U.S. Marine Corps buys RIPSAW M3 uncrewed ground vehicles

The United States Marine Corps is acquiring two RIPSAW M3 uncrewed ground vehicles from Textron Systems and its subsidiary Howe & Howe for the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia. The laboratory will use the tracked vehicles to evaluate sensors, interchangeable payloads and different mission concepts, with the results informing requirements for future ground robots. Textron rates the M3’s payload at more than 5,000 pounds, and its open architecture is designed to accommodate equipment from different suppliers. The acquisition was made through an Other Transaction agreement with the National Advanced Mobility Consortium.