen Defense
0
0
  • About Us
  • Editorial Guidelines
  • Submit Article
  • Advertising
  • Contact
© Copyright 2025 NextGen Defense