Milrem Robotics demonstrates its THeMIS system. (Milrem Robotics screengrab via YouTube)
BEIRUT — A consortium of more than a dozen European entities today marked the delivery of its Modular Unmanned Ground System, or iMUGS, project to the European commission, according to consortium leader Milrim Robotics.
Work on the joint project began in late 2020 with a $39 million budget and involved 13 entities from seven European nations.
“This project set a great example of cooperation and high-level results which we can expect also from coming European Defence Fund Projects,” said Martin Jõesaar, iMUGS project officer in the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments, in a Milrem statement. “On behalf of the participated Member States, I would like to thank the Coordinator, Milrem Robotics, and all the industry partners involved for making this happen.”
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Beyond the ground robot itself, the iMUGS project consists of a “European-wide architecture for ground and aerial platforms, command, control, and communication equipment, sensors, payloads, and algorithms,” the statement said. A natural focus, considering the many players involved, was on interoperability between unmanned systems.
“Unlike great powers, the EU is an association of 27 members. For the EU to matter in security and defense, it needs to integrate interoperability at the highest level in order to have coherent military forces that can operate jointly,” Jean-Marc Rickli, the head of global and emerging risks at the Geneva Center for Security Policy, told Breaking Defense.
Such a project “fosters trust among EU member states. Yet, for the EU to matter in security ..
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