XM1219 armed robotic vehicle

The XM1219 armed robotic vehicle was an unmanned ground combat vehicle based on the MULE Platform. The ARV-A-L MULE Vehicle (XM1219) would feature integrated anti-tank and anti-personnel and reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) systems remotely operated by network linked soldiers. The armed robotic vehicle was canceled in July 2011 over mobility concerns.

XM1219 armed robotic vehicle
XM1219 ARV-Assault-Light (ARV-A-L) MULE Vehicle
Typ	Armed robotic vehicle
Place of origin	Vereinigte Staaten
Service history
In service	Cancelled with rest of FCS program
Production history
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin Corporation / The Boeing Company
Specifications
Mass	2.5 short tons (2.3 t)
Main armament	Line-of-sight gun
Secondary armament	Anti tank weapons
Engine	6x6 in-hub electric motors Diesel-electric
Guidance system	Robotic / command control

The armed robotic vehicle (ARV) variant of the MULE

Design

• The MULE platform is controlled by a modified Xbox 360 controller for ease of training recruits familiar with console controllers.

Mobility

• Transportable inside a C-130 Hercules and CH-47 Chinook.
• Transportable, slung under a UH-60 Black Hawk.
• Climb more than a 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) step.
• Cross a 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) gap.
• Traverse side slopes of 40 percent.
• Ford water obstacles over 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in).
• Cross obstacles as high as 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in).

Variants

Assault

The only production variant of this vehicle was the assault light (ARV-A-L).

See also

• Foster-Miller TALON – (Vereinigte Staaten)
• Gladiator tactical unmanned ground vehicle – (Vereinigte Staaten)
• SGR-A1 – (Südkorea)
• MGM-166 LOSAT, a canceled U.S. Army line-of-sight missile
• Mobile Protected Firepower, an ongoing U.S. Army light tank acquisition program
• XM1202 mounted combat system, a U.S. Army Future Combat Systems 20-ton tank canceled in 2011
• M1134 anti-tank guided missile vehicle, a Stryker tank destroyer variant

References

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• Lockheed Martin: ARV-A-L

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.

• Future Weapons and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qDo6ehxKds 5:30 into video.